August 2021

AUGUST 2021

VOL. 13 | NO. 7

LIFESTYLE ISSUE FEATURING

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1

1865 Military Reenactment August 1 FORT SISSETON HISTORIC STATE PARK | LAKE CITY | 8 A.M. Step back into 1865 at Fort Sisseton Historic State Park’s 1865 Military Reenactment. Over 100 reenactors including men, women, and children will live as if it’s the 19th century. Aside from a few guides who will answer spectator questions, no one can break from character lest they be punished.

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Sioux River Folk Festival August 6-8 NEWTON HILL STATE PARK | CANTON | TIMES VARY After a pandemic break, the Sioux River Folk Festival is back just outside of Canton. The weekend will bring various artists to take the stage like opener Siouxgrass Revival, Buffalo Galaxy, and event closer The Dead Horses. If you think you have what it takes, try and win a chance to soak up 15 minutes in the spotlight in the Campground Contest. MORE INFO: SDFOTM.ORG.

3

Sturgis Motorcycle Rally August 6-15 CITYWIDE | STURGIS | ALL DAY The streets of Sturgis and the Black Hills will be alive with revving engines for the 81st Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. Events will include the V-Twin Visionary Sturgis Performance Motorcycle Show, the Mayor’s Pub Crawl, the Medicine Wheel Ride, and more. Puddle of Mudd, Hairball, Kid Rock, and more artists from all over will rock the stage. MORE INFO: STURGISMOTORCYCLERALLY.COM.

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Riverfest August 21 CHERAPA PLACE | SIOUX FALLS | 4 P.M. Along the downtown bank of the Big Sioux River, crowds that have arrived by land or kayak can enjoy the 8th Annual Downtown Riverfest. Headliner Josh Hoyer & Soul Colossal will be preceded by Tuff Roots and V the Noble One & The Knights Tempo. MORE INFO: DTSF.COM.

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EVENTS

AU G U S T 202 1 E V E NT S +ENTERTAINMENT

ABERDEEN

6, 27, 28

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+BROWN COUNTY RACES

Brown County Speedway, Aberdeen. 7:30 p.m. More info: browncountyspeedway.org.

16-22

+SPORTS

12

6-15

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+KIDS' MYSTERY

+CUSTER CRUISIN'

DINNER THEATER

Various locations, Custer. All day.

More info: custercruisin.com.

Children's Museum of South Dakota, Brookings. 5:15 p.m. More info: prairieplay.org.

DEADWOOD

1, 7

CANTON

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1

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+BROWN COUNTY FAIR

Brown County Fairgrounds, Aberdeen. All day. More info: thebcfair.com.

BELLE FOURCHE

13-14

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+ARSENIC AND OLD LACE

Belle Fourche Area Community Theater, Belle Fourche. 7 p.m. More info: bellefourcheact.com.

BRANDON

1, 22, 29

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TEA PARTY

BROOKINGS

5, 12, 19

6-8

SUNDOWN

Downtown, Brookings. 6 p.m. More info: downtownatsundown.org.

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+SUMMER CONCERT

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SERIES

Outlaw Square, Deadwood. 6:30 p.m. More info: outlawsquare.com.

+SIOUX RIVER FOLK FESTIVAL

9 _____________________________

Newton Hills State Park, Canton.

Times vary. More info: sdfotm.org.

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+LEGENDS RIDE

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+CLOTHES TIL CLOSE

Historic Franklin Hotel, Deadwood. 11 a.m. More info: legendsride.com.

BOUTIQUE SHOPPING DAY The Canton Barn, Canton. Times vary. More info: facebook.com.

+SUNDAYS ON THE PATIO

The Canton Barn, Canton. 2 p.m.

More info: facebook.com.

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+DOWNTOWN AT

4, 18 _____________________________

The Canton Barn, Canton. 1 p.m.

More info: facebook.com

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Huset's Speedway, Brandon. 7 p.m.

More info: husetsspeedway.com.

Outlaw Square, Deadwood. 7 p.m.

More info: deadwoodlive.com.

CUSTER

1, 3-8, 10-15

NITES

Main Street, Deadwood. Times vary. More info: deadwood.com.

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HILL CITY

12, 21

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+MOUNT RUSHMORE RODEO

Palmer Gulch, Hill City. 6 p.m.

More info: palmergulch.com.

27-28

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BREW & BBQ

Downtown, Hill City. Times vary.

More info: hillcitysd.com.

HOT SPRINGS

27-29

+FALL RIVER HOT AIR BALLOON FESTIVAL

Hot Springs Municipal Airport, Hot Springs. Times vary. More info: facebook.com.

LAKE CITY

TOUR

FRANKFORT

+ALTAR BOYZ

5

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+HISTORICAL

Swiftel Center, Brookings. 7 p.m.

More info: swiftelcenter.com.

Frankfort Community Center, Frankfort. 6 p.m. More info: tourism.redfield-sd.com.

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+LEADING LADIES MARATHON

Lead Country Club, Lead. All day.

More info: visitspearfish.com.

27-29

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+UNLEADED LEAD

Various locations, Lead. All day.

More info: leadmethere.org.

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MADISON

1

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+MADISON CAR SHOW

Prairie Village, Madison. 11 a.m.

More info: prairievillage.org.

3, 10, 17, 24

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+DOWNTOWN IN MADTOWN

Downtown, Madison. 6 p.m. More info: southeastsouthdakota.com.

26-29

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+1865 MILITARY

+STEAM THRESHING

Fort Sisseton Historic State Park, Lake City. 8 a.m. More info: facebook.com.

Prairie Village, Madison. All day.

More info: prairievillage.org.

REENACTMENT

SOCIETY DINNER

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LEAD

+HILL CITY WINE

+HAPPY TOGETHER Deadwood Mountain Grand, Deadwood. 8 p.m. More info: deadwoodmountaingrand.com.

Lake City. 9:30 a.m. More info: facebook.com.

Heartland Country Corn Maze, Harrisburg. Times vary. More info: heartlandcountrycornmaze.com.

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+WILLIE NELSON & FAMILY

+CORN MAZE

25-29

+KOOL DEADWOOD

7

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6-8, 13-15, +LANTERN TOUR 20-27 _____________________________ Fort Sisseton Historic State Park,

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Black Hills Playhouse, Custer. Times vary. More info: blackhillsplayhouse.com.

