Rural Experience in
Southeast South Dakota

Take a break from the hustle and bustle of the city and experience all of the rural charm that Southeast South Dakota has to offer. Rural B&Bs & Lodges offer a peaceful setting where you can really get away from it all. Spend a day exploring museums that showcase our rich agricultural heritage. For outdoor fun the whole family will enjoy, try finding your way through a Corn Maze. Festivals throughout the year feature demonstrations of how things were done down on the farm in the good ol' days. Find more ideas below as you plan your own rural experience.

THINGS TO SEE AND DO

ADAMS HOMESTEAD & NATURE PRESERVE
272 Westshore Drive, North Sioux City, SD 57049
(605) 232-0873
Jody.Moats@state.sd.us
www.gfp.sd.gov

CORN PALACE
604 N. Main, Mitchell, SD 57301
800-289-7469
Email: mschilling@cornpalace.com
Website: www.cornpalace.com

CORN PALACE FESTIVAL
612 N. Main, Mitchell, SD 57301
800-289-7469
Email: mschilling@cornpalace.com
www.cornpalace.com

CORN PALACE STAMPEDE RODEO
Mitchell, SD • (605) 996-3662
www.cornpalacestampede.com

DAKOTA DISCOVERY MUSEUM
1300 McGovern Avenue, PO Box 1071
Mitchell, SD 57301
(605) 996-2122
www.dakotadiscovery.com

DE SMET - LAURA INGALLS WILDER'S
"LITTLE TOWN ON THE PRAIRIE"
1-866-528-7273
www.desmetsd.com

EDGAR'S OL' FASHIONED SODA FOUNTAIN
107 E. Main, Elk Point, SD 57025
(605) 356-3336
www.edgarssoda.com

HEARTLAND COUNTRY CORN MAZE
2-1/2 miles east of Harrisburg, south 1-1/2 miles on Hwy. 11
(605) 743-5984
www.heartlandcountrycornmaze.com

HERITAGE HALL MUSEUM
748 South Main, Freeman, SD 57029
1-888-595-9755 or (605) 925-4237
info@freemanmuseum.org
www.freemanmuseum.org

HISTORIC PRAIRIE VILLAGE
PO Box 256, Madison, SD 57042
1-800-693-3644
www.prairievillage.org

INGALLS HOMESTEAD
LAURA'S LIVING PRAIRIE
20812 Homestead Road, De Smet, SD 57231
1-800-776-3594 or (605) 860-8814
mail@ingallshomestead.com
www.ingallshomestead.com

PRAIRIE ARBORETUM
Freeman, SD
1-888-595-9755 or (605) 925-4237
www.freemaninfo.com

PORTER SCULPTURE PARK
I-90 Exit 374 (Montrose exit), just west of Sioux Falls.
www.portersculpturepark.com

HISTORIC PRAIRIE VILLAGE
Madison, SD
1-800-693-3644
www.prairievillage.org

SCHMECKFEST
A FESTIVAL OF TASTING
Freeman Academy, 748 S. Main St., Freeman, SD 57029
(605) 925-4542
www.schmeckfest.com

TABOR CZECH DAYS
PO Box 21, Tabor, SD 57063
(605) 463-2476
czechdays@yahoo.com
www.taborczechdays.com

TURNER COUNTY FAIR
(605) 297-3153
www.turnercountyfair.com

W. H. OVER MUSEUM
1110 Ratingen Street, Vermillion, SD 57069
(605) 677-5228
www.whovermuseum.org

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WINERIES

BAUMBERGER VINEYARD & WINERY
47327 SD Hwy 34 Dell Rapids, SD
(605)254-8986
www.baumbergervineyard.com

STRAWBALE WINERY
47215 257th St., Renner, SD
(605) 543-5071
strawbalewine@alliancecom.net
www.strawbalewinery.com

SCHADE VINEYARD
21095 463rd Ave., Volga, SD
(605) 627-5545
schade@itctel.com
www.schadevineyard.com

TUCKER'S WALK VINEYARD
48332 254th St., Garretson, SD
(605)594-6287
www.tuckerswalk.com

VALIANT VINEYARDS WINERY AT BUFFALO RUN RESORT
1500 W. Main, Vermillion, SD
(605) 624-4117
www.valiantvineyardswinery.com

