Hype for the Future 145B → City of Yankton, South Dakota

Overview The City of Yankton is a community located in and the county seat of Yankton County, South Dakota, overlooking the Missouri River opposite the Nebraska state line to the south. The community is notable for the Mead Museum along United States Route 81 north of city limits, as well as Mount Marty University, the South Dakota Magazine, the Dakota Spirit Fountain, the USS Scorpion SS-278 Memorial, the Dakota Territorial Capitol Replica Building, the Missouri National Recreational River […]

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Hype for the Future 145/284 → City of De Smet, South Dakota

Overview The City of De Smet is located at the junction of United States Route 14 and South Dakota Route 25 within Kingsbury County, South Dakota, and serves as the county seat. Though the community is of a Belgian name, many of the early European settlers to the area were associated with the Lewis and Clark Expedition and subsequent Volga German settlers, with the modern context famous for the historic sites of Laura Ingalls Wilder. As such, the community is home to the De Smet Super Deluxe […]

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Hype for the Future 144E: City of Vermillion, South Dakota

Introduction The City of Vermillion, South Dakota, serves as the county seat of Clay County in the State of South Dakota. The community is located along South Dakota Routes 19 and 50, with the former in a north-south direction and the latter in an east-west direction. Regardless of circumstances, the community is connected primarily to Madison along Route 19 northbound and to Yankton along Route 50 westbound. Eastbound Route 50 provides access to Iowa Route 3 and southbound Route 19 provides […]

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Hype for the Future 142H: North Dakota and South Dakota

Introduction While the States of North Dakota and South Dakota have only been distinct states since the division of the Dakota Territory, the combined territory from the 43rd Parallel to the 49th Parallel of the Great Plains is of a particular cultural significance with numerous communities on both sides of the Missouri River honoring the heritage at the crossroads of warm-summer humid continental climates to the east and cold semiarid climates to the west. Central South Dakota Within the […]

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Digital photo from March 2, shot on the RFK bridge. This is Hell Gate Bridge. #nyc #goldenhour #landscapephotography #architecture #bridge #railroadbridge #boat #eastriver #queens #darktable

Backlog from last December: Princess Avelia's mom, i.e. the old Acela, coming in from the Bronx to Queens and then Penn Station on Hell Gate Bridge. Shot from Astoria, Queens. #nyc #dusk #silhouette #skyline #skyscraper #trains #bridge #architecture #highspeedrail #amtrak #cityscape #photography #darktable #eastriver #railfan

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