+MUSIC

HARRISBURG

+DEADWOOD LIVE

+FAIRY PRINCESS

15, 22, 29

+RACES

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MITCHELL

5

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+PRE-STURGIS PARTY

Corn Palace, Mitchell. 5 p.m. More info: cornpalace.com.

6-8, 13-15

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+I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE

Area Community Theatre, Mitchell.

Times vary. More info: mitchellact. org.

17-19

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+DAKOTAFEST

Dakotafest Site, Mitchell. All day.

More info:ideaggroup.com.

20-22

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+TOUR DE CORN

Corn Palace, Mitchell. Times vary.

More info: bikereg.com.

21

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+ELVIS ROCK 'N' REMEMBER

Area Community Theatre, Mitchell.

7 p.m. More info: mitchellact.org.

25-29

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+CORN PALACE

PIERRE/FORT PIERRE

RAPID CITY

2-3 _____________________________

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+PRAIRIE WINDS

ACHIEVEMENT DAYS Stanley County Fairgrounds, Fort Pierre. All day. More info: stanleycounty.org.

2-7 _____________________________ +PIERRE TRAPPERS

Hyde Stadium, Pierre. Times vary.

More info: pierretrappers.com.

+MOUNT RUSHMORE MAYHEM

The Monument, Rapid City. 7:30 a.m. More info: rmnevents.com.

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+SHEN YUN

The Monument, Rapid City. 7 p.m.

More info: shenyun.com.

3, 10, 17, 24, 31 _____________________________

5, 12, 19, 26, +FAMILY FOOD 28 TRUCK NIGHT _____________________________

Canyon Lake Park, Rapid City. 5 p.m. More info: facebook.com.

+SUMMER PATIO SESSIONS

Drifters Bar & Grille, Fort Pierre. 7 p.m. More info: facebook.com.

6 _____________________________ +DUELING DUO

Drifters Bar & Grille, Fort Pierre. 7 p.m. More info: facebook.com.

13-15

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+TRADER DAYS

Fischers Lilly Park, Fort Pierre. All day. More info: facebook.com.

+CHARLOTTE'S WEB

Grand Opera House, Fort Pierre.

Times vary. More info: facebook.com.

FESTIVAL

Corn Palace, Mitchell. Times vary.

More info: cornpalace.com.

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14

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+BACKYARD COOK OFF

Fischers Lilly Park, Fort Pierre. 5 p.m. More info: facebook.com.

4, 11, 18

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+WILD WEST

WEDNESDAYS RODEOS

Hart Ranch, Rapid City. 7 p.m. More info: hrresort.org.

5, 26

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+TANNER JOHNS

Murphy's Pub, Rapid City. 8 p.m.

More info: facebook.com.

5, 12, 19, 26

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+SUMMER NIGHTS

Downtown, Rapid City. 6 p.m. More info: rapidcitysummernights.com.

Lucky Ducky Locals’ Party SATURDAY, AUGUST 14 DRINK SPECIALS FAMILY-FRIENDLY DANCE PARTY BOUNCE HOUSE

6-7, 13-14, 20-21, 27-28 _____________________________ +LIVE

ENTERTAINMENT

Tinder Box, Rapid City. Times vary.

More info: rapidcitytinderbox.com.

866.WaTikiFun | WaTikiWaterpark.com * Must show valid South Dakota Driver’s License to redeem. Not valid with bulk passes. Local hotel guests are included. Waterpark passes must be used on day of purchase. Management reserves all rights.

EVENTS

AU G U S T 202 1 E V E NT S +ENTERTAINMENT

6-7, 18-19

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20-29

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+BANDS AND BREWS +CENTRAL STATES Firehouse Brewing Co., Rapid City.

9 p.m. More info: firehousebrewing. com.

7 _____________________________ +GOLDEN HOUR LIVE FT. THUNDERSTRUCK Main Street Square, Rapid City. 7 p.m. More info: mainstreetsquare. org.

12

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+WICKED 6

Murphy's Pub, Rapid City. 8 p.m.

More info: facebook.com.

13

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+ART NIGHT

DOWNTOWN

Downtown, Rapid City. 5 p.m. More info: facebook.com.

14 _____________________________ +BLACK HILLS AREA

BOCCE TOURNAMENT Star of the West, Rapid City. Noon.

More info: sosd.org.

16

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+STORYBOOK

ISLAND'S 62ND BIRTHDAY

Storybook Island, Rapid City. 9 a.m. More info: storybookisland.org.

19

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+GRACE ROWAN BAND

Murphy's Pub, Rapid City. 8 p.m.

More info: facebook.com.

FAIR

Central States Fairgrounds, Rapid City. All day. More info: centralstatesfair.com.

20

+SPORTS

+GET INVOLVED

24

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+TRAVIS TRITT W/

+SUMMER PORCH

Central States Fairgrounds, Rapid City. 7 p.m. More info: centralstatesfair.com.

Strawbale Winery, Renner. 5 p.m.

More info: strawbalewinery.com.

HIGH VALLEY

25

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+SUPERCROSS

+LOVE SQUARE

20-21

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+100 PROOF

Murphy's Pub, Rapid City. 9 p.m.

More info: facebook.com.

21

5, 12, 19, 26

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Central States Fairground, Rapid City. 7 p.m. More info: centralstatesfair.com.

+MUSIC

WEDDING EXPO

Main Street Square, Rapid City. 5 p.m. More info: mainstreetsquare.org.

25-28

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+RANGE DAYS RODEO

Central States Fairgrounds, Rapid City. Times vary. More info: centralstatesfair.com.

26

SERIES

14

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+CHEESE & ICE

CREAM FESTIVAL

Strawbale Winery, Renner. 11 a.m.

More info: strawbalewinery.com.

+BLACK HILLS

+PRCA XTREME

Star of the West, Rapid City. 9 a.m.

More info: sosd.org.

Central States Fairgrounds, Rapid City. 7 p.m. More info: centralstatesfair.com.

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+MOUNTAIN STATES FORD DEMOLITION DERBY Central States Fairgrounds, Rapid City. 7 p.m. More info: centralstatesfair.com.

22

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+KIP MOORE W/ MICHAEL RAY

Central States Fairgrounds, Rapid City. 7 p.m. More info: centralstatesfair.com.

4

info: facebook.com.

Murphy's Pub, Rapid City. 9 p.m.

More info: facebook.com.

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+RUSHMORE OUTLAW SHOWDOWN

Black Hills Speedway, Rapid City. 6 p.m. More info: worldofoutlaws.com.