WHITE HEADED ROBIN WINERY
29123 458th Ave.
Viborg, SD
(605)326-5160
www.whiteheadedrobinwinery.com

WILDE PRAIRIE WINERY
48052 259th Street, Brandon, SD
(605) 582-6471
wildeprairiewine@alliancecom.net
www.wildeprairiewinery.com

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ACCOMMODATIONS

BROKEN WILLOW LODGE
31149 SD Hwy 37, Springfield, SD 57062
(605) 369-2565
www.brokenwillowlodge.com

BUFFALO RUN RESORT / VALIANT VINEYARDS WINERY
1500 W. Main, Vermillion, SD 57069
(605) 624-4117
valiant@buffalorunresort.com
www.valiantvineyardswinery.com

COGAN HOUSE B&B & THE NORTH LODGE
31133 Bon Homme Road, Tabor SD 27063
(605) 464-1046 or (605) 464-0238
info@TheCoganHouse.com
www.TheCoganHouse.com

COUNTRY COTTAGE HIDEAWAY
(secluded rural retreat in James River Valley)
28936 433rd Ave., Menno, SD 57045
(605) 387-5256, (605) 660-1410, (605) 661-2617
www.countrycottagehideaway.com

DAKOTA CUSTOM HUNT
31133 Bon Homme Road, Tabor SD 27063
(605) 464-1046 or (605) 464-0238
info@TheCoganHouse.com
www.TheCoganHouse.com

MARONEY COMMONS / WINDWARD INN / FORECAST RESTAURANT
103 South Main Street
Howard, SD 57349
605-772-4700, 605-772-4800
www.maroneycommons.com

SALT CAMP CABINS & B&B
PO Box 198, West BIA #7, Rosebud, SD 57570
(605) 747-2206
saltcamp@gwtc.net
www.saltcamp.com

STEEVER HOUSE BED & BREAKFAST
46850 276th St., Lennox, SD 57039
(605) 647-5055
info@steeverhouse.com
www.steeverhouse.com

THE BARN BED & BREAKFAST
37191 284th St., Geddes, SD 57342
(605) 337-2483
thebarn@midstatesd.net
www.bbonline.com/sd/thebarn/

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2012 RURAL EVENTS

Use the links below to jump to a month.
January | February | March | April | May | June | July
August | September | October | November | December

February

Feb 4-5 "Farm and Home Show" Dell Rapids, 605-428-4167, www.dellrapids.org/
Feb 20 "Farm and Home Show" Wessington Springs, 605-539-1929, www.wessingtonsprings.com
Feb 26 "Firemen's Sausage Supper" Delmont, 605-779-2621, www.delmontsd.org

March

March 22 "Farm & Home Show" Wagner, 605-384-3741, www.cityofwagner.org/
March 23-24 "Schmeckfest" Freeman, 605-925-4237, www.freemansd.com
March 24 "Farm, Home and Sports Show" Platte, 1-800-297-8175, www.plattesd.org
March 24 "Canton Community Expo" Canton, 605-764-7864, www.cantonsouthdakota.org
March 30-31 "Schmeckfest" Freeman, 605-925-4237, www.freemansd.com
March 31 "Spring Flea Market and Auction" Geddes, 605-337-2501, www.geddessd.org

April

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May

May 5 "Consignment Auction" Prairie Village, Madison, 605-256-3644, www.prairievillage.org
May 19-20 "Spring Open House" Wilde Prairie Winery, Brandon, 605-310-7384, www.wildeprairiewinery.com
May 26-27 "Foothills Rodeo" Wessington Springs, 605-539-1929, www.wessingtonsprings.com

