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September 03, 2009
Program featuring Badlands National Park
September 15 at 7:30pm, Superintendent Glen Livermont will present "Land of Stone and Light" a special evening program on Badlands National Park.

September 02, 2009
National Public Lands Day
September 26th, volunteers will be collecting native tall grass prairie seed from 10am to noon for a national day of service and celebration. Come and join the volunteers to make America's Best Idea even better. 

August 24, 2009
Program featuring Glacier National Park
Tuesday, September 1st at 7:30pm, Park Ranger Nathan King will present "Crown of the Continent" a program on Glacier National Park

August 18, 2009
Founder's Day Celebration - August 25, 2009
The annual Founder's Day Celebration on August 25th starting at 10am with the premier showing of the parks new orientation film entitled "An Unbroken Legacy".

August 13, 2009
Program Featuring Theodore Roosevelt National Park
On Tuesday evening, August 18 at 7:30 P.M., Park Ranger Nathan King will present "The Cradle of Conservation," a special program on Theodore Roosevelt National Park. The program will be held at the Pipestone National Monument Visitor Center.

August 05, 2009
Program featuring Devils Tower National Park
Tuesday evening, August 11th at 7:30pm, Dorothy FireCloud will present a special program on Devils Tower National Park.

July 28, 2009
Program presented on Mesa Verde National Park
Tuesday, August 4th at 7:30pm, Park Ranger Donal Lindsey will present a program on the National Parks of the Four Corners area of Arizona, New Mexico, Utah and Colorado.

July 28, 2009
Pipestone carver to give special program
Tuesday evening, July 28th at 7:30pm, Travis Erickson of Pipestone, MN will present a special program on quarrying and carving Catlinite (pipestone). 

June 18, 2009
Entrance Fee to be changed
The fee change will eliminate the $5.00 vehicle fee and all commercial tour fees. The new fee will be $3.00 for individuals 16 years of age and older. 

George Catlin  

Did You Know?
George Catlin was the first European-American to visit the pipestone quarries at Pipestone National Monument in 1836. A geologist dubbed the soft clay stone "Catlinite" after Catlin sent it to him for analysis.
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Last Updated: November 07, 2006 at 16:53 EST