23 _____________________________

RENNER

1, 8, 15, 22, 29

+JOE NICHOLS W/

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Central States Fairgrounds, Rapid City. 7 p.m. More info: centralstatesfair.com.

+SANGRIA SUNDAY

CHASE BRYANT

SESSIONS

+JUSTIN CHAMPAGNE 27-28 _____________________________ Bigs Bar, Sioux Falls. 7 p.m. More +CAMP COMFORT

5

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+OLD DOMINION

W.H. Lyon Fairgrounds, Sioux Falls. 8 p.m. More info: facebook. com.

5-14

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+SIOUX EMPIRE FAIR W.H. Lyon Fairgrounds, Sioux Falls. All day. More info: siouxempirefair.com.

Strawbale Winery, Renner. Noon.

More info: strawbalewinery.com.

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Downtown, Sioux Falls. Times vary. More info: dtsf.com.

+LEVITT AT THE FALLS

Levitt Shell, Sioux Falls. Times vary. More info: levittsiouxfalls.org.

6

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Tinner's Public House, Sioux Falls.

Times vary. More info: facebook.com.

BRONCS FINALS

MUSICIANS

1, 4, 8, 11, 13, 15, 18, 22, 25, 29 _____________________________ +TINNER'S PATIO

AREA SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT

+SUMMER STREET

SIOUX FALLS

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+PLANE PULL

Maverick Air Center, Sioux Falls.

Noon. More info: sosd.org.

+EASTBANK BLOCK PARTY

8th and Railroad, Sioux Falls. 5:30 p.m. More info: dtsf.com.

+LEANNE MORGAN

Washington Pavilion, Sioux Falls. 7 p.m. More info: washingtonpavilion. org.

6-7

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+SIOUX FALLS SUNFISH

Karras Park Sioux Falls. 6:35 p.m.

More info: siouxfallssunfish.com.

10-19, 30-31

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+SIOUX FALLS CANARIES

Karras Park, Sioux Falls. Times vary. More info: sfcanaries.com.

12

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+DRIVING HOPE

BACK TO SCHOOLS

Prairie Green Golf Course, Sioux Falls. 11 a.m. More info: collision.org.

13

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+COREY TAYLOR

The District, Sioux Falls. 8 p.m.

More info: thedistrictsf.com.

14

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+SUMMER FEST 2021

Denny Sanford PREMIER Center, Sioux Falls. 6 p.m. More info: dennysanfordpremiercenter.com.

+TASTE THE GOODNESS

Avera Gold, Sioux Falls. 5 p.m. More info: dtsf.com.

15

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+AIR SUPPLY

Washington Pavilion, Sioux Falls. 7 p.m. More info: washingtonpavilion. org.

19

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+P.O.D.

The District, Sioux Falls. 7:30 p.m.

More info: thedistrictsf.com.

21

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+BARK IN THE PARK 3K/5K

Dunham Park, Sioux Falls. 8 a.m.

More info: facebook.com.

+SIOUX FALLS STORM

Denny Sanford PREMIER Center, Sioux Falls. 7:05 p.m. More info: siouxfallsstorm.com.

+RIVERFEST

Cherapa Place, Sioux Falls. 4 p.m.

More info: dtsf.com.

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+FALLS ART MARKET 2021

Downtown, Sioux Falls. 8:30 a.m.

More info: bronzeageartcasting.com.

SPEARFISH

1

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+SPEARFISH SASQUATCH

Black Hills Energy Stadium, Spearfish. 4:35 p.m. More info: spearfishsasquatch.com.

4

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+605 MADE NIGHT MARKET

Cherapa Place, Sioux Falls. 4 p.m.

More info: dtsf.com.

+THAT SOUNDS DECENT 2021

8th and Railroad, Sioux Falls.

Times vary. More info: facebook.com.

+SIOUX FALLS TACO FESTIVAL

Bigs Bar, Sioux Falls. 11 a.m. More info: facebook.com.

+MCCROSSAN

XTREME EVENT CHALLENGE

McCrossan Boys Ranch, Sioux Falls. 5:30 p.m. More info: mccrossan.org.

+SOUTHEAST

AREA SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT

Sherman Park, Sioux Falls. 8:30 p.m. More info: sosd.org.

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+SOUTHEAST AREA

BOCCE TOURNAMENT Unify Center, Sioux Falls. Noon.

More info: sosd.org.

+BELLMAN BROWN BAG SERIES

The Matthews Opera House, Spearfish. Noon. More info: matthewsopera.com

+CANYON ACOUSTIC SERIES

City Park, Spearfish. 6 p.m. More info: visitspearfish.com.

6, 13, 20, 27

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+DOWNTOWN

FRIDAY NIGHTS

Downtown, Spearfish. 6 p.m. More info: downtownspearfish.com.

21

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+BLACK HILLS SUPER 6

Downtown, Spearfish. All day. More info: visitspearfish.com.

STURGIS

6-14

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+CONCERTS

Buffalo Chip, Sturgis. Times vary.

More info: buffalochip.com.

+MISS BUFFALO CHIP PAGEANT

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by Alana Snyder 605 team members crammed into the car with our camera gear and headed to Bridgewater to start our two experiences on South Dakota farms.

In usual form, we heard Google Maps a second too late and skirted past farmer Scott Stahl’s property on the gravel road, dirt powdering the car and our pride.

After parking in the correct spot, Scott greeted us outside. We went inside their modern farmhouse to meet his wife, Amanda, and several of their five children who weren’t at school. In total there are Landon, James, Harrison, and twins Caroline and Camden.

“This is the farm I grew up on, and after college I worked seven years in downtown Sioux Falls at First National Bank,” said Scott. “Then in 2013, I started farming full time.”

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In the last year, the Stahls said they renovated and remodeled the original family home.

“It’s pretty special to be living where you grew up,” noted Scott. “That’s one of the things about farming … You know small businesses can be that way, but farming especially is very generational. It’s a lot of responsibility, but it’s also something very cool to be a part of.”

Scott is president of the South Dakota Corn Growers Association (SDCGA) and is a fourth-generation farmer who still works with his father, Charles. His operation includes corn, soybeans, oats, a calf-cow operation, a feedlot, and custom fertilizer spreading.

“My grandpa started farming in 1947,” said Scott. “Just up the road is where he actually started farming.”

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There are fewer and fewer farms every year, which means there’s fewer and fewer people who grow up on a farm.

We’ve just taken the approach that it’s so important we help to educate and let others know where their food comes from and how it’s grown because there’s less people who have exposure to that growing up than 40 to 50 years ago.”

