Dakota Life
Stories about interesting South Dakota people, places, and things. New episodes on TV and online the second Thursday of each month, September - June
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Greetings from Wessington Springs
Most cities shape the landscape they’re on, but in Wessington Springs it’s the other way around.
Native American Voices
Dakota Life episodes featuring South Dakota's Native American Communities
Dakota Life Detours Off the Beaten Path
Experience a world-class museum in Timber lake and take a peek at who makes those Wall Drug signs.
Dakota Life November 1999
We visit barns, sod house and one room schoolhouses across South Dakota.
Dakota Life Detours The Highline of the Black Hills
Join SDPB as we take a ride on the most scenic railway of the Black Hills and learn its history.
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Gary Becker grew up next to the Meridian Bridge in Yankton. He shared some of his favorite memories. -
Get to know the history of Box Elder, South Dakota. -
Building a main street from scratch and meeting the growing needs of a community? Box Elder is doing just that. -
NewsJoin SDPB for a free screening of Dakota Life Greetings from Britton on Wednesday, December 4th, at the Strand Theatre.
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Milbank, South Dakota is the birthplace of one of America's favorite pastimes, American Legion Baseball. -
Milbank’s iconic Hollands grist mill, built by Henry Hollands in 1885, was painstakingly reconstructed between 1997 and 2009. -
A group called Rails To Trails Conservancy wanted to revitalize the Highline railroad bed. By 1989, a plan was put together for what we know as the George S. Mickelson Trail.
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