FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 10, 2018 CONTACT: Emily Kiel at Emily.Kiel@state.sd.us South Dakota Game, Fish, & Parks: https://gfp.sd.gov/ GFP Commission Proposes Fishing Regulation Changes PIERRE, S.D. – Last week, the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP)...
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Spearfish Creek Fly Fishing Report – September 9, 2018
Did a little fly fishing in Spearfish Canyon, this time I tried a stretch of Spearfish Creek upstream from the Homestake Hydro Plant No. 2. This stretch of creek flows fast, but if you pay attention to the flow there are lots of good fish holding spots. The first spot...
Preservation Thursday: How We Discovered the Mammoth Site
Thu. 20 Sep, 2018 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm On June 24, 1974, Daniel Hanson along with his father and his uncle discovered the Mammoth Site of Hot Spring. He guarded the site 24/7 and was among the first diggers. Hanson contacted his Earth science professor at Chadron State...
Trail of Governors – Pierre, South Dakota
About the Trail of Governors Foundation The Trail of Governors is a non-profit group working to celebrate leaders who have shaped South Dakota into the state it is today. The Trail of Governors will be creating and erecting life-sized statues of all past South Dakota...
The Resilience of Nature – Whitewood Creek
Whitewood Creek is a coldwater stream that flows from its headwaters in the high mountain valleys south of Deadwood to its confluence with the Belle Fourche River northeast of the city of Whitewood. The creek drains a 44,756-acre sub-watershed of the Belle Fourche...
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad and George S. Mickelson Trail – Deadwood, South Dakota
Inscription It took about a thousand people just 255 days to build the 114-mile Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad between Edgemont and Deadwood using primitive methods. It took more than 15 years to complete the George S. Mickelson Trail on the same railroad bed...
The Smokestack (Reconstructed) – Deadwood, South Dakota
Inscription In 2016 the Deadwood Historical Commission hired a local mason with expertise in historic masonry to reconstruct this section of the 135" B & M Powerhouse smokestack using radial brick collected on site. This section has a 9'-3" outside radius and...
Radial Brick Smokestack – Deadwood, South Dakota
Inscription This brick structure before you served as the foundation base and clean-out chamber that supported the 135-foot smokestack. Once part of the Burlington & Missouri Railroad Powerhouse complex, this brick feature was created in 1901 and helped supply...
Pumpkin Patches – I Love Fall!
I gathered up a list of a few Pumpkin Patches across South Dakota. I'm sure there are more out there - Happy Pumpkin Pick'n! - And remember, lift with your legs! Country Apple Orchard Harrisburg, South Dakota The farm is open every day this fall. Also a special...
BPro TotalVote® Election Software – Pierre, South Dakota
To be part of such a great company with two of the greatest bosses is truly a blessing. I am not just saying this because I have my annual review coming up in October. Working for BPro has been more than just a job, or career. I have learned so many new things, made...


















