Honey Festival · Aug 14–15, 2032 · Yankton, South Dakota
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Dates: Saturday, August 14, 2032 to Sunday, August 15, 2032 (2 days)
Venue: Riverside Park, 100 Riverside Dr, Yankton, South Dakota
Type: Honey Festival
Yankton — South Dakota's first territorial capital on the Missouri River, where Lewis and Clark camped in August 1804 and where the fertile glacial till soils of the James River Valley meet the great Missouri River corridor to create one of the most productive honey territories on the Northern Great Plains: sweet clover honey from the vast alfalfa and clover fields of Yankton County's rich river-bottom farmland, prairie wildflower honey from the native grassland remnants of the Gavins Point Dam backwaters and the Lewis and Clark Lake shoreline, cottonwood blossom honey from the Missouri River riparian corridor where towering cottonwood groves produce a distinctive and rare varietal, alfalfa honey from the irrigated bottomland fields between Yankton and Choteau Creek, and goldenrod honey from the late-summer prairie that transforms the Missouri bluffs into gold each August. This August festival at Riverside Park on the Missouri River celebrates Yankton County's extraordinary honey heritage through beekeepers from southeastern South Dakota and northeastern Nebraska, offering competitive honey shows featuring South Dakota's signature sweet clover and prairie wildflower varietals, guided tastings exploring the unique flavor profiles of Missouri River honey country, educational programs on beekeeping in river-corridor ecosystems, and tours of Yankton's historic downtown that once served as Dakota Territory's capital city.
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