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Shakespeare Garden – Wessington Springs, South Dakota

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The Shakespeare Garden Society of Wessington Springs was established at the time of the states centennial in 1989 to purchase, restore, maintain and improve the Garden and Anne Hathaway Cottage.  The actual garden was begin in 1927 by Mrs. Emma Shay, an … [Read more...]

Great Scarecrow & Pumpkin Festival – Huron, South Dakota

Great Scarecrow & Pumpkin Festival - Huron, South Dakota The Huron Lions and Lioness' Clubs host the annual Great Scarecrow & Pumpkin Festival.  For four days in October they provide the opportunity to showcase imaginative and unusual … [Read more...]

The Worlds Largest Pheasant – Huron, South Dakota

The Worlds Largest Pheasant - Huron, South Dakota - The pheasant is located on Hwy. 14 East near the Dakota Inn. Steel and fiberglass have been molded to create a 28-foot, 22-ton pheasant. From the tip of its feathered tail to the beak, it spans 40 feet. … [Read more...]

The Heartland Snowmobile Trail – Huron, South Dakota

The Heartland Snowmobile Trail - Huron, South Dakota -For the winter outdoorsmen, the Huron area offers 73 miles of groomed snowmobile trails which extends way beyond its borders as it connects with other trail systems throughout the state. The trail runs … [Read more...]

Storybook Land at Wylie Park – Aberdeen, South Dakota

Storybook Land at Wylie Park - Aberdeen, South Dakota will enhance the whimsical in everyone with the visits to nursery rhymes from Humpty Dumpty to the Three Bears. … [Read more...]

South Dakota State University – Brookings, South Dakota

South Dakota State University is located in Brookings, South Dakota. This small but lively town of nearly 19,000 people is just miles from the Minnesota border and less than an hour’s drive to the state’s largest city, Sioux Falls. SDSU has an … [Read more...]

South Dakota State Agricultural Heritage Museum – Brookings, South Dakota

The South Dakota Agricultural Heritage Museum is a great place to visit and enjoy the history of the Dakota prairie in Brookings, South Dakota. Exhibits include tractors and farm equipment, an original 1882 homestead claim shack, and a recreated 1915 … [Read more...]

South Dakota Art Museum – Brookings, South Dakota

The South Dakota Art Museum features 7 spacious galleries, the Museum Store and the Kid's Sensation Station. Since 1970, the South Dakota Art Museum has been a place for people from many different parts of the world to enjoy the artistic legacy of … [Read more...]

Sica Hollow State Park – Sisseton, South Dakota

Sica Hollow State Park - Sisseton, South Dakota -this woodland on the prairie shades a spectrum of colorful wildflowers. Whether exploring sunlit bogs and gurgling springs or meandering along darkened woodland trails and a waving sea of prairie. … [Read more...]

SDSU McCrory Garden Party – Brookings, South Dakota

McCrory Gardens in Brookings, South Dakota are said to be the prettiest 65 acres in the state. McCrory Gardens is unique in the nation because of the variety of ornamental plants, all placed in harmonious settings to display them to their best … [Read more...]