-Scott Stahl

When asked if he always knew he wanted to follow in his relatives’ footsteps, he said, “You know, that’s a great question. I always had a passion for it. My dad kind of strongly encouraged me to have a job elsewhere, which I’m thankful for.”

After gaining experience downtown as an agriculture lender at the bank, he decided to take the leap into the family business. Scott went to school at Northwestern College in Orange City, IA for agricultural business and agricultural finance, so the farming bug had bitten him early on.

“It’s a very diverse industry and requires a lot of pragmatism, and it’s not just sitting on a tractor like it used to be,” said Scott. “There’s a lot of technology involved, a lot of management, a lot of practices to keep up on, a lot of science.”

Some of the practices he says he needs to know are finance, insurance, and agronomy.

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“You’re also pretty much a veterinarian of sorts,” he laughed.

While he has a staff of five, his favorite part of the job is working with his wife and kids.

“My wife is very supportive,” said Scott. “She taught third grade in Tea. We came out here and we started having children, and now she’s a very big part of the farm, as well.She obviously helps with all sorts of things, but Amanda runs a tractor in the fall, and when we need to vaccinate cattle, she’s helping with that.”

We met Amanda and the kids near the calves, who were mooing with hunger while they waited for us to bottle feed them.

“Any of you want to feed one? If you do, you can’t hesitate, because when they’re hungry, they’re hungry,” he said.

Several of us chipped in to feed the calves, who made their intense eye gaze somehow still adorable as they finished the contents of the bottles in what seemed like seconds.

“Part of the baptism into becoming a farm kid is picking rocks,” described Scott. “They pick a lot of rocks. This is prime time for it because the crops aren’t too big, they’re just getting going.

They do a lot of picking rocks, weed eating, mowing the lawn, and keeping the acreage up.”

The kids bottle feed calves twice a day, and when it’s time for cows to go to pasture, Scott says they also help with that.

“We have around 1,000 members who are members of South Dakota Corn. We try to get a handle on the industry, and staff does a good job of keeping us up to speed on what’s changing, what are some opportunities for our farmers, what can we do to help educate,” said Scott.

The South Dakota Corn Growers Association (SDCGA) focuses on: » Advocating for farmers in Pierre. » Protecting the freedom to farm. » Improving farmer profitability. » Influencing policy in D.C. » Weighing in on regulations.

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The next stop was getting on a UTV to follow Scott to the fields where crops were growing, which were planted late in April.

“Corn is reliant upon growing degree dates, growing degree units. It depends on the amount of heat that it gets,” he explained. “There’s a formula for how that’s come up based on daytime high, nighttime low, so to speak. But typically, we plant the crop late April, early May, harvest it starting late September, and the goal is to get it done by Thanksgiving.”

“Knee high by the Fourth of July,” said 605’s Taylor Hanson.

Scott chuckled, “So you’ve heard of it.”

“Right now you can learn a lot of things by looking in your field. With the reproductive cycle, that’s when corn needs its most amount of nutrients,” he continued, bending over at a discovery. “See, this is amazing, come here. Look how he’s poking through this residue. Last year’s soybean stubble poked through all that crud to come through.”

As we wrapped up, Scott informed us that Amanda and his mother, Brenda, make lunch and dinner every day for the staff, and they prepared us something to eat before we left. I ate better than I do on most holidays in one sitting, so it was hard to leave.

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A FEW WEEKS L AT E R I N E A R LY J U N E , we took off to Madison to meet SDCGA’s secretary and treasurer Dave Ellens at his farm. He walked out with his wife, Karli, and his three daughters, Juliet, and twins Luella (“LuLu”) and Sophie.

Dave is a third-generation farmer, and the original farm has been in Wentworth since 1944. He farms in Lake and Moody counties.

“My grandpa Kermit started the farm with my grandma Juliet, and my dad, Dale, and my mom, Sharon, took over in the ‘80s,” he said. “I took over near Madison in 2012 when I bought my first piece of ground, and that’s where me and Karli and the family live now.”

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Dave took over the whole operation in 2017 as a grain farmer with corn and soybeans, and is also an owner of LakeCo Crop Services, and a third-generation Pioneer dealer.

“I have an ag retail location where I sell Pioneer seed and crop protection and crop insurance,” he continued, “and I also sell fertilizer.”

Dave also mentioned being part of the National Corn Growers Ethanol Action Team and Corn Congress.

“We talk about all the stuff that’s going on in agriculture right now and take a position on it,” he said.

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The crew walked over to the cornfield with the Ellenses in tow, and at this point the corn was much higher than weeks before at the Stahl residence.

Explaining how agriculture is doing today, Dave said, “Agriculture right now is doing really well. I mean, commodity prices are really good. As far as weather goes, it’s dry right now. We’re kind of holding on for dear life, hoping to get that next rain.”

He continued, “I think what the farmers are looking for right now is just some stability in policy, whether it’s crop insurance or trade, you know, infrastructure, our roads, our bridges. We’re just looking for more stability right now, so that’s really what we’re fighting for at South Dakota Corn.”

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To grab some video, we asked Dave to get into his red CaseIH Steiger 500 Quadtrac (pictured bottom left) and he pulled LuLu up with him.

After getting some photos, Dave asked, “Anyone want to drive it?”

I tend to get shy and want to let other team members try things, but I jumped at the chance. It was a beast. Dave made me feel at ease driving and even told me I could speed things up if I wanted to. LuLu was on his lap, and giggles were had.

I asked him if he thought there were plenty of active farmers worldwide or if the industry could use more.

“There’s always going to be a need for farmers when it comes to feeding the world,” he said. “One thing we are finding, though, is there are getting to be less farmers. Farms are getting big, and equipment is getting bigger. So that’s the thing, the family farm is very important, and we need to keep it that way, I believe, because that’s what helps drive the local communities.”

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Then the topic turned to soybeans and corn.

“Corn and beans are such a big part of South Dakota agriculture. When you look at corn and the huge role it plays in feed for our cattle and our livestock, our pigs … is so huge,” he said. “We have a lot of ethanol plants in South Dakota, and for ethanol use in all the United States, that’s a huge role.”

Dave continued, “And soybeans really have become a big export for us. We send a lot of beans to China and all over the world, to make various products.”

The best part of the job, according to Dave, is that no two days are the same.

“Especially with farming, some days you might be planting, you might be harvesting, you might be spraying, you might be spreading fertilizer,” he explained, “but also, with owning the ag retail location, there’s days I might not even be on the farm, so I really rely heavily on my dad and other employees we have on the farm to make sure everything is still running when I’m not around.”

