Table of Contents
Introduction xi
North Dakota Fast Facts xiv
South Dakota Fast Facts xv
Weather xvii
Restaurant and Accommodation Pricing xvii
Northeastern South Dakota 1
Aberdeen Area 1
Sisseton Lakes Area 12
Watertown 16
Brookings 19
De Smet 23
Huron 24
Southeastern South Dakota 29
North of Sioux Falls 29
Sioux Falls 34
Vermillion 45
Yankton 49
Missouri National Recreational River 51
Mitchell 54
Along the Missouri River 62
Lake Francis Case 65
The Central Reservations 66
The Capital 68
On Lake Oahe 73
The North-Central Reservations 79
Pioneers and Walleyes 81
Western South Dakota 85
Southwestern Reservations 87
Heading into the Badlands 90
Rapid City 95
Downtown Rapid City 96
Heading into the Black Hills 100
Mount Rushmore and Keystone Area 101
Hill City 104
Custer and Crazy Horse 108
Custer State Park and Norbeck Byway 110
Southern Hills and Hot Springs 115
The Northern Hills 118
Sturgis and Fort Meade 119
Spearfish 121
Deadwood 122
Lead 125
Northwest South Dakota 127
Western North Dakota 135
Medora 137
Theodore Roosevelt National Park 142
North Dakota's Boom Towns 145
Dickinson 147
Lewis & Clark Trail 150
Fort Union and Fort Buford 151
Lake Sakakawea 153
Fort Lincoln and the Capital 156
Central North Dakota 164
Jamestown, and James River Valley 167
Devils Lake and the Rendezvous Region 175
Minot 176
Turtle Mountains and Border Region 180
Eastern North Dakota 187
The Red River Valley 187
Icelandic Communities 189
Grand Forks Area 191
Fargo 195
Wahpeton 200
Sheyenne Valley 202
Index 207
