September/October 1995

Dell Rapids artist Karen Vietor painted this acrylic of her parents' farm yard near Tea titled "The Wessel Rippentrop Farm."

Fall Flight: South Dakota's feathered friends make their annual trip south.

Savoy: Nestled in Spearfish Canyon, Savoy is finding new life as a tourist center.

A Day in Miller: Find out what it's like to eat, see the sights and meet the people during a day in a Hand County prairie town.

Discovery on the Cheyenne: Eighty-two years after the Verendrye plate was found, Max Rittgers may have found a second historic plate.

Elkton: Near the Minnesota border in Brookings County, Elkton residents believe they have the best of everything.

Photos of the Year: South Dakota's best newspaper photographers captured the images that make up our everyday lives.

Prairie Potlucks: Hermosa's Linda Hasselstrom explains the appeal of a prairie tradition, the potluck. [read more]

Entertainment Farming: Mission Hill's Jan and Pat Garrity make farming fun for everyone at their James River valley gardens