Heritage Hall Museum & Archives has been posting a “Main on Monday” photo weekly since last fall, and this is the photo that appeared on the museum’s Facebook page today. In includes the following description:

This was the scene inside the Freeman Junior-Senior High School gym early Sunday afternoon as more than 300 young grapplers — ages 4-12 — from more than a dozen schools gathered for the Marion/Freeman Little Rebels Wrestling Tournament. Wrestlers will compete in four divisions: Novice (2010-12), Midget (2013-2014), Bantum (2015-2016) and Tots (2017-After). Action was scheduled to start at 1 p.m.

Saturday morning was another frosty one across the Freeman community, adding beauty to an otherwise tough stretch of winter weather.

It was a beautiful frosty morning across the community on Friday — a stark contrast to the fury that Mother Nature brought earlier this week.

The clean-up crew with the city of Freeman clears the windrow of snow lining the center of Main Street Thursday morning, Jan. 5, and will be turning their attention to the side streets Thursday afternoon. No traffic is being permitted in these areas until the work is done. Today is the first "nice day" since a major winter storm consumed the region starting Monday afternoon and continuing into Wednesday. Sixteen inches of new snow is being reported in both Freeman and Menno.

Carsen Hofer is joined by his younger brother, Christopher, and dad, Chris, in digging out in front of their Dewald Street home on Tuesday. Lingering effects from this week's storm continued on Wednesday morning, with reports of upwards of 16 inches falling locally. Much remains closed today and travel continues to be difficult because of both visibility in rural areas and many roads that have not yet been cleared.

An AC unit is pictured as snow continues to pile up across the area, bringing communities like Freeman to a standstill. The system that moved in Monday afternoon has only been gaining in intensity on Tuesday with no travel advisories issued across southeastern and eastern South Dakota. Snowfall totals locally have well exceeded 6 inches and the storm is expected to continue through Tuesday evening, with winds and lingering effects continuing into Wednesday. Given the amount of snow and the high winds, it will likely be into Thursday before the start of 2023 gets back to "normal."

An already snowy landscape is going to get hit with another round of weather Monday afternoon into Tuesday as a significant winter storm is in the forecast. Totals are expected to exceed 6 inches and could be much higher locally. With the snow lasting into Tuesday and the high winds that are expected, Jan. 3 basketball games are in question and there's a chance of a late start for students returning to school on Wednesday. Heritage Hall Museum & Archives will be closed on Tuesday, with a Wednesday opening also in question. Check back for weather-related updates as they come in.

This photo shows the northern portion of the Freeman Prairie Arboretum as well as the campus of Heritage Hall Museum & Archives on a snowy New Year's Day morning. Also pictured in the top right corner is the Freeman Academy's administration building — officially named Memorial Hall — as well as Pioneer Hall.

This photo from the 1950s looking south on Freeman's Main Street was taken shortly after vapor lights were installed on the new roadway. The year 2022 ends today with a brand-new Main Street, but without any lights. Those are scheduled to be installed by NorthWestern Energy in the coming year.