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History Channel visits Mammoth Site
(Photo courtesy of the Mammoth Site: Dr. Larry Agenbroad is interviewed by a film crew from the History Channel in the bone storage area at the Mammoth Site in Hot Springs.) -- The Mammoth Site in Hot Springs is one of my favorite places in the Black Hills. It's a paleontology dig and a museum rolled into one very fascinating site. You get an up-close view of hundreds of mammoth bones while they are being excavated. And the facility is set up in a way that really does a good job of telling the sad story of these ill-fated creatures. Now the History Channel is telling that story as well. A crew from the History Channel series "Evolve" was in Hot Spring to film the site and to interview Dr. Larry Agenbroad, the scientist who has been involved in the project from its beginning.
Flying Fortress to land in Rapid City
A reminder: If you’re near Rapid City this weekend, you might want to stop out at Rapid City Regional Airport for a look the fully restored B-17 “Flying Fortress.” You can get access to the aircraft display at the Westjet Air Center.
Shoot Deadwood for NPS photo contest History-minded photo buffs might want to cast a lens toward Deadwood this month. The National Park Service is sponsoring a photo contest of National Historic Landmarks. And here's the sweet part: The entire city of Deadwood is a National Historic Landmark. Anything you shoot in town will be eligible contest entry.
RC Dinos make ‘Weird America’ list Hunter Thompson said that when the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. And when it comes to weird roadside attractions, the Black Hills of South Dakota have always been, at the least, semi-pro. Where else can you see live alligators, live kangaroos, giant Jackalopes, stuffed and mounted horses, singing cowboy robots and buildings that defy gravity? Or giant plaster presidents, wax presidents, bronze presidents and presidents carved in cheese (OK, I made that last one up)? You can even see chickens that play tic-tac-toe – and win every game. (I think they cheat.) Now, Rapid City’s Dinosaur Park has gained national fame as one of MSN City Guide’s 12 “Weird America” attractions.
Crazy Horse at the Black Hills Playhouse
Custer State Park is famous for its scenic drives, free-roaming wildlife, and impressively pointy geology. This might not be where you'd expect to find one of the longest-running summer theater companies in the United States, but there it is - tucked unpretentiously off Needles Highway. The Black Hills Playhouse was established in 1946 by a professor at the University of South Dakota. He moved his company into buildings which had originally been constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1933. Since then, there have been numerous updates and improvements made to the facilities, which now host a world-class theater company composed of people from all over the country.
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