The Early Years of South Dakota Magazine
Jul 15, 2008
When South Dakota Magazine started in 1985, many of our photos were in black and white. Here is a sampling of some of our favorite photos from those early years.
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We found this young lady picking buffaloberries on Terry Peak in 1985. -
Clyde Ice traded two used cars for an airplane after World War I and helped to pioneer air travel in South Dakota. Thousands of people took their first plane ride with the barnstormer. -
Arne Larson collected musical instruments as a teenager. Eventually, they filled his Brookings home. In 1973 he moved everything to Vermillion where the world-class Shrine to Music Museum was established. -
Ed Yost left the corporate world to attempt a record-setting trans-Atlantic balloon flight. -
The largest Danish colony in the United States in the late 19th century was in Turner County, so it's no surprise that men still play Sevensil, a card game from the Old Country, on main street in Viborg. -
In 1964 Curt Carter bought his uncle's gas station, south of Watertown on U.S. Highway 81, and hung a few guns on the wall to sell. They sold, so he hung a few more. The business boomed into one of the Midwest's biggest gun shops, Kones Korner. -
A South Dakota Magazine photographer arrived at Lawrence Brown's ranch near Buffalo in 1993 just as the well-known rural activist's grandsons Nathan, Joseph and Justin, were preparing to milk their goat, Eugenia Blue Flower. -
When word that a big mining company was secretly exploring for uranium in Yankton County, a roomful of irate landowners met in Irene and demanded information. -
South Dakota Magazine readers want to learn about interesting out-of-the-way places. An example is Frank Day's Bar at Dallas, east of Winner on Highway 18. Old West history, hamburgers, hats and boots create a rare ambiance. -
King Ziegler liked old cars and collected them before they became collectibles. Eventually he started this unique salvage yard near Scotland. Sheep kept the grass short. -
George and Alice Stroppel's hotel and hot bath business in Midland celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2000. The peacefulness of Midland is almost as restful as the 119-degree geothermal waters.
Photo Galleries
Siouxland Renaissance Festival
Last weekend's Siouxland Renaissance Festival transported visitors to the 16th century.
Crazy Horse Volksmarch
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South Dakota Kayak Challenge
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Law Enforcement Memorial Service
Bob Grandpre shared these photos of the annual law enforcement memorial service held in Pierre yesterday.
Staff Favorites from May/June 2013
Here are some of our favorite photos from the latest issue of the magazine. What are yours?
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