Author: Snowman

Big Sioux River, South Dakota

The Big Sioux River is a tributary of the Missouri River, 295 mi (470 km) long, in eastern South Dakota and northwestern Iowa in the United States. The United States Board on Geographic Names...

Redlin Art Center, Watertown, South Dakota

The Redlin Art Center is an art gallery located in Watertown, South Dakota where over 150 of artist Terry Redlin’s original paintings are displayed. The center was opened on June 6, 1997, and has...

Pulsatilla Flower, South Dakota

A pasque flower (or pasqueflower) is a deciduous perennial that is found in short clumps in meadows and prairies of North America and Eurasia. The genus Pulsatilla includes about 30 species, many of which...

Pierre Capitol, South Dakota

The state of South Dakota has three branches of government: executive, legislative, and judicial. The current governor is M. Michael Rounds. Currently, there are 35 members of the state Senate and 70 members of...

Washington Pavilion, Sioux Falls

The Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science contains the Kirby Science Discovery Center, as well as two performing arts centers that host several Broadway productions and operas. The South Dakota Symphony’s home hosts dance...

Palisades State Park

Palisades State Park is a state park in Garretson, South Dakota. It features a steep-walled canyon in the Split Rock Creek. The cliffs are made of the pink Sioux quartzite prominent in the area....

Needles Custer State Park

Custer State Park is a state park and wildlife reserve in the Black Hills of southwestern South Dakota, USA. The park is South Dakota’s largest and first state park, named after General George Armstrong...

Mount Rushmore National Memorial

Mount Rushmore National Memorial, near Keystone, South Dakota, is a monumental granite sculpture located within the United States Presidential Memorial that represents the first 150 years of the history of the United States of...

Moreau River, South Dakota

The Moreau River is a tributary of the Missouri River, approximately 200 mi (320 km) long, in South Dakota in the United States. It rises in two forks in northwestern South Dakota, in the...