“Little Town” Detour to De Smet From Brookings, the midpoint of your road trip, detour to De Smet . The drive is just over 40 miles, but you’ll feel as though you’ve drifted off to an era when settlers built sod shanties and new lives in this vast expanse of the state. De Smet is, after all, the “Little Town on the Prairie” made famous by Laura Ingalls Wilder’s books and the popular television series they inspired. Today, you can still experience the Ingalls Homestead , period buildings and the Laura Ingalls Wilder Pageant . During this July event, performances of the author’s works are staged. EXIT 232 to Sisseton EXIT 177 to Watertown Austin-Whittemore House McCrory Gardens EXIT 132 to Brookings 29 Falls Park South Dakota Agricultural Heritage Museum EXIT 26 to Vermillion WHERE I-29 AND I-90 MEET, YOU’LL FIND SIOUX FALLS. CONNECT THIS ROAD TRIP WITH “THE CLASSIC” (PAGES 14-15) TO EXTEND YOUR SOUTH DAKOTA ADVENTURE. W.H. Over Museum TravelSouthDakota.com // 17
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