605 Magazine

By Alana Snyder You recognize her as Deadwood legend Calamity Jane, but Martha Cannary has lived one heck of a life. For our Halloween issue, we pulled up a chair at Saloon Number 10 and chatted with the ghost of Calamity, whose life is so full of...

Happy Halloween from the staff of 605 Magazine and sister publication Dainty Obsessions! This year, we’re bringing some 1980s flavor to the holiday by channeling the decade’s movie icons with help from Michael Liedtke Photography. Heathers (New World Pictures, 1988) Alana Snyder, Publisher Memorable quote: Veronica: “I just...

This sweet, active one-year-old domestic shorthair is ready to be your forever best friend. Logan is a friendly little kitty who loves to play with the shelter’s volunteers, and enjoys watching birds through the window. When you can’t find him, just look up. He...

By Denise DePaolo Photos by Liz Painter Fittingly, Guy Burdick’s life took a sharp left turn on a Halloween night about eight years ago. The lifelong lover of spookiness was handing out candy to trick-or-treaters, with the Discovery Channel on in the background. When a show...

By Natalie Keller As the leaves change color and fall to the ground, state parks near Sioux Falls are offering Halloween and fall-themed hikes before Jack Frost comes to town. Naturalist Cortney Reedy has been working at Good Earth State Park for two years. Located southeast...

By Kinsey Gustafson Savoy Schuler and Bryce Brinker are the founders and guides of the ghost tour in arguably the most haunted hotel in the Midwest. That would be the historic Hotel Alex Johnson in downtown Rapid City. They say ghosts wanting to play, shadow...

Modern, stylish, and thoroughly functional. Those descriptors fit Nick Patton’s Rapid City loft-style apartment to a tee. Located right next door to the historic Hotel Alex Johnson, the space embodies the convenience of downtown living, and the luxury coveted by HGTV devotees. Nick, a...

By Austin Kaus Photo by Jim McFarlane   Billy Yost can be a nice guy. In conversation, he’s self-depricating. He jokes about poverty and Muppet obsessions but, underneath the Alpha Flight t-shirt, there is fury. Pop-loving, rock and roll fury. He is a State Fair knife that might...

By Kara Sweet We have all heard the saying, “Don’t judge a book by its cover.”  We are inundated with clichés and fables reminding us to look under the surface to what lies beneath.  We know that “all that glitters is not gold” because we...

These 11-year-old German Shepherd mixes have been best friends since birth, and must find a forever home together. They are a friendly pair that likes other dogs and everyone they meet. Charlie and Macy are housetrained. Their adoption fee is $42.50, which does not...