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South Dakota has received another feather in its cap, due to Prairie Berry Winery’s Frontenac wine which received a Platinum Award at a new competition in San Diego, Calif., recently. Even the person running the competition was surprised at the outstanding results for a relatively unknown wine state.

Break out the skis. Snow has hit South Dakota and winter sports enthusiasts now have miles of fun ahead of them. Whether it’s snowmobiling, downhill or cross-country skiing, South Dakota is an ideal and affordable winter getaway.

The Nobles trail was the first federally-funded highway in South Dakota

Office of Tourism Partners with Minnesota Vikings to Promote Hunting

Jedediah Smith first ventured into Dakota Territory in the early 1800s. He gained fame as a frontiersman and explorer, and may be acknowledged with mapping out and discovering much of western Dakota Territory

State improves fishing opportunities in Black Hills cities and towns

As Native American history grows and continues to capture the interest of travelers around the world, the South Dakota Native American experience provides some of the best travel opportunities and destinations in the world. The prairies and rolling hills of South Dakota provide a home for nine Native American tribes and serve as a backdrop […]

Located just outside of the legendary Sturgis on S.D. Highway 79 sits a formation jutting from the rolling prairie. Formed millions of years ago from igneous rock, the natural wonder of Bear Butte provides much more than a lesson in Black Hills geology.

Rockerville was the place to be in 1876 due to the discovery of gold. By 1880, it was booming with hundreds of buildings and a population of around a thousand.

When Dakota Territory was created on March 2, 1861, it stretched north to the Canadian border and west to the summit of the Rocky Mountains. Roughly a year later, the first legislature met in present-day Yankton, in the southeast corner of the territory, and named the city the permanent capital. However, this did not last.

The South Dakota Office of Tourism recently completed its updated 2009-2010 Group Tour Planning Guide, a tool which aids domestic and international tour operators in planning their group tours to South Dakota.