Dressed for the Arctic

Oahe Downstream Recreational Area

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May 18th 2008
We started doing our volunteer work on Monday, April 20. It was very, very cold that morning and I was saying to myself "what in &#$% am I doing in South Dakota this time of the year." I was so bundled up it looked like I was dressed to be working in the Arctic, and I was still cold. It stayed cold almost every day, same conditions -- cold, overcast and windy -- there were also days when it wa ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more