Father's Day. One thing I know for sure is that life can really pass you by. You get busy with school, job, your own family, and before you know it you don't have time for some of the most important things in life - Your Dad. I lost my Dad back in 2005 to cancer....
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Statues for South Dakota Govs Samuel Elrod, Archie Gubbrud and Dennis Daugaard Unveiled
PIERRE, S.D. – Statues for South Dakota Govs. Samuel Elrod, Archie Gubbrud and Dennis Daugaard were unveiled at the Capitol Rotunda on June 14. Head over to the Trail of Governors website to view photos and videos Gov Kristi Noem took part in her first Trail of...
South Dakota Kids Belong
We empower leaders in government, faith-based, business, and creative sectors to end the crisis for kids in foster care in South Dakota Our state has around 1,500 children who are in the foster care system through no fault of their own. Of these children, on any given...
American Indians and the Buffalo
American Indians and the Buffalo The Dakota, Lakota, and Nakota (Sioux) Indians used the buffalo for food. They also used it for clothing and shelter. Because the buffalo was so important, it had a special place in their religion. An old story tells that the Indians...
Snakes of South Dakota
17 species of snakes make their home in South Dakota. The only venomous variety is of course the Prairie Rattlesnake, with it’s distinct rattle at the end of its tail. I talked to a rancher near Belle Fourche and he told me that some Rattlesnakes he has encountered on...
Dakota Classique Rock reveals inside of boulder from Crazy Horse Monument for Peter V. Catches Memorial
Revealing the inside of a boulder from Crazy Horse Monument. This stone will become the memorial to honor Peter Catches (Zintkala Oyate), a Lakota Spotted Eagle Medicine Man and descendant of Crazy Horse. Dakota Classique Rock...
Chuck Windham at the Tri-State Museum & Visitors Center
This last weekend while out on my "photography walk" around Belle Fourche, I ended up at the Johnny Spaulding cabin which sits on the grounds of the Tri-State Museum and Visitors Center. The cabin doors were open and the gentleman who gives the tours was in the...
The Bellamy Brothers with the Hidden Timber Band at the Stanley County Fairgrounds – Get your Tickets!
The Bellamy Brothers with the Hidden Timber Band July 27th at the Stanley County Fairgrounds, Fort Pierre
Naja Shriners
While out taking photos I came across a group of men coming down the road. OK, no big deal. But something caught my attention. Two of them were wielding menacing spiked clubs. Six of them looked to be strung together with a rope, and each had the famous red plastic...
The United Sioux Tribes Symbol
About The United Sioux Tribes Symbol The symbol for the corporation is a star. A symbol that denotes hope and the dawn of a new Indian awareness. Each point of the star, in the form of teepees is representative of one of the eleven (11) reservations, which forms...


















