I remember my first Deadwood St. Patrick’s Day, sometime back in the mid-1980s. Durty Nelly’s was the center of Deadwood’s Irish universe back then, but the party inevitably spilled down the street to the Old Style (the Saloon 10), the Bodega, the Buffalo Bar, the Stockade, the Ranger Bar, the … well, you get the …
{More»} Outdoor Adventure
Spearfish Canyon is featured in the current issue of Outdoor Photographer magazine…
A brand new event, the Dakota Rogaining Championships, will be held in Custer State Park on May 8 and May 9…
I’m often guilty of not taking full advantage of all the wonderful winter activities here in the Black Hills. After a recent trip to Custer State Park, I have vowed to never sit home bored during the winter months again…
Lookout Mountain sits just east of the town of Spearfish and is one my favorite easy day-hikes in the northern Black Hills…
Culture
New film looks at Dayton’s mustangs»
The Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary south of Hot Springs is worth a visit. You can see as many as 600 horses bounding across the prairie that stretches from the Cheyenne River to the limestone cliffs of the Southern Black Hills.
If you’re lucky, you can meet sanctuary founder Dayton O. Hyde. The lanky cowboy turns …
Mount Rushmore goes dark for Earth Hour»
Mount Rushmore National Memorial will be dimming its lights on March 27 as part of a world-wide event called Earth Hour…
Berlin Wall display in Rapid City»
Situated less than 20 miles from Mount Rushmore, the Berlin Wall exhibit in Rapid City is a very different kind of tribute to freedom…
Events
St. Paddy’s a family affair in Deadwood»
I remember my first Deadwood St. Patrick’s Day, sometime back in the mid-1980s. Durty Nelly’s was the center of Deadwood’s Irish universe back then, but the party inevitably spilled down the street to the Old Style (the Saloon 10), the Bodega, the Buffalo Bar, the Stockade, the Ranger Bar, the … well, you get the …
Impala Rally coming to Spearfish»
One of the cool things to do in the Black Hills each summer is to look at hot cars. I know, I know. With all the natural scenery, why look at cars?
But if you appreciate the streamlined beauty of a 1959 Chevy Biscayne, a 1950 Cadillac Coupe Deville dripping with chrome or the funky nostalgia …
Deadwood celebrates the wearin’ of the green»
Every year, round-about the beginning of March, a lot of people claim to have some Irish heritage in their families. Some are telling the truth – others are just spreading a bit of blarney…
Discoveries
“Wooly” good attention for Mammoth Site»
The Mammoth Site is an active fossil dig-in-progress. It is the site of the world’s largest collection of mammoth bones…
Where’s your favorite place?»
Almost everybody who explores the Black Hills region ends up having something stick with them that becomes their “go to” place. A few days ago, over on the Black Hills Facebook Page, we asked folks a simple question…
Wilson & Ditch Digging the Black Hills»
The folks at The Jim Henson Company featured the Black Hills in this week’s episode of “Wilson & Ditch Digging America,” a new PBS children’s series…
