April 13: Preservation Thursday: Clark, Carr, and Griffin – Three Classic Kings of South Dakota Cowboy Poetry – South Dakota has produced a great many cowboy poets from the western side of the state. A professor of classical English literature would likely opine that...
CALENDAR OF EVENTS January – March 2023 January 19: Preservation Thursday: Mileposts on the Mickelson Trail – One hundred and ten miles of former railroad line through the Black Hills have again transformed the region – the first time was as a pioneering railroad...
CALENDAR OF EVENTS October – December, 2022 October 13: Preservation Thursday: Deadwood and Other Frontier Towns – Join Western murder mystery author, C.M. Wendelboe, as he compares early Deadwood as a rough-and-ready town to other western communities such as Dodge...
CALENDAR OF EVENTS July – September, 2022 July 8: History on the Lawn: Edward “E.L.” Senn, Prohibition, and Deadwood – Deadwood long had a reputation as the wildest town in South Dakota. It was particularly known for its alcohol-fueled excitement. Deadwood was also...
April 7: Preservation Thursday: How I Met Your South Dakota Weather – KOTA-TV's Chief Meteorologist, Rhonda Lee, is the most Googled meteorologist in the world, because she changed the world. Her hair journey is a big part of what makes her the weather nerd she is...
