Lemmon, South Dakota

As volunteerism continues to decline in the U.S., some organizations have stood the test of time. This includes in the American Legion Auxiliary in Lemmon, which just celebrated a milestone anniversary.

The Grand River Arts Council hosts a “More than Marching” series starting this month in Lemmon.

In this Dakota Life story from 2006, we caught up with Ernest Miles and Stan Smebakken who were traveling across the South Dakota prairie in a covered wagon with the goal of reaching Montana.

Owning a family business is challenging. From real or perceived nepotism, boundary issues, family dynamics, disagreements over how to run the business—it's no wonder most of them don't make it to the next generation.

Explorers – mark your calendars. The effort to officially remove the century-old John Neihardt Hugh Glass Monument near Lemmon is slated for the last two weeks of October.

In a quiet corner of northwestern South Dakota, a monument honoring an early fur trapper stands overlooking a wilderness lake – but not for much longer. Instead, there’s a question of what historians could find inside it.

This year marks the bicentennial of the Hugh Glass’ legendary trek across the Dakota Territory, and the folks of Perkins County are celebrating the occasion all week.

In The Moment … August 26, 2020 Show 889 Hour 1As South Dakota school districts across the state report positive COVID-19 cases, we check in with…

A Lemmon native who has played as a session musician for other Country recording artists recently got a chance to perform on a famed national radio…

Lemmon-based artist John Lopez unveiled a new sculpture commemorating pioneer Hugh Glass at the site where he nearly lost his battle with an angry mother grizzly bear.