• Mount Rushmore framed by ponderosa pine trees under a bright blue sky.

    Mount Rushmore

    National Memorial South Dakota

Evening Activities for July 3, 2011

5:00 PM        Night Wing (United States Air Force band) Sound Check.

5:30 PM        Welcome, Superintendent Cheryl A. Schreier

5:40 PM        Junior Ranger Ceremony, Superintendent Schreier

6:00 PM        Night Wing (United States Air Force band) Performance

7:00 PM        F-16 Flyover, South Dakota Air National Guard

            South Dakota National Guard Assistant Adjutant General Jeffrey P.

             Marlette

7:10 PM        Veteran's recognition, 1st Lt. Michael F. Roselles.

7:20 PM        Flag Folding Ceremony and Presentation, Ellsworth Air Force Base Honor Guard.

7:30 PM        POW/MIA Ceremony, Rapid City Military Recruiters

7:40 PM        Military Swearing in Ceremony, Ellsworth Air Force Base Commander Colonel Weatherington

8:05 PM        Ellsworth Air Force Base Commander Weatherington

8:10 PM        B-1B Flyover

8:11 PM        Night Wing (United States Air Force band)

8:40 PM        Sunset

9:11 PM        Wanda Goodman, National Anthem

   Sculpture Lighting

Did You Know?

Did You Know?

Blue Flax is one of the common flowers found at Mount Rushmore in late spring and early summer.  American Indians used seeds from this plant to flavor their food.