January/February 2004

Rapid City photographer Johnny Sundby catches two ice climbers in the Black Hills.

Fire and Ice: Scaling Black Hills ice is the ultimate challenge.

Bicentennial Perspectives: If Lewis & Clark returned to South Dakota in 2004, what would they find?

Under the Capitol Dome: Sioux Falls lawmaker Thomas Dempster contemplates Pierre. [read more]

Black Hawk: An independent town in a Black Hills valley.

South Dakota's Main Street: History and charm on Sioux Falls' 41st Street.

Living in Logs: Building Black Hills homes with native trees.

Cookin' Kuchen: The South Dakota state dessert brings industry to McPherson County. [read more]

Manila Monsoon Meets Sinai Snow: An international love story has a happy ending in Brookings County.

One Last Piece of History: Deadwood, Yankton and Webster meet on a Utica hill. Fiction by Ben Hanten.

Here Comes Sparky: Lemmon's most memorable mules.

2004 College Guide: The best South Dakota's colleges and universities have to offer.