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The Black Hills offer many fun and unique activities and adventures while you enjoy your stay at the K-Bar-S lodge. One of the area's best attractions is the
nightly lighting ceremony at Mount Rushmore National Memorial - best of all it is FREE! Just up the road from our lodge, this nightly event
is held at the outdoor ampitheater at the foot of the sculpture. The 30-minute program consists of a short ranger talk, a film about the
four presidents on the mountain, the playing of the National Anthem and the lighting of the Memorial. Summer lighting times are 9 p.m. each night (program begins at 8 p.m. in September).
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Mount Rushmore National Memorial at night
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| May 16th-18th, 2008 | Custer State Park Visitor Appreciation Open House - Free entrance, free fishing, special events, prizes.
| Custer State Park | | May 23rd-26th, 2008 | 2nd Annual Fat Tire Festival - Organizers of the second annual Fat Tire Festival, the Rapid City mountain biking event, have added new events such as the Fat Tire Film Festival, a Super D downhill race down M Hill and a two-day Mickelson Trail Ride.
| Rapid City | | May 24th-26th, 2008 | Memorial Day Weekend Open House - Crazy Horse - Guest artists and crafts people show their work in the Indian Museum and Cultural Center. Free admission to residents of South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana, Wyoming and the Nebraska panhandle. Suggested three cans of food per person for the KOTA Care and Share Food Drive are gratefully accepted in lieu of admission.
| Crazy Horse Memorial | | June 5th-8th, 2008 | 4th Annual Black Hills Overdrive All-Car Rally - Three-and-a-half days of car shows and cruising in some of the most beautiful country in North America. Why just sit next to your car? DRIVE IT in the Black Hills in 2008!
| Rapid City | | June 6th-8th, 2008 | Deadwood Mickelson Trail Marathon Weekend - 26.2 Miles of Black Hills Beauty! The largest running event weekend of activities in South Dakota.
| Deadwood | | June 7th-8th, 2008 | Crazy Horse Volksmarch - Held now for more than two decades, the annual Crazy Horse Volksmarch (an organized hike) is a 10K (6.2-mile) woodlands ramble to the world's largest mountain carving in progress.
| Crazy Horse Memorial | | June 13th-15th, 2008 | Wild Bill Days - There is something for everyone at the Wild West event. We'll feature the World Cowboy Fast Draw Championships, Gun Spinning exhibitions and Wild West Reenactors throughout town. Plus, two days of absolutely FREE concerts with major national acts right on Main Street.
| Deadwood | | June 26th, 2008 | Crazy Horse Night Blast - Ruth Ziolkowski's 82nd birthday and the 132nd Anniversary of the Battle of Little Big Horn. There will be an evening program honoring Mrs. Z, special additional effects in the Legends in Light Show and the first of two yearly night blasts on the mountain.
| Crazy Horse Memorial | | July 3rd-6th, 2008 | 24th Annual Black Hills Heritage Festival - This year's event will feature a Heritage Stage and Children's Tent, Traditional Children's Pow-Wow, Folk and Fine Art exhibits, Main Stage and Acoustic Stage entertainment spread out along the beautiful winding sidewalk of Memorial Park.
| Rapid City | | July 3rd-4th, 2008 | 4th of July Celebration - The annual fireworks display at Mount Rushmore National Memorial draws in record crowds of 20-30,000 people on July 3. Plan to arrive early and stay late - park opens at 7am. Education programs and entertainment, including bands, presidential re-enactors and children's programs, are scheduled throughout the day.
| Mt. Rushmore National Memorial | | July 19th-20th, 2008 | Hills Alive Music Festival - Annual Christian rock concert and festival in Memorial Park. Free Admission.
| Rapid City | | August 4th-8th, 2008 | 68th Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally - Feel the thunder at the mother of all motorcycle rallies! Races, concerts, and other fun events pack the Black Hills with thousands of motorcycle enthusiasts attending.
| Sturgis | | August 30th-September 1st | Labor Day Weekend Open House - Crazy Horse - Free admission to residents of SD, MT, ND, NE and WY. Booths featuring Guest artists in American Indian Musum of North America and cultural center. Suggested donation: Cash or 3 cans of food per person for KOTA Care and Share Food Drive. | Crazy Horse Memorial |
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Mount Rushmore National Memorial - The world renown National Memorial to the founding fathers of the United States of America.
Custer State Park - Custer State Park in the Black Hills encompasses 71,000 acres of spectacular terrain and an abundance of wildlife. Outdoor activities include hiking 7,242-foot Harney Peak, mountain biking, horseback riding, rock climbing, fishing, chuckwagon suppers and jeep rides to see the bison.
Black Hills Badlands & Lakes - This is an information-rich website, for viewers who are considering a visit to the Black Hills and Badlands of western South Dakota.
Keystone Chamber of Commerce - Just two miles from Mount Rushmore National Memorial and 1/3 mile from our lodge, Keystone offers over 50 gift shops and restaurants and many family approved attractions.
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Crazy Horse Memorial - Crazy Horse Memorial, the world’s largest sculpture, now in progress, is located in the Black Hills of South Dakota just 17 miles southwest of Mount Rushmore.
1880 Train - Located near Mt. Rushmore National Monument and Crazy Horse Memorial, the locomotive offers a western experience like no other. Feel the power. Hear the bellow of the engine and the whine of the whistle as it winds it's way through the scenic hills between Hill City and Keystone... and back again.
The Black Hills Educational Institute - Located in the beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota, has been creating fun and educational programs for Elderhostel since 1995.
Shangrila Ranch: Hunting Preserve and Lodge - Experience the best in South Dakota pheasant hunting. Located on 2000 acres of pristine hunting preserve on the banks of the Cheyenne River.
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