

South Dakota is a family-friendly state that will entertain and impress children, no matter what the age. Imaginations run free at the fairytale world of Storybook Land in Wylie Park, the Black Hills Maze or Wild Water West Waterpark. Kids can even watch one of their favorite children's books come to life at the Laura Ingalls Wilder Pageant each summer. (Don't tell the children - most of it's educational as well.)
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| Crazy Horse Celebrates 20 Years of Reconciliation | 10/5/2009 |
| Crazy Horse Memorial will celebrate Native American Day with its 20th annual celebration on Monday, Oct. 12, starting at 10:00 a.m. MDT. Traditional hoop dancers, Native American artists, an educational program, a blast on the mountain and more will all be a part of the event. | |
| Buffalo Roundup | 9/10/2009 |
| Starting Sept. 26, the Black Hills and Custer State Park come alive with events ranging from arts festivals and historic reenactments to chili cook-offs and old-time fiddlers, all centered around the annual roundup of the park’s nearly 1,500 bison. | |
| An Affordable Storybook Vacation | 6/24/2009 |
| Once upon a time, family vacations were about spending time together, not standing in long lines. Memories didn't cost hundreds of dollars. Instead they were fueled by imagination. | |
| Marks of History: Wild Bill Hickok’s grave at Mount Moriah | 6/10/2009 |
| On August 2, 1876, Jack McCall shot Wild Bill Hickok in the back at the No. 10 Saloon in Deadwood, S.D. Today, Wild Bill lies to rest at Mount Moriah Cemetery on Deadwood’s historic “Boot Hill”. | |
| Rushmore to add laser scans, digital mapping to its preservation arsenal | 5/19/2009 |
| When you get to be a national icon of a certain age, you need a little help looking smooth and youthful. Mount Rushmore National Memorial, which turns 68 this year, undergoes a facelift every year. | |