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Riverboat Days - Yankton
Aug 22, 2011
Yankton officials estimate that as many as 100,000 people attended the Riverboat Days Festival held Aug. 19-21 by the Missouri River.
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It all began with a kiddie parade featuring kids in costumes -- including Steven Hunhoff, 3, and his grandpa (our editor) Bernie Hunhoff.
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Dancers of all ages performed at the riverside ampitheater. Music, food, art and games were everywhere to be found.
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Outback, a popular country & western band, played for festival-goers on Sunday afternoon. The Dweebs played Saturday, and Sioux Falls-based jazz band, Main Street Warehouse, performed on Friday night.
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What is it about dunk tanks that people love? Especially when the dunkee is a pretty, good-natured young lady like Bridget Benson.
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Kaden Hunhoff participated with other youth in the kids' tractor pull. His dad is a Case-IH tractor dealer, so he had an edge on the competition.
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Brooks and Joan Schild were Captain and Belle of Riverboat Days. They are local teachers and community activists. Brooks is also a veteran of the local Charlie Battery and served tours in both Iraq and Kuwait.
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Nicole LaRoche played flute with the popular
Brule, a Lakota band that performed haunting and magical music in the shade of a giant cottonwood tree.
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Traditional Lakota dance is part of Brule's performance. Huge crowds gathered to watch the band throughout the weekend.
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The Missouri River remains high and dangerous because of the 2011 flood, but a plastic construction fence kept the crowds away from the fast-moving current.
The two seasons collide in the Black Hills.
Wildflowers are adding a splash of color to the granite and pines of the rugged Black Hills.
Frosty morning near Westport. Photo by Emily Drayer
South Dakota provides the perfect backdrop for toy photography.
The annual Dakota Marker game brought thousands to Brookings.
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