The coronavirus pandemic has killed 2.21 out of every 1,000 South Dakotans and 1.71 out of every 1,000 Americans (and let’s stop that number from climbing: wear…
Tag: tourism
South Dakota tourism faces a labor shortage, thanks to coronavirus cutting off our tourist traps’ access to cheap foreign labor and to fewer kids available…
South Dakota tourism didn’t escape the pandemic recession; our reckless self-promotion only made the dip in business less severe than elsewhere: The state saw about…
South Dakota’s state parks charge all users the same fees: $8 to enter a state park, $4 to hike or bike the Mickelson Trail, $36…
Coronavirus appeared to depress visits to Mount Rushmore in the first half of 2020, but after the costly Noem/Trump hate fest and protest crackdown on July…
“Breathtaking Failure to Manage the Crisis”—Noem Helps SD Win Designation as Riskiest State to Visit
Reality ultimately catches up with everyone. A Forbes travel columnist writes up South Dakota as the most dangerous place to travel during the pandemic: Risk…
Our Canadian friends have been much better at controlling the coronavirus pandemic than we have. Canada is seeing a fall surge in coronavirus cases, just…
The Department of Agriculture announced this week that attendance at the South Dakota State Fair this year was down 47.4% compared to 2019. Well, the…
The state is pretending that spending $1.5 million to stage fireworks at Mount Rushmore for Il Duce and the Snow Queen’s vanity was a great…
Governor Kristi Noem needs $5 million from the CARES Act to splash her face across national TV for “tourism promotion.” But the Snow Queen deigns…