U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Christ Episcopal Church 55245 Hwy. 121 (Four miles West of Yankton) (402) 667-2546 www.nwo.usace.army.mil/html/lake_proj/gavinspoint/welcome.html Nestled in the golden, chalkstone-lined valley of the Missouri River, the Lewis and Clark Lake area has grown into one of the most popular recreation destinations in the region. The Corps of Engineers offers a wide variety of recreational activities including camping, fishing, hiking, swimming and picnicking. With two campgrounds, boating access to Lake Yankton and the Missouri River, day-use areas with a beach and playgrounds and rentable picnic shelters, the Corps of Engineers areas downstream of Gavins Point Dam are popular with recreation enthusiasts from throughout the Midwest! 517 Douglas Ave. • (605) 665-2456 www.christepiscopalchurchyankton.com You will be captivated and inspired by the memorial stained-glass windows, the powerful rich sound of the organ and the warm, mellow woodwork in this over 150 year old church. Tours of the church are available by calling the church office. Yankton Bowl Family Fun Center 3010 Broadway Ave. • (605) 665-7638 Join your friends and family for a fun afternoon or entertaining evening of bowling at the Yankton Bowl Family Fun Center. After you are done bowling, order a pizza. Then head to the arcade where kids (and adults too) can try their skill or luck on any of the interactive games, competing for tickets that you can turn in for prizes at the end of your visit. Hours vary depending on the season; so call ahead to check availability and to reserve a bowling lane for your group. Yankton Mall 2101 Broadway Ave. • (605) 665-5999 With over 20 businesses, including an arcade and theatre, the Yankton Mall will enhance your total Yankton shopping experience. Several events and promotions are held throughout the year including Santa Photos, Home Show, Farmers Market and the Riverboat Days celebration with over 170 craft booths at the mall. Open Monday – Friday from 10 a.m. – 9 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. and Sunday from Noon – 5 p.m. Art Galleries, Historical Sites and Museums Bede Art Gallery 1105 W. 8th St. • (855) 686-2789 Bede Art Gallery provides a cultural center where professional artists showcase their work. The gallery, located in the Marian Auditorium on Mount Marty College campus, is named after and in remembrance of the Benedictine monk, Bede the Venerable. Monthly exhibits from regional artists are featured throughout the school year, many with an artist’s Gallery Talk and reception. A student exhibit highlights the end of each semester. The gallery is open to the public at no cost from Sept. through May. Open Monday - Friday from 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. Cramer Kenyon Heritage Home and Dorothy Jencks Memorial Garden 509 Pine St. (605) 665-7470 • www.cramer-kenyon.webs.com 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 décor 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. Bishop Marty Memorial Chapel 1005 W. 8th St. • (605) 668-6000 A distinctive Yankton landmark built in 1950; Bishop Marty Memorial Chapel is considered one of the country’s best examples of western architecture. Saints depicted over the front doorway include Saints Gertrude the Great, Lioba, Scholastica, Benedict, Gregory, Anslem and Bede. At the back of the Upper Chapel is a plaque on the east wall that commemorates the loving memory of the deceased Sisters of the Benedictine Convent of Sacred Heart Monastery. Open daily from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Tours available MondayFriday or by appointment. Gift shop items are available in the Sacred Heart Monastery. 10 – VISITORS GUIDE • YANKTON, SOUTH DAKOTA •Farm Bureau Financial Services •Scott Family Dentistry Clinic •Fastenal •Bank 360 •South Pointe Gaming Lounge •Southeast South Dakota Tourism •Linda’s Angel Crossing •Orthopedic Institute •Stepping Stones Childcare •PSI Home Healthcare •EZ Payday Advance •Lewis & Clark Family Medicine, PC •Quizno’s •Salon Amoré 104 •Hair of the Dog •Z Wireless 11th & Broadway,Yankton, SD Join the tenants at Morgen Square! For leasing information, contact Marv Looby at Southeast Properties (605)338-6170