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HGTV Chooses South Dakota's Most Charming City, Not Sioux Falls
What is it about small town America? Getting away from the noise of a big city. No traffic congestion. Seeing a sunset. A smile from a stranger. Those are just a few of the things that travelers find in the small-towns of South Dakota.
Yankton, South Dakota is just one of the many small towns we are proud to call charming.
HGTV knows beauty when they see it. Recognized as one of the 50 Most Charming Small Towns in America, Yankton was chosen as a quintessential part of American life.
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One of the many focal points is the historic Meridian Bridge. Formerly the cities connection to Nebraska on State Highway 81, it now continues to take walkers, joggers, and bikers over the Missouri River.
When you set out to visit and discover new parts of South Dakota, your list may include where to eat, what will the kids enjoy, are there any historical connections, or where will you stay.
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Yankton is one of the oldest towns in South Dakota and for history buffs, the Dakota Territorial Museum houses exhibits of Lewis & Clark, the Children’s Transportation Museum, and learn the fate of the man who killed Wild Bill Hickok.
One of the most popular draws to Yankton is the Missouri River and Lewis & Clark Lake where boating pleasure comes in many forms. The river runs right through downtown Yankton and Riverside Park.
Upstream from Yankton Gavins Point Dam has excellent fishing. It also serves an an additional crossing into Cornhusker country.
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We also tip our hat to Yankton as the Archery Capitol of South Dakota, hosting the World Archery Championships.
READ MORE: Is It Legal To Drink While Boating in South Dakota and Minnesota
All year round, Yankton, South Dakota welcomes you.
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The Remaining Drive-In Theaters In South Dakota
If you were born last century…you know, in the nineteen hundreds (ugh)…you may have spent a summer evening in the car watching movies. I don’t mean on your phone, I mean at the drive-in movie theater!
The East Park didn’t make it out of the ’70s, closing in 1978. The Starlite survived long enough to see the birth of home video, closing in 1985.
Drive-in movies had a bit of a resurgence during the pandemic. They were a way to go out and do something social without getting out of your car.
If you tried one during that time, or you remember the fun of a warm summer evening watching movies on that giant screen there are still places in South Dakota and around Sioux Falls you can do it.
Gallery Credit: Ben Kuhns
A cease and desist order and a national abortion-access organization told to stop advertising in South Dakota are testing both free speech and consumer protection laws.
Attorney General Marty Jackley this week issued notice to Mayday Health directing the nonprofit to halt a statewide gas station ad campaign launched earlier this month, spotlighting South Dakota’s near-total abortion ban, First Amendment protections and the reach of the Deceptive Trade Practices regulations.
BEEF HEIST: South Dakota cattleman accuses Missouri man of stealing wagyu cattle in fraud case
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – Joining in across the country, wreaths are being laid today at the South Dakota Veterans Cemetery just north of Sioux Falls.
The effort is a partnership between Wreaths Across America and the Midwest Honor Flight, joining in the 5th Annual Wreaths Across America Day.
Over 640 wreaths are being placed today, and despite the snow and cold temperatures, today’s program went ahead as planned to honor those veterans and their families.
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