Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Attendees can view historic sites in De Smet, S.D., during their day trip July 11 as part of LauraPalooza, taking place July 9-11 ...

De SMET, S.D. – A rural South Dakota county known mainly as the former home of beloved author Laura Ingalls Wilder is on the precipice of rapid growth as two record-setting agricultural processing ...

De Smet takes a lot of pride in its connection to the Ingalls family. Tessa Flak, director of the Laura Ingalls Wilder Memorial Society of De Smet, said the Kingsbury County town provided much-needed ...

It was a dark and stormy night. Make that very dark and very stormy. Bursts of lightning exploded in the sky. Thunder shook the very ground where our covered wagon stood. Yes, a covered wagon. Well, ...

The first time I stepped onto Ingalls Homestead in De Smet, South Dakota, the same plot of land Charles Ingalls farmed in the 1880s, a single thought overwhelmed me: Laura was here. Immediately, I ...

The allure of South Dakota's pioneer and Wild West history attracts visitors from around the globe. Hundreds of thousands of visitors a year come to South Dakota to learn more about its pioneer and ...

One of the most famous women from South Dakota is Laura Ingalls Wilder. Her “Little House” series has touched millions of lives since they were first published in the 1930’s and 40’s. Laura Ingalls ...

Laura and Almanzo began courting when they were 16 and 23, respectively. After nearly three years, the couple tied the knot on Aug. 25, 1885, at the Reverend Edward Brown’s home in De Smet, South ...