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Wilson & Ditch Digging the Black Hills

By • Feb 23rd, 2010 • Category: Discoveries

The folks at The Jim Henson Company featured the Black Hills in this week’s episode of “Wilson & Ditch Digging America,” a new PBS children’s series…



I think I’ll call them hontlers

By • Feb 18th, 2010 • Category: Discoveries

As far as headgear goes, the pronghorn really is sort of an oddball. Although “horn” is part of the animal’s name, and most people consider them to be horns, I’m not quite convinced…



Mt. Rushmore: #1 Presidents Day destination

By • Feb 10th, 2010 • Category: Discoveries

For most people, a visit to the memorial is an awe-inspiring thing – especially is that visit happens to be on Presidents’ Day…



Black Hills on “The Price is Right”

By • Jan 29th, 2010 • Category: Discoveries

Yesterday morning, the famous CBS day-time game show, The Price is Right, kicked off its episode by giving away a Black Hills vacation package…



Prairie Berry Winery brings home the gold

By • Jan 20th, 2010 • Category: Discoveries

Prairie Berry Winery, of Hill City, recently got rave reviews at the nation’s largest competition for North American wines. The local winemakers were honored with several awards at the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition, but their raspberry and rhubarb wine stole the show.



American adds Rapid City-Dallas flight

By • Jan 13th, 2010 • Category: Discoveries

The City of Rapid City and the Rapid City Regional Airport announced this week that American Airlines will be offering nonstop flights to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport starting April 6…



The King came to Rapid City

By • Jan 8th, 2010 • Category: Discoveries

This YouTube video shows some amazing, backstage footage from Elvis Presley’s June 21, 1977 concert in Rapid City…



Mt. Rushmore meets President Obama

By • Dec 24th, 2009 • Category: Discoveries

A couple weeks ago, my wife and I caught part of Oprah’s prime-time holiday interview with the Obamas. The President and First Lady showed Oprah around The White House which was all decorated for the season. During the TV special, the Christmas tree in the Blue Room was featured. Michelle Obama explained how they had [...]



Black Hills town for sale

By • Dec 22nd, 2009 • Category: Discoveries

The Black Hills area town of Aladdin, Wyoming is for sale. Well, the majority of the town anyway. Nestled between the South Dakota Black Hills and the Bearlodge Mountains of Wyoming  is the quiet little town of Aladdin. Population 15, Aladdin is barely a speck on the map, but for more than 100 years, the [...]



$25,000 for a giant rattlesnake

By • Dec 17th, 2009 • Category: Discoveries

WANTED – ALIVE! That’s what the folks down at Reptile Gardens, near Rapid City, are saying about monster snakes, crocodilians and tortoises. They shared an entertaining post on their own blog today about the photos that they often receive showing what are reported to be “giant, record-breaking reptiles.” Chances are you’ve seen pictures floating around [...]