Home to the annual Frederick Finn Fest, Frederick is a small town in Brown County, South Dakota. Frederick began as a railroad town, platted and sold to early settlers by the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad, which completed its line to the area in 1881. The town was incorporated the following year.
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Frederick Area School District
FASD is a K-12 public school administrative district in Frederick, South Dakota. A schedule of activities, lunch menus, reports, and other resources for students and parents are presented, with news and announcements.
http://www.frederickarea.k12.sd.us/
Celebrating the Finnish heritage of the Frederick, South Dakota community, as well as the Finnish tradition of Juhannus, or midsummer, a schedule of the next annual event is featured. Parade entries and event registration may be done through the site.
http://www.fredericksd.com/dynamicdata/FrederickFinnFest.aspx
An overview and history of the town and its governmental structure is offered on its official web site. Other resources include a guide to area services and facilities, news and announcements, and a welcome basket with additional information about the community is available to newcomers on request.
http://www.fredericksd.com/
With hundreds of acres of pheasant habitat in Brown County, the hunting service offers pheasant hunting in a variety of hunting styles, which are described on its site, along with its accommodations. Other resources include information about hunting rates and requirements.
http://www.mapleriverpheasanthunts.com/
Mikkonen Land Corporation Organic Family Farm
Although the land corporation was formed in 1980, the farm actually began in 1944 with the Mikkonen brothers and two hundred acres, which has since grown to more than one thousand eight hundred acres. Its philosophy, products and services are featured, and an argument is made for organic foods over non-organic.
http://www.mikkonenorganic.com/
