Falling into Winter

Sioux Falls photographer Christian Begeman captured the season's first snow. [read more]

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Food

Turton’s Jelly Makers

Nothing is canned about Char Barrie’s jelly and jam enterprise. [read more ]

Travel

What Makes Hecla?

It’s the three F’s: farming, fishing and fowl. [read more ]

History

Pedestrian Politics

How Yankton’s Meridian Bridge almost didn’t reach its 100th birthday. [read more ]

Ramming Through the Mickelson Trail

Outdoors

What’s in the Water at Wallace?

The tiny town is home to a family of federal duck stamp champions. [read more ]

Culture

What the Bones Say

Ree Heights ‘kill sites’ reveal plains history. [read more ]

What’s in the Water at Wallace?

Business

Mountain-made Furniture

Black Hills craftsmen create natural, durable home furnishings. [read more ]

Tasty Theatrics of the Wine Cellar

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On This Day

November 10

Fifty mile per hour winds and heavy snowfall shut down eastern South Dakota today in 1940. The blizzard, reported in the next morning's Sioux Falls Argus Leader as an "oldtime blizzard," became known as the Armistice Day Blizzard because it forced cancellation of many holiday events. At least two South Dakotans were killed; Minnesota was hit hardest with at least 26 people killed. Temperatures dropped to 9-below in Lemmon and 4-below in Sioux Falls. Trains and buses were stalled and power lines were knocked out. Most of the state took a couple days to dig itself out of the wintry blast, which is still the standard-bearer for tales of "oldtime" blizzards.