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The Real Hero


... of 1937, and were married two weeks later. Evelyn’s parents didn’t learn of the wedding until a relative sent them a clipping from the Deadwood newspaper. “My mother was working in Mitchell at the time,” Ahl says. “Grandma and Grandpa Cory drove there to see her, and Grandma said, ‘Well, hello Mrs. Scissons.’ My mom tried to explain things, and told them Dad was a ...

Baseball at Four Corners


... one of six Hands on the team, which includes his brother, his son and three cousins. The roster is rounded out by players who have moved away but still travel home from places like Wessington Springs, Mitchell and Wagner — 215 miles away — just to wear the Four Corners uniform. Their dedication is remarkable. Because there is no city crew to help with maintenance, the players do it all, a task ...

Chasing Cats


... live in rivers and lakes throughout the state. Flathead catfish are found primarily in the Missouri River and its tributaries, the James and Big Sioux, but there is also an isolated population in Lake Mitchell. Blue catfish swim almost exclusively in the Missouri below Gavins Point Dam, though they can be caught along the lower James and Big Sioux rivers, as well. Flathead catfish are one of three ...

Form First


... Grauvogl Ward Whitwam's lodge pole tipis stand at several rest stops around South Dakota, including this one at Chamberlain. Whitwam, a longtime South Dakota architect, died January 25. Photo by John Mitchell.   Editor’s Note: Renowned South Dakota architect Ward Whitwam passed away on January 25 at age 97. South Dakota Magazine featured Whitwam, perhaps best known for his concrete tipis ...

Tour de Frost

January 13, 2021
By Christian Begeman France has the Tour de France. Mitchell has the Tour de Corn (which I took part in one year, incidentally, bringing up the rear on the blue, non-road bike). Does anyone have a Tour de Frost? I doubt it, but that definition is how I have begun ...

Lakota Games on Ice


Reviving ancient fun on Lake Mitchell.

Current Issue


July/August 2025 Mitchell filmmaker Charlie Buhler (and her dog Delilah) scout movie scenes on her family's farm west of Delmont. Photo by Bernie Hunhoff   Yankton's Downtown Strip: A retail ...

January/February 2021


... Kettlewell   Search for the Missing Cycads: Where are the Fall River County fossils? Winter Reader: Curl up with short stories by Henry Hughes, Steven Wingate and Jerry Wilson.  Mitchell's Gingerbread Architect: Barb Feilmeier's tasty holiday hobby. [read more] Where the Pronghorns Play: Dick Kettlewell photographs a graceful and underestimated species. [read more] 400 Roses: A ...

The South Dakota State Capitol in edible form.

The Art of Gingerbread

December 31, 2020
Building tips from Mitchell's foremost edible architect, Barb Feilmeier.

Our Case for History


... the nation dedicated to study and celebration of the Midwest. At a Westerners function in Hot Springs, he displayed a bison skull, the symbol of the organization. The Case family later lived in Mitchell, Hot Springs, Spearfish and Rapid City. Not surprisingly, the children grew up to enroll at South Dakota’s Methodist college, Dakota Wesleyan at Mitchell. That included Leland, although after a ...

DeeAnn and Stu Surma of Java temporarily closed their D&D Delights Cafe due to COVID-19 concerns.

Our Favorite Eats

December 21, 2020
... trimmings — dumplings, sauerkraut, mashed potatoes and a kolache for dessert. Duck is featured Friday nights and roast beef on Saturdays. BEAN SOUP at the now-closed Fanny Horner’s in Mitchell. Jon and Janice Airhart were given the recipe by a customer called Slim in the 1980s. Fanny’s was also famous for sour cream pie. CHILI FRIES (or enjoy cook Dorothy Berg’s famous chili a ...

Flickers and other South Dakota birds will be recorded during the 2020 Audubon Christmas Bird Count. Photo by Bernie Hunhoff.

The Count Goes On

December 11, 2020
... Rapid City. Email Michael Melius at mmmelius@hotmail.com Dec. 20: Hot Springs. Email Duane or Marie Weber at mmcurtin@gwtc.net Dec. 23: Pine Ridge. Email Peter Hill at petermhill@yahoo.com Dec. 26: Mitchell. Contact Jeff Hansen at jeff.hansen.sd@gmail.com  Dec. 29: Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Columbia. Email Allen Olson at allen_olson@fws.gov  Dec. 29: Badlands National Park. Contact ...

Traveling with a Classic Guidebook

June 24, 2020
... Hall still stands, though the historical society has moved to the Cultural Heritage Center. The building is now home to the state military and veterans affairs departments.   Graceland Cemetery, Mitchell 1938: Left of the road is the Israel Greene Monument, a large red stone marker bearing the coat of arms of the Greene family — Nathaniel Greene of Revolutionary War fame and Israel Greene who ...

The Magic of Autumn in South Dakota

September 24, 2019
... issue of the magazine and our September/October calendar is always one of the fullest, so check it out. Here is just a sampling of this year’s autumn calendar. Sept. 13-14: Dinner with a Ghost, Mitchell. Gourmet meal and paranormal investigation. Corn Palace. Call (503) 569-4753. Sept 25: Haunted Deadwood. A presentation on subjects and theories relating to paranormal investigations. Visit DeadwoodHistory.com ...

A Helpful Smile

June 20, 2019
... Chamberlain for the day? Got to stop at the grocery store that stocks those perfect Persian cucumbers from Happy Hydros in Pukwana. In a town with a HyVee? It’s a mandatory stop, as is County Fair in Mitchell. Even tiny small-town grocery stores intrigue me with their narrow, overflowing aisles and sometimes unique inventories. During all of this grocery shopping, one seemingly odd thing often happens to ...

A Ghost Town Called Spokane


... Only remnants of its heyday still exist. Writer David Ford visited in the summer of 1990 and wrote this account for our May/June 1991 issue. It is illustrated with images by Spearfish photographer John Mitchell, captured in early 2019.       "It is said that there is a place on the small hill overlooking the old Spokane Mine, where on a moonlit night with the wind brushing softly through the ...

Yankton's Civil Rights Champion

February 21, 2019
... discrimination in the 1960s. South Dakota’s chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People surveyed the state and found certain restaurants in Sioux Falls, Rapid City, Huron, Mitchell and other larger towns refused to allow blacks to eat in. Another survey by the Black Hills Civil Rights Committee revealed that 90 percent of bars and barbershops and 30 percent of restaurants and motels ...

Mitchell says this is a snow cone, but it s not a flavor you ll see for sale often.

Snowy Mountain Winter

January 23, 2019
Photographer John Mitchell observes the snowy season in the northern Hills.

A Beardless Hobo & Other Homecoming Traditions

October 17, 2018
... Monopoly board game called Augieopoly. One of the game tokens is a Norwegian sweater modeled after one owned by the late Dr. Lynwood Oyos, a longtime history professor. Dakota Wesleyan University in Mitchell crowns not one king and queen, but two. In addition to the royal pair that reigns over Blue & White Days, two members of the freshman class are chosen Beanie King and Beanie Queen. They perform many ...

Sailing by Balloon


... hot air ballooning really got off the ground. South Dakota’s hot air balloon enthusiasts are a small club, including a dozen or so East River pilots in Sioux Falls, Irene, Yankton, Tyndall and Mitchell, and the state’s most active commercial pilot, Steve Bauer in Custer. The loose network maintains the South Dakota Balloon Association. For eastern pilots, the event of the year is the Great Plains ...

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