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Date: October 1, 2008
Contact: Amy Bracewell, 605-574-3114
Superintendent Gerard Baker has announced the fall schedule for Mount Rushmore National Memorial will begin on October 1, 2008.
Starting October 1, 2008, the Memorial’s facilities, including the Lincoln Borglum Museum and the Information Center, will be open from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily. The sculpture will be illuminated, without ceremony, from dusk until approximately 10:30 p.m. each evening. The historic Sculptor’s Studio will be closed for the rest of the season. Ranger walks will be held daily until November 1. For more information visit our website at www.nps.gov/moru or call the Lincoln Borglum Museum at (605) 574-3165.
The hours for Xanterra Dining Room and Gift Shop will be as follows:
October 1 – 12 Gift Shop 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Carvers Café 8:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
October 13 – 24 Gift Shop 8:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Carvers Café 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
October 25 – rest of the season
Gift Shop 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Carvers Café 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
