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Independence Day Events at Mount Rushmore

July 2–4, 2026 Mount Rushmore National Memorial will host three days of special events to commemorate Independence Day and the 250th anniversary of the United States. Programming will take place July 2–4, 2026, featuring military concerts, interpretive programs, cultural demonstrations, and a spectacular fireworks celebration on July 3. July 3 Independence Day Celebration On July 3… Read On

At Mount Rushmore, We the People have always shaped the story.

At Mount Rushmore, the words “We the People” aren’t carved in stone — but their spirit lives in everything we do. You can be part of that story. Your gift helps preserve Mount Rushmore’s beauty, protect its history, and inspire millions who visit each year… Read On

Mount Rushmore: Greatest Hits – National Park Week Playlist

In honor of National Park Week and the musical theme of the National Park Playlist, the Mount Rushmore Society presents a curated soundtrack all rooted in the iconic experience of visiting Mount Rushmore National Memorial… Read On

Rushmore Love Stories: Summer Love

“After graduating from high school in May of 1969, I was accepted for summer employment at Mount Rushmore. It was a wonderful place to work and earn some additional money for college. During the summer of 1969, I met this wonderful lady (Bev) who was working her second summer at Mount Rushmore. She worked in the Rushmore Dining Room as the head busgirl… Read On

Rushmore Love Stories: Hopeless Romantic

There is something surprising in the letters of Theodore Roosevelt: he was a hopeless romantic.  Though he is known for more sober exhortations to “get in the arena” or live the “strenuous life,” TR wrote languorous love letters to his first wife, Alice, and second wife, Edith.  “Oh, my sweetest true love I pray for nothing but that I may be worthy of you,” Teddy (as he was then known to Alice… Read On

Rushmore Love Stories: First Days

“My husband and I went to Mount Rushmore following our wedding reception on June 5, 1965. We were going to be in Vermillion for the summer and then move to Chicago in August. We both had strong feelings for Mount Rushmore and knew it would be a year before we would be able to visit Mount Rushmore again… Read On

Rushmore Love Stories: First Kiss

“In 1980, I was working as a seasonal park ranger at Jewel Cave National Monument and went on a date with one of my coworkers, another seasonal park ranger. Bill took me out to dinner at the Powder House Lodge in Keystone one warm summer evening, and following a fine dinner, we went to Mount Rushmore to see the sculpture lighting… Read On

Find Your Park Festival

We would like to invite you to attend the fifth annual Find Your Park Festival on Saturday, June 10, 2023 from 10 am – 2pm in Main Street Square, Rapid City. Now, more than ever, the public needs to Find THEIR Park! Please let us know if you’d like to be a vendor for this event… Read On

“Thank You, Buddy!”

Each person that visits Mount Rushmore develops a unique connection to this special site. Every day, we hear stories of people who have traveled from near and far to experience the Memorial, and we love to hear the stories about how their lives are forever changed.This is YOUR Legacy. This is YOUR Mount Rushmore… Read On

Lloyd Shelton Honored with the Society’s Friend of the Faces Individual Award

The Mount Rushmore Society crew (Director of Retail Anna Raue, COO Debbie Speas and CEO Diana Saathoff) surprised Xanterra’s Food And Beverage Manager Lloyd Shelton on his last day of work with the Society’s Friend of the Faces Individual Award. Lloyd has had a career in the tourism industry and worked at Mount Rushmore for over 13 years… Read On

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