Food
Ambassadors For Beef
A Kingsbury County couple’s devotion to South Dakota’s No. 1 industry. [read more ]
Kneading Tradition
Hunting Charles Mix Plums
Apple Pie: It's in the Bag
Brookings’ Rhubarb King
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
The Missing Amidons
Sioux Falls pioneers Joseph and William Amidon were killed over 150 years ago. Local historian Bruce Blake passionately pursued the location of their graves ... [read more ]
The Last Lakota Code Talker
Apostles on the Plains
The Murder of Patsy Magner
Minnilusa Links Old and New
Outdoors
The Winter Deer Hunt
Tradition passes to a new generation. [read more ]
Autumn Grasslands
Looking Up
Primitive Camping
Becoming a Birder
Culture
A Song for the Season
Music from Eliza Blue puts South Dakotans in the holiday spirit. [read more ]
Blizzard in a Small Town
Lake Legends
Field of Dreams
High in the Saddle
Business
Turning to the River
A Fort Pierre restaurant challenges conventional thinking. [read more ]
A New Look
Rescuing a Colonial
Frosting Zebras
Wagon Master
Monthly E-Newsletter
Events
February 13 - March 05AU Exhibition: 'Darkness and Light: The Artistic Journey of Carl Grupp' - Sioux Falls
February 19 - February 23The Wild Women of Winedale - Watertown
February 19Academy for Seniors Presents Cybersafety & You - Sioux Falls
February 20 - February 25Black Hills Film Festival - Hill City, Hot Springs, Rapid City & Spearfish
February 20 - March 01Lend Me a Tenor (theater) - Sioux Falls
All EventsOn This Day
February 18
Congress passed the Migratory Bird Conservation Act today in 1929. Sponsored by Sen. Peter Norbeck, it called on the government to purchase land as refuges for waterfowl habitats. Funding was lost during the Depression, but in 1934 political cartoonist Jay "Ding" Darling, who hunted in eastern South Dakota, introduced a bill to fund the habitats through a national duck stamp. A cancer-stricken Norbeck spoke to Congress about the importance of Darling's bill, and it was passed unanimously.
Columns
February 13, 2020
Puppy Love
FOOD: Share the Valentine’s cheer with your four-legged friends. [read More]
February 12, 2020
A Walk Along the Wintry River
PHOTOGRAPHY: Treasures are to be found on peaceful, snowy days. [read More]
January 30, 2020
A Salad with Heft
FOOD: Roasted Broccoli and Lentil Salad fortifies and pleases the palate. [read More]
January 15, 2020
Winter Safari
PHOTOGRAPHY: Exploring South Dakota’s landscapes and wildlife in our coldest season. [read More]
January 9, 2020
A Creative Utopia in Aberdeen
ARTS: How a coffee shop shaped an artistic community. [read More]