Unique small town summer festivals and events in southeast South Dakota and the surrounding areas that are turning up the charm, community pride and intrigue.

As announcer George Shea once told a rabid crowd at Coney Island, Joey Chestnut, the sixteen-time champion of the Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest, Joey Chestnut is “America itself.” America ...

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This weekend we’re celebrating Juneteenth and the first official weekend of summer. We hope you like it hot; plenty of pool weather is coming up in the forecast. The Annual Scotland Juneteenth ...

The beginning of summer means its time for Old Settlers Days, Mead Days, Uehling Summer Solstice, and outdoor concerts.

This year marks the third annual Rumble At Ralphie’s, which serves as both a day of pleasant chaos and a fundraiser for the Worcester Hot Dog Safari.

The 16-time contest will be back in the July 4th tradition after missing last season with a contract dispute.

Joey Chestnut, of San Jose, California., holds a tray of hot dogs during the weigh-in for the 2017 Nathan's Hot Dog Eating ...

The 16-time champion will still partner with other companies, but notes Nathan's is the "only hot dog company he's worked ...

It doesn’t get much more American than this. Joey Chestnut, the 16-time Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest champion, will return to the July 4, 2025, competition at Coney Island after being banned in ...

A hot dog eating champion is returning to the greatest stage in competitive eating, and this athlete is hungry for another ...

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