Bringing the Heat
Pumpkin seed salsa provides much needed warmth to our cold and wet spring. [read more]
Food
Brookings’ Rhubarb King
Jan Sanderson has perfected his ruby-red crop one plant at a time for 35 years. [read more ]
Freeman’s Savory Soup
Amaranth: The Once and Future Crop?
A White Cookie Tradition
Holiday Recipe: Prairie Sage Dressing
Travel
A Ghost Town Called Spokane
The voices of this mining village are long gone. Or are they? [read more ]
Galena’s Ghosts
Winter in Keystone
Murdo’s 1880 Town
The Story Behind the Square
History
South Dakota’s Death Valley
Born in Deadwood, Jim “Death Valley” Scott dominated major league hitters from 1909 to 1917. Photo courtesy of the South Dakota Sports Hall ... [read more ]
Herbert Hoover, The Historian
The Spirit Behind a Tragedy
Who Lies in the Custer Graves?
USD’s Anarchist Professor
Outdoors
Becoming a Birder
South Dakota’s varied landscapes — the river valleys, mountains, badlands and glacial lakes — are a bird-watcher’s paradise. [read more ]
A Park of Peace
Prospecting in the Hills
Coldlands Beauty
Crawling a Cave
Culture
High in the Saddle
Wall’s cowboy artist Galen Wallum paints a vanishing breed. [read more ]
Why South Dakota?
This Isn’t Yankee Stadium
Crow Creek Christmas
Spooklight Road
Business
Wagon Master
Doug Hansen is a 19th century craftsman running a 21st century enterprise. [read more ]
Soap That’s Good For You
Paul Sova’s Bowls
Getting the Lead Out
The Art of Growing Grapes
Monthly E-Newsletter
Events
May 24 - June 07 May 25 May 25Book Signing with Theodore C. Van Alst, Jr. - Rapid City
May 25 - May 27Memorial Day Weekend at Thunder Road-Aberdeen
May 25 - October 16Lantern Tour and Ghost Tour- Lake City
All EventsOn This Day
May 24
South Dakota writer John Milton was born on this day in 1924. Milton taught English at the University of South Dakota and wrote more about the state than any author before or since. His notable contributions include a history of the state, an anthology of state authors, a book of poems and a poem that he read at the memorial for Gov. George S. Mickelson. He was also the editor of South Dakota Review, a quarterly literary journal, for many years.
Columns
May 23, 2019
Bringing the Heat
FOOD: Pumpkin seed salsa provides much needed warmth to our cold and wet spring. [read More]
May 15, 2019
In Full Swing
PHOTOGRAPHY: After a long winter, spring has finally arrived in South Dakota. [read More]
May 14, 2019
Tapped Out
FOOD: Maybe a forkful of kale tabbouleh salad can offer inspiration. [read More]
May 8, 2019
Embrace the Funk
OUTDOORS: Skunks aren’t so bad, so here are some tips to help welcome them to your backyard. [read More]
April 25, 2019
Easy as Tamale Pie
FOOD: Here’s a Midwest twist on an authentic Mexican dish. [read More]