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We wouldn’t put something on a plate or put something in an industry that we wouldn’t feed our own family.” -Dave Ellens

Dave’s pint-sized daughters aren’t exactly helping at the farm, but they still participate.

“They like to ride the tractor with me most because there’s candy in my lunch bucket,” he laughed. “They aren’t really involved too much, but they love going out and checking on crops with me and just being a part of the farm. They really are starting to understand what it is.”

As we finished his interview, we noticed the letterboard in their basement announcing baby number four this winter.

The Ellens family will be welcoming another girl.

We congratulated them over lunch, which Karli made for everyone. One of the girls kept having a stare-off with 605’s Jordan Cushman while he ate his Sloppy Joe. Gathering back into the car, we couldn’t help but reflect on not only the hard work of each family but the wholesomeness and genuine kindness of every single one of them.

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Dakota Depths

Black Hills Cave and Nature Conservancy

by Dawn Geertsema Photos by Cadey Reisner “The conservancy’s mission is to protect and preserve these caves, educate the public, and acquire property like the Dahm Springs Preserve,” said Rene Ohms, secretary and treasurer of Black Hills Cave and Nature Conservancy.

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In October 2019, the conservancy formed as a nonprofit. And in 2020, the cavers were able to purchase, research, and protect their first acquisition with Dahm Springs Preserve’s seven caves and 46.5 acres.

If you’re exploring a cave and nobody’s found the end of it yet, you’re going places that no one’s ever been before.” -Rene Ohms

Registering with the National Speleological Society (NSS) made it the 20th national cave preservE.

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Marilyn Dahm Borgesen, 86, was the owner of the land prior to the conservancy, according to Ohms.

“She has been a longtime friend of cavers in the Black Hills,” said Ohms.

At the end of 2020, Ohms says they hosted the successful Give & Win Fundraiser.

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“We were blown away by the generosity of people across the country and across the world,” she said.

Donations flooded in from people in four different countries. Together they raised $22,000 for the nonprofit.

Conservancy vice president Adam Weaver says that some of the caves on the preserve are gated off at the moment to protect the formations.

“We gated Dahm Springs Cave itself because it’s a pristine cave that’s full of formations, and it has a big pond in it that’s spring-fed with what we think is a calcified racoon skeleton in the water,” he said.

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Weaver, whose wife is a paleontologist, said this could be a big discovery that would explain when raccoons came to the Midwest.

With a botanical study of the land, there have also been some discoveries of rare species.

But the scientific value and geology of the cave do not completely prohibit the public from exploring the deep caverns.

“The goal of having the caves is for people to go,” said Weaver.

As more people explore the caves, Weaver says the hope is for more people to learn the routes and become trip leaders for others.

The biggest cave on the preserve is Brooks Cave, and to get into it a caver has to be able to get through a 9-inch space.

“At the end of this long series of crawls, it opens up but it’s a big pit,” said Ohms.

Any interested cavers can get involved in exploration with the local caving club, Paha Sapa Grotto.

“Everywhere you go across the country the caves are so different from one another,” said Ohms. “Some are wet and muddy, and some are dry and sparkling with white crystals.”

Both explorers have an intense distaste for the slippery nature of Goodhue Cave in Custer State Park.

But trips with a little sprinkle of danger don’t always scare them away.

SECRETS OF BROOKS CAVE “Brooks Cave has two lakes in it that are the top of the Madison Aquifer. The only other two caves that have that are Wind Cave and Jewel Cave,” said Weaver.

He continued, saying that two talented cave divers, including Andrew Pitkin, are going to come explore and map under the water late this summer. He’s hopeful they will find more dry cave passages to continue mapping in their exploration.

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CAVERNOUS CREDITS ADAM WEAVER » Experienced project caver. » Jewel Cave and Wind Cave Expedition Leader. » Vice president of the NSS. » Vice chairman of the Paha Sapa Grotto.

RENE OHMS » Expedition caver with 20+ years of experience. » Fellow of the NSS. » National Cave Rescue Commission contributing editor.

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AWARDING ADVENTURERS South Dakota has the most living winners of the NSS Lew Bicking Award, an achievement for cave exploration and mapping, according to Weaver. Ohms was the 2020 winner.

One of Ohms’ favorite explorations was in the thrilling Great Expectations Cave in Wyoming.

“Caves have a feel to them a lot of the time, and that cave feels like it wants to kill you,” Weaver said with a laugh.

But Ohms loves it for how memorable it is.

“At the very end of that trip, you go through what’s called the Grim Crawl of Death, and it’s basically like two feet high for about 1,200 feet and has the river running through it,” said Ohms. “It takes about an hour to go through that.”

Weaver emphasized that all the cavers on that trip were plenty experienced, and there always has to be someone who has been there before.

“The trip Rene is talking about is one of the hardest trips that you can do,” he said. “The NSS doesn’t let people do it very much.”

This summer, they plan to go on a “yo-yo” trip, going through and coming back again.

Ohms added, “The exploration aspect of it is really exciting for me. You never know what you’re going to find.”

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“REGARDLESS OF INTENTION, YOGA HAS THE POWER TO HELP EVERY PERSON TO CONNECT TO THEIR BREATH WHICH IS LIFE, THEIR BODY, THEIR COMMUNITY, AND THE WORLD.” -SARAH BRUXVOORT

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or the last seven years, Sarah Bruxvoort has been guiding people through alignment-based yoga practices.

But until she moved to Sioux Falls from Michigan in 2017, she only instructed on the side with private lessons, classes at a homeless shelter, or teaching in the park.

“I always thought I would teach pop-up classes, but here I was in a studio and loving it,” said Bruxvoort.

She wound up at Kosha Yoga School and realized that yoga could be more than just a side hustle.

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SARAH BRUXVOORT YOGA & RETREATS EXISTS TO CALL YOU INTO THE WILD, THE SPACE, THE QUIET, THE CHANGE. WHETHER THAT IS IN A WEEKLY CLASS, A WORKSHOP, A POP-UP, OR A RETREAT, YOU WILL RECEIVE AN INVITATION FOR GROWTH.” -SARAH BRUXVOORT

During pandemic times, Kosha’s studio closed, so she took socially distanced and virtual matters into her own hands.

She led classes outdoors and in virtual and hybrid versions.

“It was quite a feat and made me realize that if I could manage this during a pandemic, outside and socially distanced, that it must be a path to continue down,” she said.

