Yankton 2011 Visitors Guide
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Cramer Kenyon Heritage Home and Dorothy Jencks Memorial Garden 509 Pine St. (605) 665-7470 Completed in 1886, by the Secretary of the Dakota Territory, this stately home is the tallest Queen Anne home in South Dakota. Unique features of the home include heavy double doors in the front entry, high coved ceilings, combination gas and electric chandeliers and replicated wallpaper in the parlors. The home remains in its original 1880s d cor with oil paintings by Alice Bullfinch Cramer decorating the walls. Open for guided tours from Memorial Day through Labor Day, Wednesday Sunday from 1 5 p.m. During the off season, the home is open by appointment. Admission is $5 for age 12 to adults and $2 for students under 12. Dakota Spirit 4th Street and Broadway Avenue Keep Yankton Beautiful presented this fountain to the City of Yankton in 2006. The fountain reconnects Yankton with its past of being called The Fountain City . This fountain fittingly called Dakota Spirit was sculpted out of one solid 18 ton block of South Dakota granite from Milbank. The fountain appears to be made of many layers. These layers represent all the different people that make up South Dakota s past and present. Dakota Territorial Capitol Replica Riverside Park (Intersection of Capital Street & Levee Street) (605) 668-5231 The capitol replica symbolizes Yankton as being the first capitol of the Dakota Territory from 1861-1883. The replica is patterned after the original Dakota Territorial Capitol built in Yankton in 1862 and torn down in 1886. Displays in the building include photographs of old Yankton, maps of the Dakota Territory, a gallery of former Dakota Territorial governors and a tribute to the local St. John's Masonic Lodge. Visitors will want to view the quilt highlighting Yankton landmarks, made by the four Yankton Quester chapters. For rental and viewing of the capitol contact the Parks & Recreation Department. Dakota Territorial Museum 610 Summit St. (605) 665-3898 www.dakotaterritorialmuseum.org Take a step back in time as you enter the Dakota Territorial Museum. The museum holds a large collection of rare memorabilia of early life in the Dakota Territory. Some of the exhibits include the musical instruments of Felix Vinatieri, the band leader for General COMMITTED to our community George Custer s 7th Calvary band, a Max Copper Vintage Boat Motor and fishing collection, Great Northern railroad caboose and one-room country school. Summer hours include May 1 through Sept. 30, Monday Friday from 10 a.m. 5 p.m. and Saturday - Sunday from Noon 4 p.m. Winter hours are Oct. 1 through April 30, daily from Noon 4 p.m. and by appointment year-round. Admission is free. G.A.R. Hall Art Gallery Yankton Area Arts Association 508 Douglas Ave. (605) 665-9754 www.YanktonAreaArts.org This finely preserved Civil War building is the home of Yankton Area Arts Association and provides a charming setting for monthly art exhibits, receptions and meetings. There is a fully-equipped kitchen and large classroom in the basement. Historically, the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) built the hall in 1887 as the Phil Kearney Post No. 7, a meeting place for Union veterans and their auxiliary. Call for more information, gallery exhibits, special events and rentals. Open Monday - Friday 1-5 p.m. and Saturday 1-3 p.m. Admission is free. Handicap accessible. FOR 139 YEARS WE HAVE FOCUSED ON SUCCESS FOR OUR BANK AND OUR CUSTOMERS. We re your nancial resource when purchasing a home, needing a checking account, starting a business or looking for Ag nancing. Stop in and visit First Dakota today. Yankton Downtown 665.7432 :: 225 Cedar Street Yankton North 665.4999 :: 2105 Broadway Avenue FIRSTDAKOTA.COM 10 VISITORS GUIDE YANKTON, SOUTH DAKOTA
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Cramer Kenyon Heritage Home and Dorothy Jencks Memorial Garden 509 Pine St. (605) 665-7470 Completed in 1886, by the Secretary of the Dakota Territory, this stately home is the tallest Queen Anne home in South Dakota. Unique features of the home include heavy double doors in the front entry, high coved ceilings, combination gas and electric chandeliers and replicated wallpaper in the parlors. The home remains in its original 1880s d cor with oil paintings by Alice Bullfinch Cramer decorating the walls. Open for guided tours from Memorial Day through Labor Day, Wednesday Sunday from 1 5 p.m. During the off season, the home is open by appointment. Admission is $5 for age 12 to adults and $2 for students under 12. Dakota Spirit 4th Street and Broadway Avenue Keep Yankton Beautiful presented this fountain to the City of Yankton in 2006. The fountain reconnects Yankton with its past of being called The Fountain City . This fountain fittingly called Dakota Spirit was sculpted out of one solid 18 ton block of South Dakota granite from Milbank. The fountain appears to be made of many layers. These layers represent all the different people that make up South Dakota s past and present. Dakota Territorial Capitol Replica Riverside Park (Intersection of Capital Street & Levee Street) (605) 668-5231 The capitol replica symbolizes Yankton as being the first capitol of the Dakota Territory from 1861-1883. The replica is patterned after the original Dakota Territorial Capitol built in Yankton in 1862 and torn down in 1886. Displays in the building include photographs of old Yankton, maps of the Dakota Territory, a gallery of former Dakota Territorial governors and a tribute to the local St. John's Masonic Lodge. Visitors will want to view the quilt highlighting Yankton landmarks, made by the four Yankton Quester chapters. For rental and viewing of the capitol contact the Parks & Recreation Department. Dakota Territorial Museum 610 Summit St. (605) 665-3898 www.dakotaterritorialmuseum.org Take a step back in time as you enter the Dakota Territorial Museum. The museum holds a large collection of rare memorabilia of early life in the Dakota Territory. Some of the exhibits include the musical instruments of Felix Vinatieri, the band leader for General COMMITTED to our community George Custer s 7th Calvary band, a Max Copper Vintage Boat Motor and fishing collection, Great Northern railroad caboose and one-room country school. Summer hours include May 1 through Sept. 30, Monday Friday from 10 a.m. 5 p.m. and Saturday - Sunday from Noon 4 p.m. Winter hours are Oct. 1 through April 30, daily from Noon 4 p.m. and by appointment year-round. Admission is free. G.A.R. Hall Art Gallery Yankton Area Arts Association 508 Douglas Ave. (605) 665-9754 www.YanktonAreaArts.org This finely preserved Civil War building is the home of Yankton Area Arts Association and provides a charming setting for monthly art exhibits, receptions and meetings. There is a fully-equipped kitchen and large classroom in the basement. Historically, the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) built the hall in 1887 as the Phil Kearney Post No. 7, a meeting place for Union veterans and their auxiliary. Call for more information, gallery exhibits, special events and rentals. Open Monday - Friday 1-5 p.m. and Saturday 1-3 p.m. Admission is free. Handicap accessible. FOR 139 YEARS WE HAVE FOCUSED ON SUCCESS FOR OUR BANK AND OUR CUSTOMERS. We re your nancial resource when purchasing a home, needing a checking account, starting a business or looking for Ag nancing. Stop in and visit First Dakota today. Yankton Downtown 665.7432 :: 225 Cedar Street Yankton North 665.4999 :: 2105 Broadway Avenue FIRSTDAKOTA.COM 10 VISITORS GUIDE YANKTON, SOUTH DAKOTA
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