Mount Rushmore National Memorial will be dimming its lights on March 27 as part of a world-wide event called Earth Hour…

Situated less than 20 miles from Mount Rushmore, the Berlin Wall exhibit in Rapid City is a very different kind of tribute to freedom…

Although the dangerous animals often get the majority of the attention, there is much more to Reptile Gardens than that. It’s a great place for the entire family…

Dick Kettlewell, in my opinion, is the best wildlife photographer in the Black Hills. And his personal obsession is the North American pronghorn, a.k.a. the antelope.
Dick has been following, studying and photographing antelope for years. He knows their behavior, and they know his. Antelope are naturally skittish, but he’s moved among the herds near his …

Dinosaur Park is easy to find and is visible from most parts of Rapid City. Located on Skyline Drive, west of the downtown district, it is one of the more unique attractions in the area…

Last weekend a friend of mine spent the day at the stock show and caught some great photos of one of the horse sales in progress. His “behind the scenes” way of looking at the event is a view that most people never see…

For world-renowned composer Michael Daugherty, Mount Rushmore National Memorial stirred up more than just emotion – it served as the inspiration for his latest work…

Calamity Jane was no stranger to a good time. She has been fabled to have been many things, but one thing that’s for certain is that she was always the life of the party…

Over the weekend, a fan over at the Black Hills Facebook page posed a though-provoking question, “Is the Black Hills area considered part of the Midwest?”…

Most people who are familiar with the Black Hills have seen – or at the very least – heard of Crazy Horse Memorial, near Custer. The memorial is a work in progress and once finished, will be the largest sculpture in the world.
Crazy Horse Memorial was created by sculptor Korczak Ziolkowski, who died in 1982. …