Now she is the owner of Sarah Bruxvoort Yoga & Retreats and offers weekly classes, monthly classes, and retreats.

“My service to the world is to help on the journey home to yourself,” explained Bruxvoort. “My classes and retreats simply create space in your life to slow down, move the body to release tension and disease, and connect to breath and life.”

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Random Facts

1. No day is ever so bad that a dog cannot cheer me up.

2. My favorite herbs to use for healing are mullein, plantain, yarrow, and elderflower.

3. I speak Spanish somewhat well and have been working alongside my husband in immigration reform for years now. Currently, I offer my strategy, technology, and media support to his nonprofit, a workers’ rights center called The Naomi Project.

4. Both of my children were born at home. My first in Michigan and my second in our home here in downtown Sioux Falls.

5. I love geeking out about history. My house was built in 1886 and was owned by a gentleman that had a bar on the river.

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Trail Mix

Hiking in our local state parks is a must for me yearround. Anything under an hourlong drive is fair game.

Exploring the Chalk Bluffs Multi-Use Trail along the Missouri River near Yankton has been incredible.

Sudsy Scents

I can’t stop wandering down to Sweetgrass Soapery.

Miranda Koltze has a gift for creating and sourcing amazing products like incense, soaps, bath bombs.

Folks attending my retreat in August are getting one of her amazing gemstone bath bombs.

Naturally at Home

Lately, Big Sioux Recreation Area in Brandon has been an outdoor “home base.” I’ve loved hosting workshops there, as well as get-togethers and impromptu picnics.

Supporting Second Hand

Thrifting is a hobby for me. People don’t realize that you don’t have to spend oodles of money to be ecofriendly. Instead, shop second hand, and let someone else’s trash be your treasure. My favorites are St. Vincent de Paul Society and Goodwill.

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I HAD PRACTICED FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS BEFORE AND FOUND THAT THE SOMATIC PRACTICE CARRIED ME THROUGH BOTH TUMULTUOUS TIMES AS WELL AS THE STEADY, STILL WATERS. THE THERAPEUTIC BENEFITS INSPIRED ME TO LEARN MORE TO BE ABLE TO SHARE WITH OTHERS.” -SARAH BRUXVOORT ON HER SPUR-OF-THE-MOMENT DECISION TO TAKE A 200-HOUR TRAINING SESSION IN COSTA RICA

Farm to Table

Supporting local farmers has been so deliciously rewarding for our family.

Over the past few years, we have had the joy of purchasing organic pasteurized milk as well as fresh eggs, grass-fed beef, and an incredible share of Community Supported Agriculture. Check out Happy Grazing Dairy and Prairie Roots Produce.

Free to Feast

Bread & Circus Sandwich Kitchen has always been a favorite for me.

The patio is amazing, and I love that my kids can be free and enjoy the local juneberries that grow right in front of the place while I connect with friends or my partner.

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The Sioux Falls Co+op as well as Pomegranate Market have long sustained our family with access to quality and local foods. My week wouldn’t be complete without a visit.

Friendly Fermentation

Songbird Kombucha is not only powered by two of the loveliest people I have met, but it also represents an incredible fermented product that I love to enjoy as well as share with my students.

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Marnie’s Naturals

by Dawn Geertsema When Marnie Scott first made lip balms in 2009, she just wanted to gift them to her massage clients for the holiday season.

But when her friend, who owned Home Porch Gifts in Sioux Falls at the time, insisted that the shop needed a product like that, Scott looked into the possibility.

“I researched how to make lip balm, and it was a lot harder to find than [it is] now,” said Scott. “Now, I swear a TikTok video would show you how to do it.”

Eventually she decided to sell online to friends and family, and now Marnie’s Naturals offers over 50 homemade products online and for wholesale.

“I started with a few of my lip balms and my body balms, and they sold well downtown,” she said.

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“It grew nice and slow,” explained Scott. “I never had to borrow money for the business. I just let the products grow, take that money, invest it into another one.”

Scott prioritizes natural ingredients in all of her products. One day while looking over the ingredients of a Bath & Body Works lip balm, she was shocked by how many she didn’t recognize.

“If our body recognizes what it is, it’s just easier. Most things just have a handful of ingredients.”

Those ingredients can include things like a base oil, essential oils, magnesium, and witch hazel.

The Marnie’s Naturals lineup includes products from body balms to natural remedies to skin care and more.

“My Loosen. Up. was one of my first products after the lip balms,” said Scott.

This balm is reminiscent of Vicks VapoRub and uses a mix of essential oils to relieve common cold symptoms with an application to the neck, back, chest, under the nose, and even the bottom of feet.

“I’ve used that for years on my kids,” explained Scott, saying that she made some of her products for much longer than Marnie’s Naturals has been around. “It was just the ‘stuff in the jar.’”

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Scott’s best seller is Heal. Up., and the list of ailments that customers say it has helped remedy is continuously growing.

Made with lavender, chamomile, and tea tree oils, Heal. Up. can help with things like razor burn, sunburn, diaper rash, bug bites, cuts, scrapes, and zits.

“I’m hearing back from cancer patients who are using it for chemo burn,” said Scott. “I sell that to tattoo shops and natural parenting stores.”

One of her personal holy grail products is her Magnesium.

Lotion., which she wasn’t planning on selling but now is one of her most popular items.

“We’re in a stressful society, and when we have stress in our body, we are depleted of magnesium,” Scott said.

Magnesium. Lotion. helps things like insomnia, restless legs, charley horses, muscle pain, and headaches.

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When Scott decided that running all parts of her business was too much, she hired Ajla Sundstrom of Palm and Poppler to take care of the website and make it more functional. She also made the Marnie’s Naturals logo. Since then, Scott says her sales have almost doubled.

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Scott recently started taking herbal classes online to set up for her newest products.

“I want to try hair care that will involve herbs, so these online classes should be helpful.”

Her kids have even helped out making and labeling their own products.

“It’s really fun letting them have a little part of it because they get to see that you can do anything,” said Scott.

Though her son has decided it’s not for him, her daughter Serena loves being involved.

Serena makes Hey, Cutie., which is a nourishing cuticle and nail oil.

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“She put it together, named it, makes it, and puts the money away for college,” said Scott. “She shares it on her social media and has really enjoyed the process of designing, making, and marketing her product.”

Each word of most product names is separated with a period, something that Scott feels reflects hers.

Scott says that much of the Marnie’s Naturals mission shines through just in that naming of her products.

