South Dakota Curiosities: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff

By Mike Whye

Your round-trip tickedt to the wildest, wackiest, most outrageous people, places, and things the Mount Rushmore State has to offer

Whether you're a born-and-raised South Dakotan, a recent transplant, or just passing through, South Dakota Curiosities will have you laughing out loud as Mike Whye takes you on a rollicking tour of the strangest sides of the Mount Rushmore State. Meet the ghost hotel boss who gets agitated when the staff is slacking; the Guinness Book of World Records performer who hasn't missed a gig in more than fifty years; and a man who predicts the weather with onions. Attend a festival where you can throw buffalo chips; celebrate the town thought to be the inspiration for The Wizard of Oz; or wrestle in a pit of mashed potatoes. Visit the culinary epicenter of chislic, or the biggest maker of jackalope head mounts.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1493092901
• ISBN13: 9781493092901
• Release Date: June 2026
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Press
• Length: 336 Pages