A splash of vivid colors, intricately crafted outfits and powerful drum and song will be filling the rooms and halls at the Rapid City Civic Center this weekend. The Black Hills Powwow is Oct. 7-9, and it is a wonderful event to go to. There will be many tribes represented from the United States and …

If you’re rambling around the Black Hills anytime soon, you might want to check out the new Android mobile phone travel app released by the Black Hills, Badlands & Lakes Association. The association released an iPhone version of the app in May.
The application includes guides detailing all six national parks and monuments, six state parks …

I was reminded again last weekend how much I really love live music. The reminder: the Deadwood Jam in downtown Deadwood. I was there for Saturday night’s lineup, including Grand Funk Railroad and Blues Traveler.
It was a perfect night for outdoor music. The air was cool but dry; the acoustics were great — my wife …

One of the great experiences in the Black Hills during summer is the long-standing tradition of the county fair. For instance, the Butte-Lawrence County Fair in Nisland, a small town northeast of Spearfish, comes about as close as you can get to the old-style fair. Baked goods, livestock and 4-H exhibits dominate, and it seems …

Some love it, some fear it, but no one who has been to the Buffalo Chip Campground during the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally will forget the experience. Campground just doesn’t describe this sprawling little tent metropolis on the east edge of the Black Hills. The Chip truly is legendary.
It’s as if a traveling circus, a carnival …

Remember how in my last blog, It’s Sturgis Rally Time!, I confessed that I had not yet experienced the rally? Well, yesterday I got a taste of it during the Legends Ride!
The Legends Ride is a motorcycle ride from Deadwood to Sturgis that pairs Rally-goers with celebrities and top-bike builders, along with a reception and …

It’s that time of year again. Sturgis Rally time, that is. Each August tons of motorcycles come to the Hills, and if you’re a car driver like me, you feel like a minority for much of the month. Cars virtually disappear and motorcycles rule the road.
I’ve only lived here two years, and last year I …

When people think of the Black Hills, there are several things that come to mind. One of those things is gold. The Black Hills was the last major gold rush in the United States, and these hills used to be chuck-full of mines. So you’d think that there would still be a lot of those …

The D.C. Booth Historic National Fish Hatchery & Archives is in the running for $100,000. But they need votes – lots of votes – to get it, so let’s help them out! Vote for the hatchery as many times as you want between now and September 6th, and they could receive a $100,000 recreation grant …

Earlier this summer we wrote about the Black Hills Forest Service MoonWalks with, Black Hills National Forest Moon Walks; no dance experience necessary… Well, we just want to give you a quick update and highlight one of the most unique MoonWalks of the season.