She explains, “It’s the idea of the moment of silence and letting your body take care of itself.”

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efore taking over the Bavarian Inn in Custer seven years ago, Sherry Wahlstrom and her husband Marcel were looking to leave the hotel business.

“We were looking to downsize our lives, and we had busy jobs in Rapid City,” said Sherry.

But after finding the location listing by accident while looking for a condo, they decided to take a chance on purchasing the Bavarian Inn and owning a hotel.

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“It’s kind of unsuspecting. It’s a nice little roadside property, and then you turn in and it’s like you’re coming to your favorite cousin’s house.” -Sherry Wahlstrom

Now, the couple has turned the inn into a welcoming stop for anyone looking to experience the heart of the Black Hills.

One of the main changes they made was improving the hotel’s online presence, according to Sherry. Originally opened in 1973, the hotel was largely unknown to travelers from outside the area.

“When we had purchased the property, there was not any computer system or any way of booking other than calling an 800 number or just driving by,” said Sherry.

With the addition of online booking, the couple has nearly doubled the average number of guests since first buying the inn.

Sherry added they have retained a loyal following after taking over the inn from the previous owners.

“People love us, and we love them,” said Sherry.

One of the draws to the Bavarian Inn is the unique decorations found around the hotel itself.

A holdover from the original owners, who came from Bavaria, the inn has a rustic, comforting atmosphere that Sherry says she and her husband have tried to expand since they took over ownership.

“We took it up a notch with not so much the German tie, which is mostly the Bavarian flavor that [the previous owners] had, but … we were just having fun with the hospitality portion of it and the service portion of it,” said Sherry.

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Comfort Food The Feel Good Café located on the grounds offers breakfast options and other small items that can be delivered to your hotel room (more on page 70).

The five-and-a-half acres surrounding the distinctive inn also feature a plethora of porch chairs, relaxation areas, and many planters filled with colorful flowers leading to the lobby.

Sherry says her goal for the hotel was to make the Bavarian Inn the “cutest little resort in the forest” and hopes guests will enjoy the relaxed and kind atmosphere.

The Bavarian Inn boasts 64 fully equipped room options offering queen and king-sized beds for vacationers including standard, deluxe, and suite rooms.

“I gave it a theme of kindness and love and sweet hospitality, and we really try and put it out there as if we are welcoming our extended family,” said Sherry.

There are also plenty of activities that can be found around the hotel. Guests can enjoy a tennis court, basketball court, indoor and outdoor pools, hammocks, and various games spread across the grounds.

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“It’s the best place for families,” said Sherry.

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Feel Good Café

by Jordan Rusche Like the name implies, the Feel Good Café in Custer was created with one goal in mind: to give its visitors a chance to give their mornings a positive start.

“We purchased the building a few years ago with the intention of creating an upgraded, uplifting morning experience for our Bavarian Inn guests,” said Sherry Wahlstrom, co-owner of the café and the adjoining hotel.

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While the menu is fairly simple, the food and drink options are quality creations to suit any mood. The café features classic baked goods and breakfast options such as the Croissant Sandwich and the Coffee Cake with cinnamon streusel.

The sandwich is a croissant with cheddar cheese, a fried egg, and choice of bacon or breakfast sausage.

Lighter options include a Rainbow Fruit Cup with various fresh fruits and a Yogurt Parfait with Upstate Farms vanilla yogurt, berries, and Swiss granola.

“Nothing fancy at this time. It’s quick serve, fresh-product with quality ingredients and excellent coffee and tea,” said Wahlstrom.

The café has quite a few coffee options, from features to more classic cups.

The Honey Bee Latte is made with organic honey, espresso, and steamed milk. Another option is the Abraham, which is made with dark chocolate sauce, caramel sauce, hazelnut syrup, espresso, and steamed milk.

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Non-coffee drinkers can find tea, soda, juice, and Fruit and Cream Smoothies in either blueberry or mango.

The café also uses local building materials that add to the overall atmosphere.

The café itself is also an inviting sight with colorful petunias blooming on the grounds around the building. The interior is also decorated with live plants, and the huge windows and inspirational quotes throughout provide a calm, relaxing atmosphere to early morning patrons.

“The white quartz out front and the white quartz built into the coffee bar is a locally mined stone and is said to clean up the energy,” said Wahlstrom.

“The café is filled with things to raise the vibe,” said Wahlstrom.

Several dream catchers hang from the ceiling, including a giant one by the entrance made by a local Lakota artist, Tracy Harrison.

Wahlstrom says even the music they play inside is a carefully curated playlist meant to inspire good feelings in the morning to start the day.

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While the café is only open from 6:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. right now, Wahlstrom says they would like to expand their hours soon.

“We hope to continue to develop the menu and the team and move into an all-day café,” said Wahlstrom. “We know our guests would support it, as well as our community.”

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by Jordan Rusche Located in the Cathedral Historic District of downtown Sioux Falls, the Dutch on 7th had a rocky start when owners Adam and Becky Weber first came across the house.

“We didn’t want to buy the house,” said Adam. “We just kept feeling led to look into it and found out the owners were wanting to sell. After telling them we weren’t interested, they told us to ‘make us an offer.’”

Though the home was run down, the Webers decided to try and turn the house around.

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“We got the house to have a place we can offer to friends going through hard situations. The Airbnb part was an added bonus for us.”

–Adam Weber Several renovations had to be made before the home could be opened as a vacation rental, including replacing the ceiling in the kitchen, the cement front steps, and other structural aspects.

“The house was so rough, but it had good bones.

Every room in the house needed love,” said Adam.

Now, the 1913 Dutch Colonial is a top-rated Airbnb home, combining 20th-century styles with modern touches.

One of the most distinctive features of the house is the tin used as decoration throughout. Adam says examples can be found on the ceiling of the front porch, the stairway to the basement, and on the walls and ceiling of the second-story sunroom.

“Seeing [the sunroom] come back to life was so much fun,” said Adam. “We can open up all the windows on a beautiful day. It’s a front sitting room filled with so much character.”

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The interior is decorated in blues and yellows. Guests might notice some fixtures, like the lights and the bathroom sink, are also from the same time period as the house itself.

As for modern details, the couple has added decorations and artwork throughout the house from local artists and businesses.

“Many of the small decorations throughout are from Zandbroz [Variety] downtown,” said Adam.

