Looking for a good place in the Black Hills to buy some quality smoked meat? Head over to Whitewood and checkout Howdy’s.
I know quite a few people who do all of their meat shopping over at this small grocery store in the Northern Black Hills. It may not be the prettiest store, but the meat quality and selection is really amazing.
Besides smoked meat, there are different types of sausages to pick from. Everything from Buffalo to pork.
The store is located just off Interstate 90 in Whitewood.
When I stopped for some coffee this morning at the Pumphouse in Deadwood, I knew something good was cooking. I smelled meat and hardwood smoke.
This afternoon, I couldn’t decide what to try. So I ordered the 3-meat plate, and can’t decide which is my favorite. Yum!
Fanstastic BBQ: tender brisket, fall off the bone ribs and melt in your mouth pulled pork. This is amazing barbeque. Plus, they have homemade sides and sauces. Cole slaw, potato salad and smoked baked beans finish out this great meal.
When can you try this BBQ? May 26th 4pm to close, May 27th Noon to close, June 1st and 2nd 4pm to close, then every other weekend. Call the Pumphouse for details 571-1001.
The Pumphouse is just across the street from the Lawrence County Courthouse, the little white and green building. If you are hungry and in Deadwood- you won’t regret this meal.
I love finding great BBQ in the Black Hills. Remember Jake’s BBQ in Rapid City if your looking for some tender smoked meat.
I have been working my way through Mount Moriah: Kill a Man…Start a Cemetery by Helen Rezatto. This gives more meaning to the collection of headstones above Deadwood. I love that I can read about the people who are buried there and then go visit the graves.
The Masonic Circle is a collection of 18 graves. They are all around a stone Masonic Pulpit with a Bible on top. The pulpit inscription reads “ Remember now thy creator in the days of youth.â€Â The base of the pulpit list the names of those buried in the circle.
Some of the buried include
Hugh Campbell – shot by stage robbers
Adrienne and Charles Davis – Mr. Davis was an assayer that tested gold for prospectors. They were a popular couple. Adrienne died at age 33 in 1878. Mr. Davis followed less than a year later at age 38. His cause of death was listed as “softening of the brain.â€
Judge Granville Bennett, Mrs. Bennett and son Robert – The Judge was born in Ohio and slowly made his way to the Black Hills. His first court was located in Sheridan, the site of the town is now at the bottom of the popular lake by the same name.
Many visitors come to visit the famous graves, I encourage you to take some time to stroll around Deadwood’s Mount Moriah and see the final resting place of the people who helped build the city. And, if you enjoy exploring cemeteries, be sure to checkout Deadwood’s less famous but just as beautiful cemetery St Ambrose.
by Helen Rezatto. This gives more meaning to the collection of headstones above 
