July 2025

EVENTS

The Sunflower Festival, hosted by the Highmore Area Council of the Arts and the Highmore Civic and Commerce , started out as a weekend photography workshop where photographers could come and capture the flowers in full bloom. Simonson and the Hideout Bed and Breakfast became known as a resource for seeing and learning about the sunflowers of South Dakota. “ The South Dakota Department of Tourism mentions us to people looking for flowers saying, ‘If you want to see sunflowers, you should contact Beth. She'll get you to the sunflowers,’” said Simonson. “‘Go stay at the Hideout and they'll show you.’”

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