Five generations ago, Anna Pesa Vojta and her husband, Josef, immigrated from Moravia (Czechoslovakia) to Mound City, Dakota Territory. One of the few pleasures enjoyed year-round was the wine she made from wild grapes and other “prairie berries” she found growing nearby. Today at Prairie Berry Winery, we focus on creating award-winning wines that capture [...]
Opened in 1906 the Matthews Opera House was the setting for stage productions and traveling shows through the 1930’s. Built by local Wyoming rancher, Thomas Matthews at a cost of $50,000, the Opera House opened on December 3, 1906 with a political farce-comedy called “The Lion and the Mouse”. Throughout the next 10 years the [...]
All aboard for a twenty mile trip on a vintage steam train like the ones that helped settle the great american west. The trip takes 1 hour to Keystone, where there is a 15 minute break and then a 1 hour trip back to Hill City. Train is handicap accessible. In Hill City they have [...]
Surveyed and staked out in 1876 and officially incorporated in 1888, Spearfish is ideally situated in the scenic valley of Spearfish Creek and at the mouth of Spearfish Canyon.
Known as the Queen City, Spearfish is surrounded by three prominent mountain peaks – Lookout Mountain, Spearfish Mountain, and Crow Peak which form a “crown” circling the [...]
The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally is an American motorcycle rally held annually in Sturgis, South Dakota, usually the first full week of August.
History
The first rally was held on August 14, 1938, by the “Jackpine Gypsies” motorcycle club,[3] who still own and operate the tracks, hillclimb, and field areas where the rally is centered. The first event [...]
Opened in 1906 the Matthews Opera House was the setting for stage productions and traveling shows through the 1930’s. Built by local Wyoming rancher, Thomas Matthews at a cost of $50,000, the Opera House opened on December 3, 1906 with a political farce-comedy called “The Lion and the Mouse”. Throughout the next 10 years the [...]
Fort Laramie was a significant 19th century trading post and diplomatic site located in the U.S. state of Wyoming. During the middle 19th century, it was a primary stopping point on the Oregon Trail and the Mormon Trail and was, along with Bent’s Fort on the Arkansas River, the most significant economic hub of commerce [...]
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