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Icebox Gold Nugget Unveiled in Black Hills

By Joe Rainboth • Sep 17th, 2010 • Category: Discoveries

The largest undisputed gold nugget found in the Black Hills in the past century was revealed to the public yesterday at Rapid City’s Journey Museum…



Friendship Tower gets a Facelift

By Joe Rainboth • Sep 13th, 2010 • Category: Discoveries

The Friendship Tower atop Mount Roosevelt was built in 1919 by Deadwood lawman Seth Bullock, in honor of his friend – the late President Teddy Roosevelt…



Black Hills Destination Weddings

By Joe Rainboth • 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 Rainboth • 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 Rainboth • 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 Daly • 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 Rainboth • 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 Rainboth • 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 Rainboth • 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 Rainboth • 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…