Featured Stories
The Man Who Saved the Buffalo
Scotty Philip gets the credit, but even he has Fred Dupree to thank. Photo by Chad Coppess/S.D. Tourism.
The Missing Amidons
Sioux Falls pioneers Joseph and William Amidon were killed over 150 years ago. Local historian Bruce ...
Rekindling a Memory
South Dakota’s second-deadliest plane crash may have been forgotten if not for Rapid City’s ...
Doane’s Favorite Places
Doane Robinson is known as a historian, but he was also a visionary, creating places uniquely South Dakotan.
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Events
May 07 - October 12On the Prairie: The Art of Eugene Christopherson - Sioux Falls
July 27 - October 27
Artists of the Black Hills Annual Exhibition
September 20
Preservation Thursday: How We Discovered the Mammoth Site
September 20 - September 29Market at the Meridian - Yankton
September 21 - October 05 All Events
Columns
July 18, 2018
Elephant Rebellion in Elkton
A pachyderm named Hero’s tragic last days in South Dakota. Photo courtesy of the Elkton Community Museum. [read More]
July 3, 2018
Faults of Our Fathers
Let’s commemorate Independence Day by remembering that even the founders weren’t without their own personal foibles. Photo by Chad Coppess/S.D. ... [read More]
June 20, 2018
Taming a Wild River
Two quarreling engineers created a plan to calm and control the Mighty Missouri. [read More]
May 2, 2018
The Turtle on Snake Butte
The story behind this stone effigy near Pierre remains a mystery. Photo by John Mitchell. [read More]
April 17, 2018
Reminders of Our Outlaw Days
Every region has favorite outlaws and villains, but few have the outlaw-rich history of Dakota Territory and South Dakota. [read More]