South Dakota Legends and Lore: The Children's Blizzard of 1888

Summer's heating up but we are cooling things down--perhaps too much! 

In this episode of South Dakota Legends and Lore we learn about the blizzard that hit the Rocky Mountain and Great Plains regions of the United States on January 11, 1888. It became known as the Children's Blizzard or Schoolhouse Blizzard and caught most folks unprepared for the dangerous drop in temperature, high winds, and blinding ice and snow. 

We focus on (South) Dakota Territory survival stories and experiences, and provide additional reading suggestions.

Voiced and edited by Adrian Ludens

Snowstorm sound effects by Dauzkobza, used by permission