605 Magazine

For the last 17 years, the South Dakota Festival of Books has cultivated face-to-face conversations between readers and writers.  “It’s a gathering of book lovers. All of these like-minded people just enjoying talking about one of their passions,” said Jennifer Widman, director of the South...

The 605 crew was invited by the Outdoor Campus - East in Sioux Falls to try our hand at the Shelter 101 class on a crisp, fall afternoon.  Alex Osborne, volunteer coordinator and naturalist, and Jason Nelson, outreach coordinator, led the introduction inside giving initial...

CO-FOUNDERS AND CO-FACILITATORS MADELEINE SCOTT AND MADISON ELLIOTT CREATED THE PARK & ART COLLECTIVE TO CONTINUE BRINGING THE ENERGY OF LIVE PERFORMANCES TO PEOPLE DURING THE TIME OF SOCIAL DISTANCING AND COVID-19. THE COLLECTIVE IS A POPUP MUSIC AND DANCE EXPERIENCE IN SIOUX FALLS...

Twelve years ago, the National Field Archery Association (NFAA) was looking for a new place to put down roots. “We had an office in California, which is where the association was started in 1939, but we wanted a place somewhere centrally located,” said Bruce Cull,...

“I have always loved old houses, and having a brother in construction made this dream of flipping an old home our reality,” said elementary art teacher and homeowner Staci Simons. In 2018, Staci and her husband Kyle, the associate director of admissions at the University...

For some reason or another, Reid and I always pack as much into one month out of the year as humanly possible. This year it was August, and as if finishing graduate school, adjusting to life with a 2 year old, and higher UPS...

Murals of all varieties and colors continue to appear across South Dakota. Every mural, it seems, has a purpose, but no matter the original intention, each viewer may have their own interpretation. 605 ventured to just some of these public canvases to learn about the people...

SEPTEMBER FEATURED BREWERA HOMESTEAD BREW “We’re a farmhouse, field-to-glass brewery,” said owner Lee Anderson. “It’s trying to grow as many things as I possibly can. I won’t brew it unless there’s at least something that I grew in it.” At A Homestead Brew in Valley Springs,...

Due to the possibility of cancellations, please check events’ websites/postings before attending. 1.) SOUTH DAKOTA STATE FAIR Huron | September 3-7 Be sure to swing by the state fairgrounds to experience five days of classic carnival games, rides, and plenty of unique events at the South Dakota...

If you’re in Watertown and you don’t stop by Dempsey’s Brewery Pub & Restaurant, you’re doing it wrong. Why? For one, owner and executive chef Sean Dempsey is South Dakota’s only certified Pizzaiola and is a member of the United States Pizza Team. Need I...