Prospecting in the Hills
Gold miners still carry pails and pickaxes deep into our mountain valleys. [read more]
Food
Amaranth: The Once and Future Crop?
Reintroducing a historic grain to the Dakota diet. [read more ]
A White Cookie Tradition
Holiday Recipe: Prairie Sage Dressing
Deuel County Oyster Tradition
Wienerbrau Memories
Travel
Galena’s Ghosts
The mountain village is quiet today, but its mining past reverberates. [read more ]
Winter in Keystone
Murdo’s 1880 Town
The Story Behind the Square
Traveling Pine Ridge Today
History
USD’s Anarchist Professor
USD’s mild-mannered teacher elicited contempt and fear in Russia. [read more ]
Christmas at Wounded Knee
Stories Beneath the Stones
The Man Who Saved the Buffalo
The Missing Amidons
Outdoors
Prospecting in the Hills
Gold miners still carry pails and pickaxes deep into our mountain valleys. [read more ]
Coldlands Beauty
Crawling a Cave
Searching For Color
Sailing by Balloon
Culture
Why South Dakota?
English writer Fraser Harrison contemplates his magnetic relationship with South Dakota. Photo by Christian Begeman. [read more ]
This Isn’t Yankee Stadium
Crow Creek Christmas
Spooklight Road
Music From Home
Business
Paul Sova’s Bowls
Hundreds of pieces become one work of art. [read more ]
Getting the Lead Out
The Art of Growing Grapes
Little Manor on the Prairie
Tough Times Call for Tough Kennels
Monthly E-Newsletter
Events
February 19 - February 21 February 21 - February 23Sno Jam Comedy Festival - Sioux Falls
February 22 - March 02Bill W. and Dr. Bob (play) - Pierre
February 22 - February 23State Wrestling Championships - Rapid City
February 22James Taylor (concert) - Sioux Falls
All EventsOn This Day
February 20
Doris Leader Charge, a Lakota studies teacher at Sinte Gleska University, died on this day in 2001. A fluent Lakota speaker, her knowledge was invaluable to the cast of “Dances With Wolves”. She translated parts of the script into Lakota, served as dialogue coach and played Pretty Shield in the film.
Columns
February 14, 2019
Chocolate is Love
FOOD: Whether you adore Valentine’s Day or despise it, Chocolate Dipped Strawberries are a sweet compromise. [read More]
February 13, 2019
Frozen in Time
PHOTOGRAPHY: Photographing winter’s charm amidst the coldest of cold. [read More]
February 6, 2019
The Wisdom of the Fool Soldiers
HISTORY: Doing good in a time of war. [read More]
January 31, 2019
Warmth from Inside Out
FOOD: Battle this week’s polar vortex with white turkey chili. [read More]
January 22, 2019
Local Experts’ Dining Tips
FOOD: Secrets behind finding our best steaks, pies, ice cream and other treats. Photo by Chad Coppess/S.D. Tourism. [read More]
