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, Anselm 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 Monday-Friday or by appointment. Gift shop items are available in the Sacred Heart Monastery. Christ Episcopal Church 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. 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. Dakota Territorial Capitol Replica 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 Riverside Park (Intersection of Douglas Avenue & Levee Street) (605) 668-5231 The capitol replica symbolizes Yankton as being the first capitol of the Dakota Territory from 1861-1883. The replica is patterned after the original Dakota Territorial Capitol built in Yankton in 1862 and torn down in 1886. Displays in the building include photographs of old Yankton, maps of the Dakota Territory, a gallery of former Dakota Territorial governors and a tribute to the local St. John's Masonic Lodge. Visitors will want to view the quilt highlighting Yankton landmarks, made by the four Yankton Quester chapters. For rental and viewing of the capitol contact the Parks & Recreation Department. You don’t plan on an emergency. Fortunately, we do. Out of nearly 900 emergency departments surveyed nationwide, the Avera Sacred Heart Emergency Department ranked in the top 3% for overall satisfaction and the top 1% for satisfaction with nursing services. g You’ll ?nd state-of-the-art emergency medicine technology, private patient rooms, low wait times and convenient parking. Open 24 hours a day - everyday - to take care of your big and small emergencies. 501 Summit ~ Yankton, SD 8 – VISITORS GUIDE • YANKTON, SOUTH DAKOTA (605) 668-8100 www.averasacredheart.org