Tapping Into Something Sweet
Making maple syrup in South Dakota is a hobby right now, but could it become a bigger venture? [read more]
Food
Tapping Into Something Sweet
Making maple syrup in South Dakota is a hobby right now, but could it become a bigger venture? [read more ]
A White Cookie Tradition
Mulled Wine, South Dakota Style
Turton’s Jelly Makers
The Wonder of Dandelions
Travel
Sweet and Sour in Roslyn
The tiny town in Day County embraces both. [read more ]
What Makes Hecla?
South Dakota’s Stockholm
A University Town
The Fourth in Kranzburg
History
What About Doc?
Rapid City author Scott Lockwood reintroduces a nearly forgotten Black Hills outlaw. [read more ]
The Christmas Medals
Art-Warming
Pedestrian Politics
David Wolff’s Black Hills
Outdoors
Living with Lions
Love them or loathe them, mountain lions are here to stay. Can we learn to be good neighbors? Photo by Sam Stukel [read more ]
Goat Watcher
What’s in the Water at Wallace?
Beautiful Delusions of Autumn
Bird Signs at Bear Butte
Culture
The Modern Rewards of Quilting
Today’s stitchers are looking for much more than a warm blanket. [read more ]
Joyful Noise
What the Bones Say
What’s in the Water at Wallace?
Grandmother Power
Business
Mountain-made Furniture
Black Hills craftsmen create natural, durable home furnishings. [read more ]
Tasty Theatrics of the Wine Cellar
Pretty and Practical
Spink’s Cheese Makers
Let’s Go Shopping in Scotland
Monthly E-Newsletter
Events
January 01 - January 31Downtown Burger Battle - Sioux Falls
January 15 - March 01Aberdeen Burger Battle - Aberdeen
January 16 - February 01 January 28 - January 30Sioux Falls Farm Show - Sioux Falls
January 28 All EventsOn This Day
January 26
The "Dukes of Hazzard," starring Faith native Catherine Bach, appeared on CBS today in 1979. Among the show's dubious icons was Bach's wardrobe: the cut-off jean shorts known as "Daisy Dukes." Legend says Bach was unhappy with her wardrobe so she fashioned her own pair of shorts with Midwestern do-it-yourself attitude.
Columns
December 17, 2025
The Good, the Bad and the Beautiful
PHOTOGRAPHY: Christian Begeman photographed them all in 2025. [read More]
November 25, 2025
Dakota Kaleidoscope
PHOTOGRAPHY: Our landscape features every color of the rainbow. [read More]
October 31, 2025
Gold at Home
PHOTOGRAPHY: Our photographer found fall splendor in his own backyard. [read More]
May 28, 2025
Seeking Spring Ornaments
PHOTOGRAPHY: Our photographer’s annual spring journal captures blossoms and birds. [read More]
April 23, 2025
First Signs of Spring
PHOTOGRAPHY: Our photographer captured the sights and sounds of the prairie reawakening. [read More]
