Sites & Attractions
no admission charge. An 18-hole disc golf
course is also located at Fantle Memorial Park
in Yankton. Visit the City Web site at www.
cityofyankton.org to view and print the
course scorecard. Bring your own discs, no
fee required.
G.A.R. Hall Art Gallery & Gift Shop
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Yankton Area Arts Association
508 Douglas Avenue
(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 fullyequipped 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.
The gallery is handicap accessible.
Gavins Point Dam
Four miles West on Highway 52
(402) 667-2546
www.nwo.usace.army.mil/gavinspoint
Gavins Point Dam,
located on the
Missouri River, was
completed in 1957
as part of the PickSloan Plan. The dam
and power plant
are operated by the
U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers. Tour the
power plant and learn how it operates. See
the generators in action! Open Memorial Day
through Labor
Day, Friday - Sunday. Tours on the hour from
9 a.m. to 4 p.m. except at 12 Noon. Tours
available to civic and school groups off
season by appointment. No purses, bags,
cameras, cell phones, food or drink allowed
in the power plant. IDs are required for those
17 and older.
Gavins Point Day Use Area
(Lewis and Clark Recreation Area)
(605) 668-2985
An 18-hole disc golf course
is located at the Gavins Point
Day Use Area. Frisbees are
available for checkout at the
park office, park entrance
license required, $6/day or
$30 for an annual permit,
and scorecards are available
at the first tee.
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Gavins Point National
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Fish Hatchery & Aquarium
31227 436th Avenue (3 miles West on Hwy. 52)
(605) 665-3352
www.fws.gov/gavinspoint/index.htm
Built in 1960 on the Missouri River, the
hatchery has produced
over five billion fish for
release in Midwestern
waters. In the cool,
softly lit surrounds of
the aquarium, visitors
become part of the
aquatic environment
as fish and turtles swim
within 13 tanks. Exhibits,
displays and aquatic animals located in the
aquarium building explain the work and
objectives of the hatchery. The hatchery is
one of 65 National Federal Hatcheries and
Fish Technology Centers operated by the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Open April 1
through Oct. 1 daily from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
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