Special Touches Adam Weber, who is the lead pastor at Embrace Church, a podcast host (The Conversation with Adam Weber), and an author, leaves personal notes for each guest. For more on the entrepreneur and speaker, visit adamweber.com.

They have also added decorations from their own collections, like a 7UP wall sign from their family’s firework stand in Revillo and a lunch pail that used to be the mailbox of one of their old homes.

For Adam, his favorite part of the Dutch is its location.

“We absolutely love the Cathedral District, and honestly think it’s the hidden gem of Sioux Falls,” said Adam.

Those looking for a place to stay in Sioux Falls are encouraged to check out the Dutch on 7th to get a taste of the local history and atmosphere.

“It’s far from perfect, but if you like old homes and history, it’s the place for you,” said Adam. “We are continuously adding more personal touches and improvements to it.”

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This beer was maximized with South Dakota honey, adding the farm’s 2016 lambic hops. The sour was made with the log flume spontaneous culture, stored in barrels for two years, and served from the taproom’s slushie machine.

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by Dawn Geertsema For the taproom at A Homestead Brew in Valley Springs, owner Lee Anderson focuses on a farm-to-glass concept using as many of his own crops as possible and spontaneously fermenting most of his brews.

“I grow as many ingredients as I can get my hands on,” said Anderson. “It starts with being in a farm and a field and how I ethically grow things.”

On the farm this year, he says they’re most looking forward to their 600 raspberry and blackberry patches.

He noted that they planted roughly 100 red currant bushes as well.

“Everything that we’re brewing has at least one ingredient that we grow,” said Anderson. “How many ingredients can I grow organically to put into this?

That’s where I get the joy in it.”

The land has been in his family since 1882, and he’s not going anywhere as he expands and continues to plant crops that are “grew to brew.”

Homestead began growing organic produce in 2020, and Anderson has been spontaneously fermenting since 2014.

“To make a spontaneous brew you need to come up with wort. It’s a starch to sugar conversion of grain,” explained Anderson.

At the brewery, he uses wild yeast and microflora from the atmosphere, a wooden barrel, and time to create a series of flavorful, spontaneously fermented beers for the taproom.

“When you think about farming, a microscopic universe is pretty neat to keep alive. The time of year and place you decide to yeast-wrangle will completely change taste,” he explained.

Along with the featured Meadors Blackberry Braggot Sour Beer Slushee, other spontaneous brews include the Spontaneous Wet Hop Barrel-Aged Sour and the Barrel-Aged Log Flume Spontaneous Ale.+

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by Dawn Geertsema Photos by Cadey Reisner

In 2019, Bonny Fleming and her partners were in the process of setting up a haunted house experience when their venue fell through.

“Initially we were just looking for a temporary/seasonal space where we could build a haunted attraction, but what we found instead was a perfect space to rent long term and it kind of just inspired the rest,” said Fleming.

With a new space and an idea inspired by various nostalgic games, November 2020 welcomed Game On to Rapid City.

“We came up with all the games ourselves, designed them, and built them from scratch,” said Fleming. “Game On didn’t come from a box or a franchise; it is homegrown, Black Hills fun.”

There is a myriad of multiplayer and single-player gaming experiences for customers.

In Z-Tag, or Zombie Tag, players are either humans or zombies. Human players race to find checkpoints in order to heal others, and zombies take down as many people as possible.

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Groups can give Temple Quest a try to solve as many puzzles in 12 minutes as possible, unlocking hidden treasure for tickets. This adventure is Fleming’s favorite.

For board game fans, step onto a larger-than-life, pirate-themed board in Yar Turn. Players roll huge dice, spin a wheel, and try to get ahold of the medallion to unlock the treasure.

Anyone looking for a more individual experience may find interest in the Lazer Vault, weaving through lasers to try and beat each level for tickets.

Other personal experiences include virtual reality and a retro arcade.

“Game On is inspired by our desire to make huge interactive art,” explained Fleming.

People might know me from... my

photography work. I owned and operated Bonzeye Studio in downtown Rapid City for a few years. We also worked as a team to create Fort Fear back in the day.

I started Game On because... that’s

the way the universe pushed us. I strongly believe Rapid City needs this space. We hope to create a safe place for youth and families to come together for simple, creative fun.

My favorite way to spend my leisure time... is exploring nature and

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Game On is also a multi-use, customizable space. Our Z-Tag arena was designed to be cleared. Just recently we have started hosting dance parties, roller skate nights, car shows, and competitions in this space.” -Bonny Fleming T H E L I F E S T Y L E I S S U E aug u st 2 021

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What I loved about putting together these experiences was... the challenge of it all. In the past when

we did haunted houses, it was always temporary. It has been so rewarding to spend our time building something that gets to stick around for a while.

One of my favorite projects has been... Temple Quest. It is by far the coolest thing

we have ever done. It is such a cool space. Just walking in is an awe-inspiring experience.

When I walk around downtown, some of my favorite places to stop by are... the Celtic Connection and Press Start.

I love to grab a bite or drink at... a new place called Michelle’s Tacos. You must check it out.

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Janna Boelke + Heather Javurek Nurses Janna Boelke and Heather Javurek are planning on opening MIXX Nutrition on August 2 in downtown Sioux Falls.

The menu at MIXX will include things like meal replacement shakes, energizing teas, and shots of aloe.

“I have always had a curiosity in the back of my mind of how great it would be to work in the nutrition world,” said Boelke.

Boelke had been feeling burnt out in her medical field, so it was time for a change.

“We both felt deep in our hearts that this was a path we needed to go down and took the leap,” said Javurek. “We get to help others by providing them a fast, healthy option.”

The pair shares more about their decision to branch out from their medical backgrounds to open their own business.

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What are your hopes for MIXX?

Janna: Nutrition has always been a part of my life. I grew up playing competitive sports, so nutrition went right along with that.

Heather: Our hope is to be involved in the Sioux Falls and downtown Sioux Falls communities while offering a healthy alternative. Long term, Janna and I would love to open several locations.

Why did you choose to open a business in this realm?

Why should people try your menu?

Janna: I knew I wanted to continue helping people as I once did in the medical world, and with MIXX, I’m able to do that.

What’s your favorite menu item?

Janna: My favorite thing on the menu would be a tie between the Banana Cream Pie and the Monster Cookie shake. It all depends on how I’m feeling that day. Is it a fruity or chocolate kind of mood?

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Heather: Both Janna and I have a passion to better ourselves and others. We want Mixx to be a safe, no-judgment zone for you while you are enjoying yummy teas and shakes, knowing you are fueling your body.

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