I would like to send a personal thank you out to Yankton for being a tremendously accessible city, full of beauty, history and art. I enjoyed my three days here far more than I expected,
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JoDean’s
Probably one of the most famous buffets in the Midwest, JoDean’s has almost single-handedly put Yankton on the map! Buffet to end all buffets Boasting a 50-foot buffet, you’ll find every kind of food here.
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For the five years I lived in Vermillion, I made several trips up to Yankton, and one of the most anticipated destinations was the Gavins Point Dam. In fact, this was the first dam I
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Built in 2001, the Lewis and Clark Visitor Center is technically in Crofton, Nebraska. Just a ten-minute drive from Downtown Yankton, it overlooks the Gavins Point Dam. elevation.maplogs.com bridge and bluff Crossing the Discovery Bridge
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This is the last stretch of our tour of Yankton! I have three more posts after this one, and I hope my goal of showing you how interesting your own backyard is has been successful.
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Normally bridges are financed by the state or government, but not this iconic landmark. Construction began back in 1915, but was halted due to World War I, and then picked back up in 1919 by
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I know my last post was about the Holistic Health Expo, but we are back on track, and talking about Yankton. So, last week we looked at the Mead Museum, and after I took my
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This is a story for the underdogs. How the phoenix rose from the ashes. Abandonment Originally opened in 1909 as the women’s receiving facility of the Dakota Hospital for the Insane, it was abandoned eighty
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Named after her mother, Wilma Marie Bierle, co-owner, Laurie Wright, started her business in 2015. Originally, located in a small historical downtown building, she eventually had to move her business to a larger location. Becoming
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Considered one of the country’s best examples of Gothic Architecture, the Bishop Marty Chapel stands 187.5 feet. Towering over Yankton since it was built in 1950, this is more than just a cathedral, but also
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