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Hit the trail this winter

Not a skier but love the snow or some thrilling speed with amazing scenery thrown in? With the season running from December 15th to March 31st and over 1,500 miles of trails within South Dakota, it’s without a doubt the best place to try your hand at snowmobiling. The trails reach from the open prairie east of the Missouri River to picturesque acres of ponderosa pine in the Black Hills. The snowmobile trail enables you to view South Dakota in a way you never have before. Whether you decide to snowmobile in the midst of winter or just catch the tail end of it in March, you’re guaranteed to have an experience of a lifetime. https://www.travelsouthdakota.com/event-detail/south-dakota-snowmobile-trails-season

South Dakota’s 27th Annual Crazy Horse Stampede Rodeo

Come celebrate over 20 years of the Crazy Horse Stampede Rodeo (17- 19 June 2016) at the Crazy Horse Memorial outdoor arena, in the heart or the scenic Black Hills. This renowned Rodeo event, one of the very few sponsored by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA), Women’s Professional Rodeo Association and the Great Plains Indian Rodeo Association (GPIRA), gives you the chance to see South Dakota’s biggest stampede rodeo entertainers in a majestic and unique setting of the world’s largest mountain carving commemorating the famous Oglala Lakota chief, Crazy Horse. The atmosphere is thrilling and energized; an experience like no other. Tickets are only $17 for adults and include the stampede rodeo, the Gift from Mother Earth Art Show and Crazy Horse Memorial. With so much to see and do, this event is one not to miss this summer in South Dakota. https://crazyhorsememorial.org/stampede-rodeo.html

Top French Bakery in Sioux Falls

If you have a sweet tooth, South Dakota is one of the top US states you can visit. CH Patisserie, founded by Top Chef: Just Desserts Season 2 winner, Chris Hanmer, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota in 2013, has been awarded as the number 2 position of the Top Ten French Bakeries in the United States. In this case, second place is still a major win. CH Patisserie took out the award in a story published by MSN.com and was sandwiched in between two New York City bakeries in its second place slot. The winner was Maison Kayser, which was founded in Paris in 1996 and now has more than 100 bakeries in 13 countries. CH Patisserie was praised in the MSN story for having “delicious options that will satisfy any sweet tooth.” http://www.argusleader.com/story/news/business-journal/2015/07/21/ch-patisserie-named-second-best-country/30455501/

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