Photo of the Week
Dahlias bloom at Pixie Acres Flower Farm near Castlewood. Photo by Rachel Clelland [read more]
Food
Pizza at Kate’s Cottage
The Gorses serve rural hospitality with a hot slice of pizza. [read more ]
Blessed Sacramints
Hunting Charles Mix Plums
Jelly for Scrimpers
Raclette: A Toasty Alpine Delicacy
Travel
Life in the Gap
The gold is gone, but we found history, cattle and copper bracelets in Buffalo Gap. [read more ]
Malchow Plaza
Travel Like It’s 1938
A Renewed Energy
The Nemo Life
History
The Violinist and the Sculptor
Dorothy Comstock Ziolkowski Moreton dramatized South Dakota’s first half-century, performed with the Boston Symphony, and helped launch a Black Hills ... [read more ]
Always on Our Minds
Rocky Road
Stories Beneath the Stones
Larger Than Life
Outdoors
Elk Magic
There’s more to bugling that meets the ear. [read more ]
Reaching New Heights
Where the Pronghorns Play
Autumn Grasslands
Pearls on the Prairie
Culture
Desert or Not?
The answer is blowing in the wind. [read more ]
The Joys of Farm Toys
Pine Needle Basketry
Our Goat Renaissance
A 66-County Tree
Business
Fun and Games
The Garnesses of Hartford craft larger than life fun. [read more ]
Wagon Master
Riding on Air
Changing the Game
The Badlands Ranch
Monthly E-Newsletter
Events
January 21 - December 31"As Good As Gold" NMM Special Exhibition
September 04 - October 13Rug Hooking Exhibit & Open House - Lead
September 08 - December 15Little STEAMers Preschool 2023 - Fall Semester Fridays - Pierre
September 19 - October 03Black Hills Film Festival - Hybrid Event
September 29 - October 01 All EventsOn This Day
October 1
The first locomotive to cross the Big Sioux River from Sioux City into Dakota Territory did so on this date in 1872. The railroad presented new opportunities for the prairie, including linking pioneers to the eastern markets and providing the transportation that geared the Great Dakota Land Boom. Today, the railroads are still important to some segments of the state's economy, especially to grain farmers.
Columns
September 20, 2023
Getting Lost in the Woods
PHOTOGRAPHY: A plainsman explores the forests of South Dakota. [read More]
August 30, 2023
Late Summer Blues
PHOTOGRAPHY: The season is nearly over, but the prairie remains as colorful as ever. [read More]
July 5, 2023
West River Green
PHOTOGRAPHY: Abundant rains have brought life west of the hundredth meridian. [read More]
May 25, 2023
A Grand Entrance
OUTDOORS: Spring arrived late, but it was more than welcome. [read More]
March 29, 2023
Under the Lights
PHOTOGRAPHY: An unexpected magnetic storm led to brilliant northern lights across South Dakota. [read More]