Leroy Foster, Rick Jensen, & Mansour Karim Presenting Check

by trailofgovs | Feb 21, 2017 | Trail of Governors Foundation

Leroy Foster, Rick Jensen, & Mansour Karim presenting checks to Stephanie Judson of the South Dakota Community Foundation for the 13th Governor Warren Green (1931-1933) to be completed in 2016.

Charles Burke III of Bankwest Presenting Check

by trailofgovs | Feb 21, 2017 | Trail of Governors Foundation

Charles Burke III of Bankwest presenting a $68,000 check to Stephanie Judson of the SD Community Foundation for Governor Nils Boe to be completed in 2016 in honor of his dad Charles Burke II.

Three new governors to join the trail in Pierre

by trailofgovs | Feb 21, 2017 | Trail of Governors Foundation

PIERRE, S.D. – The South Dakota Trail of Governors Foundation will host the unveiling of three statues honoring the state’s past governors at 1 p.m. CDT on Friday, June 12 in the Capitol Rotunda at Pierre. The statues honor: 4th Gov. Charles Herreid by artist John...

On November 1st, 2014, the State of South Dakota hosted three different events to help celebrate the 125th Anniversary of becoming a state. These galleries contain photographs from these events.

by trailofgovs | Feb 21, 2017 | Trail of Governors Foundation

Click here to view photos Photos by Keith Hemmelman

South Dakota 125th: The amazing life and tragic death of Governor Arthur Mellette

by trailofgovs | Feb 21, 2017 | Trail of Governors Foundation

www.ksfy.com Brian Allen. Tonight we continue our nearly year long coverage of South Dakota’s 125th year of statehood. South Dakota’s first governor was named Arthur Mellette. When we first started working on this story, we thought we were just learning...