Hulett Rodeo

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Remember — the Black Hills extend into Wyoming. Northeast Wyoming’s longest running rodeo is held annually the second weekend of June, in a town where streets are named after residents’ grandfathers, horses are parked outside the bar, and traffic lights don’t exist. No stadium seating or security checkpoints at this … Read More

Stavkirke, Rapid City

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Come because you love vintage architecture.  Or wood carvings.  Or for religious reasons or because you want to celebrate your Norwegian roots.  Whatever your reason, come and marvel at the Stavkirke, an exact, full-size replica of Norway’s 850 year-old Borgund Church.  The majestic yet intimate structure, also known as the … Read More

Spearfish Canyon Birding

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If you’ve never considered yourself a bird-watcher, there’s no better place to start than Spearfish Canyon. It’s home to 130 bird species, including some you’re unlikely to find in your backyard. This is where eagles launch themselves from the high rimrock and glide on canyon air currents, then suddenly drop … Read More

Lost Attractions of the Black Hills

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Nothing lasts forever except maybe Black Hills granite, some of the planet’s hardest rock. But everything else disappears eventually, including some Black Hills summer attractions you may recall from your youth. Remember summer nights spent watching greyhounds run at the dog track between Rapid City and Black Hawk? Yes, you … Read More

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