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Travel South Dakota | Exploring the Midwest Episode 4

Travel South Dakota | Exploring the Midwest Episode 4

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.  …

Learning About Birding at the South Dakota Birding Festival

Learning About Birding at the South Dakota Birding Festival

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…

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

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

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

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

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…

Exploring Aberdeen, South Dakota – #IGTravelThursday

Exploring Aberdeen, South Dakota – #IGTravelThursday

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…

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

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

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…

North Dakota Tourism | Exploring the Midwest Episode 6

North Dakota Tourism | Exploring the Midwest Episode 6

Jody is joined by Kim Schmidt, Communications Manager for North Dakota Tourism Moderating the broadcast chat is Alicia Underlee Nelson, a freelance writer and photographer who wrote “North Dakota Beer: A Heady History,” penned the North Dakota section of the new “Midwest Road Trip Adventures” anthology and co-hosts the Travel Tomorrow podcast. Follow her adventures…