March/April 2015

Map artist Mike Reagan designed a special cover commemorating South Dakota Magazine's 30th anniversary.

Town Tales: Travel lessons from 30 years of exploring the main streets and back alleys of South Dakota.

Tears in Dakota: Unforgettable heartaches from our state's history.

Land of Free Spirits: Characters abound west of the Missouri River. 

Selling a New Magazine: Early advertisers fueled us. Literally.

Favorite Stories: Readers responded to these classic South Dakota tales.

What We Eat: From chislic to chokecherries, kolaches to kuchen, what we eat says a lot about who we are.

They Said It Best: Quotable South Dakotans.

South Dakota Laughter: Gopher roundups, turkey drops and other humorous stories.