Brian Gevik

Part historian and part artist, Fred Farrar chronicled the Black Hills from the turn of the century through the depression of the 1930s.

Custer State Park in South Dakota puts you up close and personal to a wide variety of animals.

On July 9, 1932, Sioux Falls was struck by a deadly tornado.

Get to know Arthur C. Mellette the last Governor of Dakota Territory, the first Governor of the State of South Dakota, and an American Civil War veteran.

What makes Lead, Lead? We went to this historic Black Hills mining town to find out.

The Orman Dam and irrigation around Belle Fouche are an essential part of the water conservation and agriculture around the Belle Fouche community.

Founded in 1931, some serious musicians make up the Belle Fourche Cowboy Band.

From William McKinley to Donald Trump, 17 American Presidents have made a visit to South Dakota.

If you happen to be in Watertown this summer you might want to visit the historic Mellette House on the city's near west side. The house is a restored architectural gem built by South Dakota's first governor in 1885.The rise and fall of Arthur C. Mellette's political career mirrors the fate of his grand mansion. Both were symbols of great success and both fell to ruin.

Early Deadwood's reputation as a raucous and unlawful place in the 1870s is well known and much deserved, but another of Dakota Territory's first towns was just as wild.