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State’s expenses for Rushmore fireworks were greater than economic impact, Tourism Department says

Meghan O'Brien
Aug 10, 2026

The fireworks display last month at Mount Rushmore cost the state of South Dakota $450,000 more than the event generated in economic impact, according to the state Department of Tourism. The state spent $2.8 million to plan and produce the July 3 celebration, which generated $2.35 million of economic impact, the department said in a […]

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Only you — and the government — can prevent forest fires at Mount Rushmore

Seth Tupper
Jul 24, 2026

It’s easy to imagine people taking government warnings about forest fires less seriously after their government explodes $700,000 worth of fireworks over a forest. That’s one of many problems with July fireworks displays at Mount Rushmore — problems that will apparently be ignored as long as Donald Trump is in the White House. On July […]

State’s expenses for Rushmore fireworks were greater than economic impact, Tourism Department says

Only you — and the government — can prevent forest fires at Mount Rushmore

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Only you — and the government — can prevent forest fires at Mount Rushmore

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