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My Favorite Time of Year
August 21, 2018
By John Andrews
Dell Rapids and Canova square off in a state tournament game at Mitchell's Cadwell Park.
I know one South Dakotan who lives all year in anticipation of the Turner County Fair. Others yearn for the first Forestburg melon stand to open, or for the leaves in Spearfish ...
Spring Hike at Crazy Horse
June 5, 2018
The annual volksmarch draws thousands to the world’s largest mountain carving. Photo by John Mitchell.
The Turtle on Snake Butte
May 2, 2018
The story behind this stone effigy near Pierre remains a mystery. Photo by John Mitchell.
Bear Butte Burning
January 30, 2018
A weekend fire scorched 150 acres of Bear Butte. Photo by John Mitchell.
Jan/Feb 2018 Favorites
January 17, 2018
Our staff chose favorite photos from the January/February 2018 issue. What are yours? Photo by John Mitchell.
A South Dakota Christmas Story
December 19, 2017
... county poor farms. Herschel and Hilda McKnight ran the Charles Mix County Home for the Poor in those years. It was housed in a four-story building that was once the Ward Academy in Academy, S.D., south of Mitchell. Before her death, Hilda shared her experiences with Marian Cramer, a Bryant farmwife and teacher who has written several articles for South Dakota Magazine.
Through our 30 years of publishing, we’ve ...
Old Highway 16
... Crazy Horse carving just down the same road. Dorothy and Ted Hustead were nailing wood signs to fence posts, hoping to attract motorists to their Wall drug store. George McGovern was a shy student at Mitchell High School until he discovered a passion for debate, and motored up and down the highway attending tournaments. Sparky Anderson, the Hall of Fame baseball manager, was learning balls and strikes in Bridgewater, ...
Fall Roundup
October 2, 2017
Around 20,000 spectators were on hand to watch the 52nd annual Custer State Park Buffalo Roundup last Friday. Photos by John Mitchell.
Spearfish Canyon Color
September 26, 2017
The highway through Spearfish Canyon is a favorite fall drive for many South Dakotans and out of state visitors. Photos by John Mitchell.
Hot Cars
August 29, 2017
... weekend for the 19th annual Kool Deadwood Nites. The four-day celebration of the 1950s, '60s and '70s is Deadwood’s largest event, with activities including parades, music and a car auction. John Mitchell shared these photos from the show and shine on Sunday.
Fields Of Gold
August 23, 2017
... salvage this year’s crop — and records will be broken for yields per acre. We’ll discover new variations of how to enjoy corn on the cob at the county fairs and the Corn Palace Festival in Mitchell will celebrate farmers Aug. 23-27, rain or shine.
For folks who love nostalgia and athleticism all wrapped in a husk, don’t miss the annual hand corn picking contest set for Oct. 1 at the Jim Redder ...
Our Three States
... capital is Sioux Falls, which serves as its center for commerce, culture and information. The state runs on a north/south axis along route I-29 and extends as far west as the James River Valley through Mitchell and Huron, north to Aberdeen.
Residents of East River South Dakota are Scandinavian Americans. They drink their coffee black (and plenty of it), root for the Minnesota Twins and Vikings, wear seed caps ...
Dakota Skies
Where the universe opens its arms in welcome to those willing to take the time to notice. Photo by John Mitchell.
On the Quartzite Trail
... strata going down.”
Kersten’s “Quartzite Country” extends from Redstone, at the junction of the Cottonwood and Minnesota rivers in Minnesota, and runs to the James River near Mitchell. Exposed stone is found between Flandreau and Canton, but quartzite has been discovered during well digging as far west as Stanley and Jones counties in South Dakota, and across the Missouri River into ...
In Memory
May 30, 2017
To commemorate Memorial Day, volunteers placed flags at every one of the 20,000 gravestones in the Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis. Photos by John Mitchell.
Badlands Spring
May 1, 2017
Millions of years of erosion have carved the beauty that is Badlands National Park. Photos by John Mitchell.
A Lost Monument
April 5, 2017
... this marker and its controversial message began a new era on Snake Butte. The monolith, though it may have been shoddily constructed, lasted 30 years. Markers wouldn't last that long any more.
The Mitchell Daily Republic reported in August 1959 that the sign — missing since July of that year — was found by rancher Oliver McGruder “while mowing hay in a field about 200 yards from the ...
Inspired by McCook County
March 14, 2017
... odds with Yankton banker Peter Wintermute, who shot and killed McCook over the disagreement at a meeting in downtown Yankton in September of 1873.
McCook County covers 577 square miles halfway between Mitchell and Sioux Falls. Interstate 90 bisects it from west to east, and Highway 81 halves it from north to south. Salem, the county seat with the noticeable church steeple, sits just north of that busy intersection. ...
A Tasty Resolution
January 24, 2017
... Eastern European trimmings — dumplings, sauerkraut, mashed potatoes and a kolache for dessert. Duck is featured Friday nights and roast beef on Saturdays.
BEAN SOUP at Fanny Horner’s in Mitchell. Jon and Janice Airhart were given the recipe by a customer called Slim in the 1980s. Fanny’s is also famous for sour cream pie.
CHILI FRIES (or enjoy cook Dorothy Berg’s famous chili ...
January/February 2017
... history.
The Courtship of Caboose No. 1208: Jeanne Bauder's train car connects Huron and Hill City.
Lakota Games on Ice: The Prehistoric Indian Village preserves ancient fun on Lake Mitchell. [read more]
Winter Reader: Curl up with three works of fiction by and about South Dakotans.
Guide to Higher Education: Featuring hot spots in South Dakota's college towns. [read more]
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