The Homestead on Corral Creek

06/17/2026

🎉 We're excited to welcome back Fun on the Go to Lead's 100th Gold Camp Jubilee! 🎈
Kids can enjoy FREE bounce houses from 10am–6pm on July 3 and noon–7pm on July 4 at Manuel Brothers Park! 🏰✨
Add in the 💦 splash pad, 🛝 playground, 🎨 face painting by The Face Painting Faery, and 🎈 amazing balloon creations from Hugland Balloons, and you've got hours of family fun waiting for you!
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Bring the kids and make plans to spend the day celebrating with us!

📅 For the full event schedule, visit: www.leadmethere.org/goldcampjubilee 🇺🇸🎆🥳

06/17/2026

Make history while exploring Custer State Park!

Complete Adventure 250 challenges across South Dakota State Parks, earn points, and score opportunities to win outdoor gear all summer long.

And here's the best part—we've already had a couple of winners from right here at Custer State Park! Yours could be the next name we celebrate.

Here's how it works:
• Complete weekly adventures to earn entries into weekly prize drawings.
• Four winners are selected every week, giving you plenty of chances to win.
• Reach 250 points to become an official Adventure 250 Club member and unlock exclusive merch.
• Everyone who earns 250 or more points is entered into the grand prize drawing for one of three incredible outdoor adventure packages at the end of the season.

While you're here, don't forget to:

• Snap a selfie in front of the Custer State Park entrance sign to earn points!
• Hit the trails, explore scenic overlooks, spot a bison, and check off Adventure 250 challenges as you roam the park.

Pick up an Adventure 250 brochure at the Custer State Park Visitor Center to see all the challenges and start earning points.

Every hike, every campfire, and every memory gets you one step closer to making history.

Visit https://gfp.sd.gov/history2026/ for the full list of statewide adventures, weekly prizes, and everything you need to join the fun.

Weekly and grand prizes are generously sponsored by Independent Insurance Agents of South Dakota.

06/17/2026

06/17/2026

06/16/2026

An excellent musician 😎

06/16/2026

A wonderful outfitter 🙂

A lot of folks know us for bikes.

Some know us for paddling.

Here's the full picture:
🚲 Bike rentals for the Mickelson Trail
🚌 Shuttle service to scenic northern trailheads
🌊 Kayak & paddleboard rentals
🚚 Watercraft delivery services
🙌 Guided and supported paddling experiences

Whether you ride, paddle, or do both—we're here to help make it easy.

06/16/2026

Come out to Deadwood for Outlaw Square’s Freedom Celebration Concert, July 4! This concert is free and open to the public!

06/16/2026

The Deadwood stagecoach in this 1889 photo (Deadwood, South Dakota) is packed with passengers. Someone recently asked whether stagecoaches were truly loaded as heavily as they appear in some photos, and I replied that such scenes were likely staged. However, while reading a detailed account of the stage routes to Nevada’s White Pine district, I learned more about how these coaches were actually loaded. Although wealthier travelers sometimes limited a coach to six riders, a typical six-horse Concord usually carried nine passengers and often hauled a substantial load of baggage on the roof. At times thirteen or more people would be squeezed aboard, but this top-heavy arrangement increased the risk of overturning on rough ground.

06/08/2026