The year 2016 was historic for South Dakota’s Trail of Governors as the foundation reached the half-way point with 15 bronze statues – half of our former governors’ images. We celebrated this milepost of the journey on this Trail since beginning six years ago with...

While the physical trail is located in South Dakota’s state capital, the project has brought partners together from across the state and beyond its borders. The foundation has commissioned South Dakota artists to create life-sized, bronze statues of the state’s past...

Bob Schmidt of Farm Credit Services of America presenting a $17,000 check to Buddy Seiner of the SD Community Foundation for Governor Joe Foss to be completed in 2017. With Trail of Governor's Foundation board members Chuck Schroyer & Leroy Foster.

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.