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...
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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...
Old West Tours – Great American Adventures
We met some friends last night at the Historic Franklin Hotel to eat at Legends. I always take time and head upstairs to the hotel rooms where some of the doors are marked with the names of their famous guests, like Theodore Roosevelt, William Taft, John Wayne,...
Grandma Newman’s Apple Pie Recipe
Here is Grandma Newman's Apple Pie recipe that she shared with me quite a few years ago. I hope you enjoy it as much as our family does! If you feel like passing on your favorite family recipe, feel to send it over and I will setup a recipe page. 🙂 Pie Crust At least...
No White After Labor Day – A Few Labor Day Fun Facts
I really "labored" to get this post put together. I hope you all find it interesting and remember what your mother said... "make sure you share!" The first U.S. Labor Day was celebrated on Tuesday, September 5, 1882 in New York City, planned by the Central Labor...
Brown Trout Rescued
I went fly fishing this afternoon in Whitewood Creek, in Deadwood. I caught this little brown trout that somehow tried to swim through some kind of metal ring and it got stuck. It was starting to embed into his skin and would have eventually killed the poor thing. I...
Plan your South Dakota Pheasant Hunt – Recommended Lodges and Outfitters
You can’t go wrong with any of these highly recommended South Dakota pheasant hunting lodges and outfitters. And the 2018 pheasant numbers are up from last year – it is bound to be a great hunting season. Whether you are looking for an all-inclusive corporate hunt, or...
Cow Pieology 101 – The Study of Cow Pies
Reprinted with permission from Greg Henderson - Editor, Drovers I know, who does a blog post on cow pies? Well, this is Everything South Dakota! Not to mention South Dakota's Beef livestock industry has an economic impact of $4.5 billion dollars, Dairy comes in at...
USS South Dakota Completes First Sea Trial
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) The newest USS South Dakota recently completed its first sea trial. The attack submarine is based in New London, Conn. It has a complement of 117 enlisted sailors and 17 officers. It is the third U.S. Navy ship to be named the USS South...


















