Share |

Culture

An artist s drawing of the  new  Corn Palace, with the lighted domes.

Cornstruction Nearly Complete

July 22, 2015
Plan to explore the revamped Corn Palace.

Love for the Game


Six baseball lifers explain their passion for our pastime. Photo by Christian Begeman.

The Rusty Shovel

May 21, 2015
A Scotland farmer honors an old tool with a new handle.

Trygve Trooien: Country Philosopher


Remembering the farmer and his unique clothing collection.

Will We Change?


South Dakota producers are raising organic beef without hormones. Even their grass is chemical free. But is their market green enough?

Eight hundred head of Black Angus cattle create a dusty haze as they move eastward to winter pasture west of Wilmot.

Head 'em Up

November 13, 2014
Tara Anderson shared these photos of her family's cattle drive west of Wilmot.

Testing True Love in Faith


When romance is real, even goats cannot tear it asunder.

A Working Artist


Sioux Falls' Marian Henjum labored in all areas of the art world to become South Dakota's premier watercolor artist.

Windrows in Minnehaha County will become bales by sundown. Photo by Marianne Larsen.

Making Hay


The work is hot and sweaty, dirty and dusty. But farmers and ranchers know it’s the best way to turn grass into food.

Cowboy boots provide outdoor decor near Faith.

Boots, Caps and Taxes


Here’s why South Dakota is different than anywhere else on Earth.

Photo by Bernie Hunhoff.

Discourse in Dad's Dairy Barn


Treasured memories of milking time from an eastern South Dakota farm girl.

Lady of Justice


Mildred Ramynke of Peever could do rope tricks and fly planes, but she shone in the courtroom.

Name That Film

August 8, 2013
What would you call a movie about a brand new cowboy making his first bull ride?

Photo by Bernie Hunhoff.

Flagging a Red Barn


When questioned by the law, one Beadle County barn mover saw red.

Fifty Years in South Dakota

April 9, 2013
Badger Clark's humorous take on life in South Dakota. 

The Everlasting Bijou Hills

January 29, 2013
History hides in the Brule County hills.

Hot Springs Santa


Franz Brown's white whiskers and jolly smile are distinctively Christmassy all year round. 

Gorillas, Honkers and Beetdiggers


We cheer for unique South Dakota sports team names, past and present.

Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve at the 2011 South Dakota Festival of Books in Deadwood. Photo by Bernie Hunhoff.

Strong Values, Strong Hearts

September 25, 2012
Sioux author Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve highlights the best aspects of her culture in her books.

The Poker Alice Band in 2004: Nick Schwebach, Larry Rohrer, Al Remund, Owen DeJong and Dennis Johnson. Photo by Jerry Wilson.

Why Poker Alice?


The Clay County musicians in the Poker Alice Band can't explain their name, but the reasons for their popularity are obvious.

Web Design by Buildable