Black Hills: Hub and Spoke
South Dakota’s Black Hills region has plenty to offer a group. Whether the trip
has a patriotic, historical or scenic theme, the Black Hills will leave a long
lasting impression. The distinct landmarks and scenes found here have allowed for several area major motion pictures to be filmed, including Dances with Wolves, one of the region’s most famous.
The Black Hills’ geology ranges from very condensed forests, such as the onderosa Pine Forest, to the moonscape of the Badlands. Here you will find species from the eastern, western, northern and southern United States all
sharing one habitat. Let’s take a look at what is developing within this South
Dakota Region.
A new annual Festival of Presidents kicked off this past year to honor the City of Presidents with copper statues located around Rapid City. The festival will be held every July to honor the hard work of the represented. Within 10 years, a statue of each of the 43 Presidents of the United States will be standing on a street corner. The festival has a patriotic parade, free concerts, store decorating contest, music contest and an official salute to the statues.
One of the largest United States National Memorials is Mount Rushmore, which
represents 150 years of history in the U.S. with the sculptures of four former
presidents: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and
Abraham Lincoln. The monument was originally started to increase the tourism
to this location.
The memorial is home to the Lincoln Borglum Museum. It has two 125-seat
theaters that show 13-minute films about Mount Rushmore. The best viewpoint at the memorial is right above the museum at the Grandview Terrace. The Presidential Trail, a walking trail and boardwalk starts at the Grandview Terrace and ends at the Sculptor’s Studio.
Crazy Horse Memorial is a mountain monument that will be the world’s largest sculpture when it is finished. The memorial is in honor of the Sioux warrior,
Crazy Horse. Once the project is finished, it will be 64 feet wide and 563
feet high. The visitor’s complex allows for individuals to see the Indian Museum
of North America with a new orientation center and the sculptor’s log and studio.
By Katie Hull
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