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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – On this edition of Throwback Thursday, Lori Kent with the Local Lou Podcast shares old newspaper articles to give us a glimpse of how Thanksgiving was celebrated in the past.
The Yankton Press and Dakotan reported that the first Thanksgiving Day in Dakota Territory was observed in 1861, just a few years before Abraham Lincoln made the holiday official.
View the full interview in the player above to hear about more past Thanksgiving activities in Sioux Falls.
Want more history? Check out the Local Lou Podcast and previous Throwback Thursday segments.
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