Month: October 2026
Dick’s Five and Ten
This is the type of store you can get lost in. Not because the layout is a maze, but rather because you just don’t know…
Succeeding For Decades
An average Wal-Mart SuperCenter has 140,000 items. Steve Hartley runs a store much smaller in size, yet carries over 75,000 items, and he’s competed and…
A Prospering Business in Branson
You might think Steve is operating a business that died long ago. After all, almost all the other similar stores have disappeared. But Steve is…
The Shop That Time Forgot
His business is truly a time capsule. When Matthew Edel died in 1940, the doors were closed and no one entered until decades later…
Matthew Edel’s Blacksmith Shop
You most likely have never heard of Matthew Edel. You might never have known him if not for the business he left behind…
The Most Well-Known Native Woman in US History
She is probably the most well known Native American woman in our country’s history, a lady vital to the success of an incredible journey two…
Clothing Styles That Don’t Tell the Full Story
Sometimes what we wear tells us a bit about who a person might be. In this area, the clothing styles of old may not tell…
Your Name and Side of Town
Sometimes a person’s last name gives a clue to where their family originated from. In this community, it may tell you which side of town…
Celebrating the Early Settlers
In southeast South Dakota you’ll find a community that celebrates some of the early settlers who homesteaded the area. Their story was one of persecution…
Flowers in Everyone’s Yard
Lots of people plant flowers in their yard and around their house. That’s somewhat the case here, although in this town, the entire community comes…