June

June 1-3 "Tractor Ride" Prairie Village, Madison, 605-256-3644, www.prairievillage.org
June 8 "Northern Bull Riding Tour" Prairie Village, Madison, 605-256-3644, www.prairievillage.org
June 8-9 "Hot Dog Days" Tyndall, 605-589-4050, www.tyndallsd.com
June 9 "Tour of Homes" Geddes, 605-337-2501, www.geddessd.org
June 14-16 "Czech Days" Tabor, 605-463-2476, www.taborczechdays.com
June 14-16 "Teapot Days" Tea, 605-498-5191, www.teasd.com
June 15-16 "Prairie Hills Art Show" Wessington Springs, 605-539-1963, www.wessingtonsprings.com
June 16 "Freeman Fishing Derby" Freeman, 1-888-595-9755, www.freemaninfo.com
June 22 "Dalesburg Midsummer Festival" Rural Vermillion, 605-624-5571, www.dalesburglutheran.org
June 22-24 "Quarry Days" Dell Rapids, 605-428-4167, www.cityofdellrapids.org
June 22-24 "Jesse James Days" Garretson, 605-594-6721, www.garretsonsd.com
June 23 "Native American/Fur Trader Re-enactment" Geddes, 605-337-2501, www.geddessd.org
June 29-30 "Quiltfest" Freeman, 605-925-4237, djpullman@svtv.com
June 30 "Ribs at the Ranch" Freeman Academy Campus, Freeman, 605-925-4237, www.freemanacademy.org

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July

July 3-4 "Toilet Bowl Races, Fireworks & More" Centerville, 605-563-2291, www.centervillesd.com
July 4 "Fireworks Over Lake Herman" Madison, 605-256-2454, www.chamberofmadisonsd.com
July 4 "Fireworks, Parade, Road Race, BBQ, Baseball" Menno, 605-387-2427, www.mennosd.org
July 4 "July 4th Celebration" Vermillion, 605-624-5571, www.vermillionchamber.com
July 4 "July 4th Celebration" Menno, 605-387-2427, www.mennosd.org
July 4 "Kid's Day" Delmont, 605-779-2621, www.delmontsd.org
July 4 "Old Fashioned 4th of July" Lennox, 605-366-6202, www.cityoflennoxsd.com
July 4 "Fireworks" Avon, 605-286-3213, www.avonsd.com
July 4 "Fireworks Over the Missouri River" Yankton, 605-668-5242, www.seeyanktonsd.com
July 6 "Annual Street Dance" Wessington Springs, 605-539-1084, www.wessingtonsprings.com
July 6-8 "Laura Ingalls Wilder Pageant" DeSmet, 800-776-3594, 800-880-3383, www.desmetpageant.org
July 7-8 "Railroad Days" Prairie Village, Madison, 605-256-3644, www.prairievillage.org
July 19-22 "Corn Palace Stampede Rodeo" Mitchell, 605-770-4919, www.cornpalacestampede.com
July 20-22 "Danish Days Festival" Viborg, 605-326-5344, www.viborgsd.com
July 20-22 "Laura Ingalls Wilder Pageant" DeSmet, 800-776-3594, 800-880-3383, www.desmetpageant.org
July 20-22 "Flandreau Santee Tribe 50th Annual Wacipi" Flandreau, 605-997-3891, www.fsst.org
July 28 "Saturday in the Park & Cruise Night" Canton, 866-445-9603, www.cantonsouthdakota.org

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August

Aug 3-5 "Brandon Hometown Days" Brandon, 605-582-7400. www.brandonvalleychamber.com
Aug 4 "Classic Car & Antique Tractor Show" Wessington Springs, 605-539-1805, www.wessingtonsprings.com
Aug 4 "Prairie Festival" Armour, 605-724-2468, www.armoursouthdakota.com
Aug 4 "Old Fashioned Saturday Night & Car Show" Avon, 605-286-3213, www.armoursouthdakota.com
Aug 5 "19th Annual Car Show" Prairie Village, Madison, 605-256-3644, www.prairievillage.org
Aug 10-12 "Fur Trader Days" Geddes, 605-337-2501, www.geddessd.org
Aug 10-12 "Scottie Stampede Rodeo Days & Kuchen Feier" Scotland, 605-583-4419, www.scotlandsd.org
Aug 11 "Quilts & Vines" Renner, 605-543-5071, www.quiltsandvines.com
Aug 11 "Music in the Park" Freeman, 1-888-595-9755, www.freemaninfo.com
Aug 13-16 "Turner County Fair" Parker, 605-297-4428, www.turnercountyfair.com
Aug 21-23 "DakotaFest" Mitchell, 605-996-5567, 1-800-827-8007, www.farmshows.com
Aug 22 "Miller Lite Bull Bash" Mitchell, 605-770-8299, www.visitmitchell.com
Aug 22-26 "Corn Palace Festival" Mitchell, 605-995-8427, www.cornpalace.org/Festival/
Aug 23-26 "Steam Threshing Jamboree" Prairie Village, Madison, 605-256-3644, www.prairievillage.org
Aug 25-26 "Great Dakota Wine Fest" Valiant Vineyards, Vermillion, 605-624-4500, www.greatdakotawinefest.com

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September

Sept 1-3 "Labor Day Celebration" Wagner, 605-384-3741, www.cityofwagner.org
Sept 8 "Foothills Bull Bash" Wessington Springs, 605-539-0014, www.wessingtonsprings.com
Sept 8 "Menno Car Show" Menno, 605-387-5607, www.mennosd.org
Sept 8 "Grape Stomp Harvest Festival" Schadé Vineyard, Volga, 605-627-5545, www.schadevineyard.com
Sept 8-9 "Kuchen/Old Time Harvest Festival" Delmont, 605-779-2621, www.delmontsd.org
Sept 14-15 "St. Joseph's Indian School Powwow" Chamberlain, 800-584-9200, www.stjo.org/powwow
Sept 22-23 "Pioneer Power Show" Menno, 605-387-5166, www.pioneeracres.com
Sept 27-30 "25th Annual Northern Plains Indian Art Market" Sioux Falls, www.npiam.org

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October

Oct 6 "Hobo Marlin's Pumpkin Train" Prairie Village, Madison, 605-256-3644, www.prairievillage.org
Oct 13 "Harvest Festival" Strawbale Winery, Renner, 605-543-5071, www.strawbalewinery.com
Oct 14 "Fall Classic Demolition Derby" Geddes, 605-337-2501, www.geddessd.org
Oct 20 "Sacota Holiday & Craft Fair" Wessington Springs, 605-539-1515, www.wessingtonsprings.com
Oct 20-21 "Fall Open House" Wilde Prairie Winery, Brandon, 605-310-7384, www.wildeprairiewinery.com
Oct 21 "Pheasants Forever Banquet" Wessington Springs, 605-280-0768, www.wessingtonsprings.com
Oct 27 "Fall Flea Market & Community Auction" Geddes, 605-337-2501, www.geddessd.org
Oct 27 "Ducks Unlimited Banquet/Auction" Wessington Springs, 605-539-1188, www.wessingtonsprings.com

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November

Nov 3 "Customer Appreciation" Schadé Vineyard, Volga, 605-627-5545, www.schadevineyard.com
Nov 9-10 "Paralyzed Veterans of America Pheasant Hunt" Platte, 605-337-2170, www.plattesd.org/
Nov 18 "Holiday Open House" Valiant Vineyards, Vermillion, 605-624-4500, www.valiantvineyards.us
Nov 24 "Parade of Lights" Avon, 605-286-3213, www.avonsd.com
Nov 24 "Seed Stock Pen Expo & Cattle Dog Trial" Platte, 888-297-8175, www.plattesd.org/index.php
Nov 24-25 "WJ Ranch Cowboy Christmas" Yankton Area, www.schiferlswjranch.com
Nov 30 "Country Christmas" Centerville, 605-563-2291, www.centervillesd.com

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December

Dec 1-2 "Country Christmas" Centerville, 605-563-2291, www.centervillesd.com
Dec 1 "Festival of Trees, Craft Fair, Visit with Santa" Canton, 605-764-7864, www.cantonsouthdakota.org
Dec 1 "Holiday Open House" Schadé Vineyard, Volga, 605-627-5545, www.schadevineyard.com
Dec 3 "Christmas Parade, Soup & Pie Supper" Canton, 605-764-7864, www.cantonsouthdakota.org
Dec 12 "Christmas in Geddes" Geddes, 605-337-2501, www.geddessd.org
Dec 13-22 "Twilight Flights" Strawbale Winery, 605-543-5071, www.strawbalewinery.com
Dec 15 "Santa Day & Chili Feed" Avon, 605-286-3213, www.avonsd.com
Dec 22 "Chili & Pie Feed" Wessington Springs, 605-539-1541, wessingtonsprings.com
Dec 31 "Simply South Dakota Tasting Event" Delmont, 605-779-2621, www.delmontsd.org

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