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Travel South Dakota | Exploring the Midwest Episode 4

By Jody Halsted March 30, 2021

prairie girls- South Dakota

Today’s guest is Ciara Rounds, Global Media & Public Relations Representative for the South Dakota Department of Tourism. Broadcast moderator is freelance writer-photographer Mike Whye who has been writing about travel across the world but primarily the Upper Midwest since 1990.  His articles and photographs have appeared in numerous magazines, newspapers and state tourism productions.   […]

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Living Like Laura in DeSmet, South Dakota

By Jody Halsted May 19, 2020

I can remember reading the ‘Little House’ books by Laura Ingalls Wilder over and over again as a child growing up in southwest Iowa. I never tired of Laura’s stories of life on the western frontier. And though I knew Laura’s story was (mostly) true it never occurred to me that I could visit the places […]

1 Comment · Filed Under: USA · Tagged With: camping, Children's Museum, family travel, Farm, Fun for Kids, history, South Dakota

Otherworldly: Badlands National Park in South Dakota

By Jody Halsted August 7, 2019

Big Horn Sheep in Badlands National Park, South Dakota

As I tried to imagine westward settlers viewing this area for the first time, all I could think was that to many it would seem that the flat, grassy prairie gave way to an otherworldly landscape of buttes and bluffs filled with animals they had never seen before.

4 Comments · Filed Under: National Parks, USA · Tagged With: Badlands, camping, Fun for Kids, Hiking, National Parks, South Dakota

Exploring the Black Hills from Hot Springs, South Dakota

By Jody Halsted June 25, 2015

The majority of visitors to the Black Hills arrive with a singular focus: Mount Rushmore. Which is to be expected- it is the #1 tourist attraction in South Dakota. But there is a lot to do in this upper Midwest state beyond gazing at massive carvings in mountainsides – you can explore an archaeological dig, […]

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Learning About Birding at the South Dakota Birding Festival

By Jody Halsted November 11, 2014

Our many thanks to the Southeast South Dakota Tourism Association for inviting us to be part of the South Dakota Birding Festival. “Look Mom, ” my youngest says as she contently stares out our window, “it’s a red-breasted warbler.” Is it? I have no idea. But she is likely correct. Ever since our trip last […]

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Tips for Visiting Mount Rushmore – South Dakota’s #1 Tourist Destination

By Jody Halsted April 19, 2014

The southwest corner of South Dakota holds the state’s most visited site – Mount Rushmore. And really, it’s s stunning place to visit. The massive granite heads of four of our nation’s most beloved Presidents, each as tall as a 6 story building, gaze at you through the Avenue of Flags as you approach the […]

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Read articles for specific cities: South Dakota in General Best Road Trip Food. See which South Dakota restaurant made the list. Learning About Birding at the South Dakota Birding Festival The Contrasts of Badlands National Park in South Dakota Bird Watching in Your Backyard Aberdeen Exploring Aberdeen, South Dakota – #IGTravelThursday Be a Part of […]

You’ll Dig The Mammoth Site in Hot Springs, South Dakota

By Jody Halsted November 12, 2013

The Black Hills of South Dakota draw hundreds of thousands of visitors each year, yet only a small percentage of those visitors even know of the Mammoth Site in Hot Springs – the world’s largest mammoth research facility. But this isn’t just a museum showing you what has been found. The dig continues. And it’s […]

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Exploring Aberdeen, South Dakota – #IGTravelThursday

By Jody Halsted August 29, 2013

After our fun learning about Laura Ingalls Wilder in DeSmet, the girls and I headed north- to Aberdeen, South Dakota. We couldn’t have asked for a better place to camp than Wylie Park Campground.  Play structures dot the park.  This one was just outside our camper – which meant I could watch the girls as […]

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Finding Laura Ingalls Wilder in DeSmet, South Dakota – #igtravelthursday

By Jody Halsted August 22, 2013

Five of the eight books Laura Ingalls Wilder wrote for the Little House series were written about her life in and around DeSmet, South Dakota.  Since reading the books together – and my eldest daughter re-reading them on her own – my girls have wanted to see where Laura lived.  So, we began our homeschool […]

8 Comments · Filed Under: Uncategorized · Tagged With: Fun for Kids, history, South Dakota

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