The Dakotas Off the Beaten Path®: Discover Your Fun

by Mike Whye (Revised by)

Overview

Tired of the same old tourist traps?

Whether you’re a visitor or a local looking for something different, The Dakotas Off the Beaten Path shows you North and South Dakota with new perspectives on timeless destinations and introduces you to those you never knew existed.

• See the house Pa built during the annual Laura Ingalls Wilder Pageant in De Smet, South Dakota.
• Excavate mammoth bones in the Black Hills or spelunk in some of the world’s largest caves.
• Dance to Norwegian fiddles at North America’s largest Scandinavian festival, or lose yourself in the brilliant splendor of a powwow.

So if you’ve “been there, done that” one too many times, get off the main road and venture Off the Beaten Path.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781493044184
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	10/01/2020
Series:	Off the Beaten Path Series
Edition description:	Tenth Edition
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Mike Whye has been providing travel articles and photographs for more than 30 years. As a member of a military family that traveled often, he acquired a thirst to learn and write about places. He has lived in parts of the Upper Midwest, including North Dakota, since 1971.

Table of Contents

About the Reviser viii

Acknowledgments ix

Introduction x

Northeastern South Dakota 1

Aberdeen Area 1

Sisseton Lakes Area 11

Land of Laura Ingalls Wilder 21

Southeastern South Dakota 27

North of Sioux Falls 27

Sioux Falls 32

Vermillion 43

Missouri National Recreational River 48

Mitchell 52

Along the Missouri River 59

Lake Francis Case 61

The Capital 65

On Lake Oahe 70

Pioneers and Walleyes 76

Western South Dakota 80

Southwestern Reservations 82

Heading into the Badlands 85

Rapid City 89

Mount Rushmore and Keystone Area 95

Hill City and the Black Hills 97

Custer State Park and Norbeck Byway 103

Southern Hills and Hot Springs 107

The Northern Hills 110

Northwestern Corner 118

Western North Dakota 126

Medora 128

Theodore Roosevelt National Park 132

North Dakota's Boom Towns 135

Lewis and Clark Trail 140

Fort Lincoln and the Capitol 146

Central North Dakota 152

Jamestown and James River Valley 155

Devils Lake and the Rendezvous Region 162

Minot 164

Turtle Mountains and Border Region 167

Eastern North Dakota 174

Icelandic Communities 176

Grand Forks Area 179

Fargo 182

Sheyenne Valley 189

Index 193