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Black Hills Destination Weddings

By Joe • Aug 30th, 2010 • Category: Discoveries

The Black Hills of South Dakota are perfect for destination weddings. Whether you’re looking for a rustic outdoor ceremony or a Main Street Sturgis…



Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush in SD

By Joe • Jul 27th, 2010 • Category: Discoveries

An Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush has been sighted in Spearfish Canyon. This rare bird is only the third of its kind ever recorded in the United States…



Explore Rapid City the High-Tech Way

By Joe • Jul 19th, 2010 • Category: Discoveries

Last week, the Rapid City Convention & Visitors Bureau launched a new, high-tech way to explore the Black Hills area using a location-based game called SCVNGR…



Mary, Don start Vacation Makeover

By Dan • Jul 12th, 2010 • Category: Discoveries

I had a chance last week to meet Mary and Don Nolin, two of the winners in the “Vacation Makeover: Destination Mount Rushmore,” online contest. They won a free vacation to the Black Hills, worth up to $4,000, and a Kodak Zx1 Pocket Video Camera…



Black Hills Video Game launches online

By Joe • Jul 1st, 2010 • Category: Discoveries

Rushmore Scenic Byway is a new race track download for a popular video game. The track will feature landscapes, wildlife and attractions from all over the Black Hills…



Black Hills Travel Blog meets Facebook

By Joe • Jun 18th, 2010 • Category: Discoveries

Over the past few months, we’ve noticed that many of you find your way here from a Black Hills Travel Blog link somewhere on Facebook – the world’s most popular website and social networking community…



Scanning the Sculptor’s Studio

By Joe • May 20th, 2010 • Category: Discoveries

This video clip shows preliminary scan results from inside the Sculptor’s Studio – the building that was actually used by Gutzon Borglum, and later his son Lincoln, to manage the monumental carving at Mount Rushmore…



Digital Laser Scan of Mount Rushmore

By Joe • May 19th, 2010 • Category: Discoveries

The entire sculpture of the four famous faces is being digitally scanned by precision-guided lasers, high definition cameras and a variety of other impressive tools…



Capturing History at Mount Rushmore

By Joe • May 18th, 2010 • Category: Discoveries

This morning I had the incredible opportunity to get a behind-the-scenes look at a remarkable project that’s taking place right now at Mount Rushmore National Memorial…



Highway Maintenance – Black Hills style

By Joe • Apr 29th, 2010 • Category: Discoveries

Several years ago – out in Spearfish Canyon – two HUGE boulders broke loose from the canyon wall and came rumbling down, eventually splashing to a stop in Spearfish Creek below…