Are you tired of the same old Easter Candy? Well, the Chubby Chipmunk in Deadwood has the solution. Jelly Bean Truffles. The Easter favorite, only better.
These are a special seasonal truffle, so don’t expect to find these all year long.
Root beer float is also back, plus all the standard flavors. If you find yourself in Deadwood, be sure to swing by.
Stone Faces Winery has a great tasting room in the Hill City area. Stone Faces is Valiant Vineyard’s second winery. Valiant Vineyard is base out of Vermilion, SD. They are putting down roots in the Black Hills though, they’ve planted 25 acres of grapes near Spearfish and have plans of distilling spirits at their Hill City location. Plus, they have a great selection of wine.
Visit the Stone Faces Website for tasting room hours. You get three free tastes, I wouldn’t call them free, because you’ll want to buy some wine to take home with you (but that is a good thing).
Since you are in the mood to taste wine, you might as well visit Prairie Berry Winery too. Prairie Berry is another South Dakota Winery that makes great South Dakota inspired wines.
And, if you are looking to have lunch, the Alpine Inn in Hill City is always a hit. The German fare for lunch is a meal you’ll find yourself craving.
The Gordon Stockade is located just of Hwy 14A right before you reach the west entrance of Custer State Park. The original stockade was built by the Gordon Party in December of 1874.
Twenty-eight people left Sioux City, Iowa in October of 1874 headed to the Black Hills in search of gold. They reached the Black Hills in December. Being in the Black Hills at that time was illegal, as it violated the Fort Laramie Treaty. They spent the first three weeks building the stockade for protection.
The stockade was discovered by the US Cavalry in 1875 and the party members were taken to Fort Laramie. They were not charged with any crimes and many of them ended up back in the Black Hills searching for gold.
The Gordon Stock is part of Custer State Park and maintained by the SD Game, Fish and Parks. I found it interesting that this is actually the third replica of the stockade. The first was built in 1925 by Custer citizens, then second in 1941 by the Civilian Conservation Corpsmen. And now the current stockade… visit the SD GF&P website for more information.