SOUTHEAST REGION Mitchell Corn Palace Pioneer Power Show, Menno ADVENTURE CONTINUES FROM PAGE 213 newly renovated with color changing light up domes, an observation deck and fun activities for kids. ATTRACTIONS, FESTIVALS AND EVENTS Nearly every town in Southeast South Dakota offers a museum or collection of interest. The Great Plains Zoo in Sioux Falls and Heartland Country Corn Maze in Harris-burg promise fun for all ages. Children can make music, build, climb, dance and discover their inner artist at the Children’s Museum of South Dakota in Brookings. Explore 40 antique-filled buildings and relive the days of an active turn of the century main street at Prairie Village in Madison. Visit DeSmet and tour two original homes and the homestead that Laura Ingalls Wilder wrote about in her book The Long Winter. The Dakota Territorial Museum and Cramer-Kenyon Heritage Home both offer a glimpse into the historic past of Yankton. See endangered fish species being hatched and raised at Gavins Point National Fish Hatchery & Aquarium, also in Yankton. Observe a live archeological dig in progress at Mitchell's Prehistoric Indian Village. Find butterflies flying freely year round at the Sioux Falls Sertoma Butterfly House. Then go next door to The Outdoor Campus for free outdoor adventure. You’ll find waterparks, watershows, family fun parks and much more. Don’t miss the world’s only Corn Palace in Mitchell, decorated yearly with new murals made from thousands of bushels of corn, grains and native grasses. It has been 214 Communities invite you to celebrate and experience the rich heritage of the area at unique events and ethnic festivals. Enjoy an authentic German meal and a commu-nity theatrical production at Freeman’s Schmeckfest, sample a homemade kolache (pronounced 'koe-lau-chee') and enter a polka dance-off at Tabor’s Czech Days, or be a “Dane for a Day” and enjoy aebleskiver for break-fast at Viborg’s Danish Days. Get your fill of kuchen (pronounced 'koo-ken'), “South Dakota’s state dessert”, at the Kuchen Festival in Delmont. The Laura Ingalls Wilder Pageant in DeSmet brings Laura’s world-famous books to life before your eyes. Rodeos at Scotland, Mitchell, Yankton and Wessington Springs offer authentic western entertainment. Old-time threshing festivals at Madison, Menno, Delmont and Brandon show you how it was done in the ‘good ol’ days’. Immerse yourself in Native American culture at powwows throughout the region. Thrill to the spectacle of armored jousting, fire-breathers, jesters, plus Scottish Highland Games at the Siouxland Renaissance Festival in Sioux Falls. County fairs are a fun family outing with carnival rides, animal exhibits and entertainment, plus the favorite fair food -funnel cakes. If you’re a birdwatcher, you’re sure to enjoy the South Dakota Birding Festival, held near Wagner in May. Find more events on page 218. For even more event information visit www.southeastsouthdakota.com.
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