Apostles on the Plains
Stephen Riggs brought his family to Dakota, where they went forth to teach and preach the gospel. [read more]
Food
Hunting Charles Mix Plums
A family tradition in the Missouri River Valley. [read more ]
Apple Pie: It's in the Bag
Brookings’ Rhubarb King
Freeman’s Savory Soup
Amaranth: The Once and Future Crop?
Travel
On the Quartzite Trail
Jim Kersten’s tour uses ancient rocks to explain 1.6 billion years of prairie history. Photo by Greg Latza [read more ]
The Entertainers of Milbank
The Dusty Trail
A Ghost Town Called Spokane
Galena’s Ghosts
History
Apostles on the Plains
Stephen Riggs brought his family to Dakota, where they went forth to teach and preach the gospel. [read more ]
The Murder of Patsy Magner
Minnilusa Links Old and New
South Dakota’s Death Valley
Herbert Hoover, The Historian
Outdoors
Autumn Grasslands
Don’t overlook South Dakota’s grassy seas this fall. Photo by Stephen Gassman [read more ]
Looking Up
Primitive Camping
Becoming a Birder
A Park of Peace
Culture
Lake Legends
History and mythology abound in our Glacial Lakes. Illustrations by Jim Pollock. [read more ]
Field of Dreams
High in the Saddle
Why South Dakota?
This Isn’t Yankee Stadium
Business
A New Look
A Langford farmer develops a new camouflage pattern. [read more ]
Rescuing a Colonial
Frosting Zebras
Wagon Master
Soap That’s Good For You
Monthly E-Newsletter
Events
May 07 - November 30Articles of a Treaty- Chamberlain
August 23 - October 19"A Celebration of Light" (art exhibit) - Rapid City
August 30 - November 30Artists of the Black Hills Annual Exhibition- Rapid City
September 16 - January 10Sioux Falls in Color, the Art of Rodger Ellingson - Sioux Falls
October 09 - November 01Cheesecake Sampler & Battle of the Hors D'oeuvres - Lead
All EventsOn This Day
October 17
Today in 1979, Arlington native Ted Schulz was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics. Although unable to finish high school due to a labor shortage during World War I, he went on to receive his doctorate at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Schulz specialized in the economics of agriculture, poverty and the importance of education in improving economic prospects.
Columns
October 10, 2019
The Garden’s Last Hurrah
FOOD: An early winter blast is softened by fall baking. [read More]
October 9, 2019
Growing YOUth in De Smet
OUTDOORS: A program for kids cultivates the farmers and gardeners of tomorrow. [read More]
October 3, 2019
Feeling the Bern in Roscoe
CULTURE: Politics meets art on a small town street. [read More]
September 24, 2019
The Magic of Autumn in South Dakota
TRAVEL: Cool air, crisp leaves and fun events highlight the season. [read More]
September 11, 2019
Oceans of Prairie
PHOTOGRAPHY: Grasses and flowers are still flourishing at South Dakota’s nature preserves. [read More]