Photo of the Week
Hot air balloons rise just after sunrise at the Stratobowl. Photo by Brittany Kahl. [read more]
Food
Hunting Charles Mix Plums
A family tradition in the Missouri River Valley. [read more ]
Apple Pie: It's in the Bag
Brookings’ Rhubarb King
Freeman’s Savory Soup
Amaranth: The Once and Future Crop?
Travel
The Entertainers of Milbank
The Grant County city’s downtown has become a fun place to visit and shop. [read more ]
The Dusty Trail
A Ghost Town Called Spokane
Galena’s Ghosts
Winter in Keystone
History
The Murder of Patsy Magner
Yanktonians still wonder who killed the town’s prizefighting bootlegger. [read more ]
Minnilusa Links Old and New
South Dakota’s Death Valley
Herbert Hoover, The Historian
The Spirit Behind a Tragedy
Outdoors
Looking Up
South Dakota’s skies, among the darkest in the country, are a stargazer’s delight. Photo by Christian Begeman. [read more ]
Primitive Camping
Becoming a Birder
A Park of Peace
Prospecting in the Hills
Culture
Field of Dreams
Revisiting an emerald gem in Redfield. [read more ]
High in the Saddle
Why South Dakota?
This Isn’t Yankee Stadium
Crow Creek Christmas
Business
A New Look
A Langford farmer develops a new camouflage pattern. [read more ]
Rescuing a Colonial
Frosting Zebras
Wagon Master
Soap That’s Good For You
Monthly E-Newsletter
Events
May 07 - November 30Articles of a Treaty- Chamberlain
August 23 - October 1924th Annual Members Exhibition "A Celebration of Light"
August 30 - November 30Artists of the Black Hills Annual Exhibition- Rapid City
September 14 - October 19Adults, You Can Uke! - Brookings
September 14 - October 19Beginning Group Guitar for Adults - Brookings
All EventsOn This Day
September 20
Oglala chief Red Cloud was born today in 1822 near the North Platte River in Nebraska. From 1866-1868 Red Cloud led a series of attacks against the United States that resulted in Indians retaining much of their land, including western South Dakota. After Custer found gold in the Black Hills, Lakota leaders Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull also led attacks, but Red Cloud sought peace. In 1877 Red Cloud was moved to the Pine Ridge Reservation, where he lived the rest of his life.
Columns
September 11, 2019
Oceans of Prairie
PHOTOGRAPHY: Grasses and flowers are still flourishing at South Dakota’s nature preserves. [read More]
August 20, 2019
The Luckiest Rockhound
OUTDOORS: Could we find a rare and highly-prized Fairburn agate in just one morning? [read More]
August 14, 2019
On the Rainbow Road
PHOTOGRAPHY: Magic happens after the storm. [read More]
August 8, 2019
A Pheasantless Huron?
CULTURE: The future of the World’s Largest Pheasant could be in doubt. [read More]
August 1, 2019
Zucchini Season
FOOD: A twist on a classic take-out dish gives a flavorful kick to tasty summer squash. [read More]