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New film looks at Dayton’s mustangs

By Dan • Mar 11th, 2010 • Category: Culture

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

By Joe • Mar 10th, 2010 • Category: Culture

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

By Joe • Mar 8th, 2010 • Category: Culture

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



Reptile Gardens plays it safe

By Joe • Mar 4th, 2010 • Category: Culture

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…



In Praise of the Prince

By Dan • Feb 22nd, 2010 • Category: Culture

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 …



What’s with all those dinosaurs?

By Joe • Feb 15th, 2010 • Category: Culture

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…



2010 Stock Show from another angle

By Joe • Feb 4th, 2010 • Category: Culture

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…



Mt. Rushmore inspires symphony composer

By Joe • Feb 2nd, 2010 • Category: Culture

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’s Shindig

By Joe • Jan 5th, 2010 • Category: Culture

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…



Where do we belong?

By Joe • Jan 4th, 2010 • Category: Culture

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?”…