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Snowmobiling Photo Shoot Samples

By Joe Rainboth • Feb 8th, 2011 • Category: Culture

Yesterday Chad Coppess, South Dakota Tourism senior photographer, emailed me these photographs from last week’s Black Hills snowmobiling photo shoot outing…



Rapid City Makes ‘Best Christmas Cities’ List

By Joe Rainboth • Dec 23rd, 2010 • Category: Culture

The Black Hills’ own Rapid City has been named one of the “Best Christmas Cities for Kids” by online news and opinion website The Daily Beast…



Madame Tussauds Wax Presidents Road Trip

By Joe Rainboth • Dec 22nd, 2010 • Category: Culture

Madame Tussauds Washington D.C. museum recently visited the Black Hills with wax likenesses of Presidents Washington, Jefferson, Roosevelt and Lincoln…



The Banana Belt: Father (in-law) Knows Best

By Joe Rainboth • Dec 17th, 2010 • Category: Culture

I’ve always heard folks talk about the region’s “Banana Belt” weather. Earlier this week, I was finally able to wrap my head around the Banana Belt concept…



Miss Rodeo America – a South Dakota Gal

By Joe Rainboth • Dec 8th, 2010 • Category: Culture

A South Dakota cowgirl was crowned Miss Rodeo America last weekend at the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas. Miss Rodeo South Dakota, McKenzie Haley…



Days of ‘76 Rodeo Named Nation’s Best

By Joe Rainboth • Dec 2nd, 2010 • Category: Culture

The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association has named Deadwood’s Days of ‘76 Rodeo the Medium Outdoor Rodeo of the Year…



The Inside Scoop on South Dakota’s Float

By Joe Rainboth • Nov 23rd, 2010 • Category: Culture

A little bird (and, a mighty reliable one) shared with us that the South Dakota float will appear in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade sometime between…



BBC News Rides with the Buffalo Wrangler

By Joe Rainboth • Nov 17th, 2010 • Category: Culture

If anybody truly understands the inner workings of the annual Custer State Park buffalo roundup, it’s Chad Kremer, buffalo herd manager. BBC News interviews…



Black Hills Christmas Tree Permits Available

By Joe Rainboth • Nov 10th, 2010 • Category: Culture

Black Hills Christmas tree tags are now available for the 2010 season. Make like Clark Griswold, fire up the four-wheel drive sleigh and go cut down your own..



Mt. Rushmore & Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade

By Joe Rainboth • Oct 21st, 2010 • Category: Culture

Tourism officials announced that South Dakota has been selected by Macy’s to be featured on a brand new float in this year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade…