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Thinking the World of Dad
TRA father. South Dakota. Undated handout photo. U.S. Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln are immortalized in stone on Mount Rushmore National Memorial in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Credit: South Dakota Office of Tourism
(Mount Rushmore Courtesy Of South Dakota Office Of Tourism)
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· Father of Our Country
WHERE: Mount Rushmore National Memorial, near Rapid City, S.D.
GO BECAUSE . . . it's four great men for the price of one ($8 parking fee is good for one year). George Washington keeps good company in the Black Hills, surrounded by the mugs of Jefferson, Lincoln and Teddy Roosevelt.
WHAT TO DO: View the tools used to chisel the faces at the on-site Sculptor's Studio, then join a workshop like the Black Hills Natural History Adventure family hike (summer only). Tap your toes to the free "Roots of American Music" series, in the amphitheater Sundays in June and July. Run into other Founding Fathers in downtown Rapid City, where life-size presidential bronzes are scattered. Go caving or climbing at Wind Cave or at one of the three other national parks/monuments in the area. Later in the summer, venture north for the 65th annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally (Aug. 8-14, 605-720-0800, http:/
INFO: Mount Rushmore National Memorial, 605-574-2523, http:/
· Father Christmas
WHERE: Santa Claus, Ind., just north of the Kentucky border.
GO BECAUSE . . . the man himself (or at least a 22-foot concrete likeness) will be there to greet you, no matter when you go. The previously named Sante Fe has capitalized on its much more fun moniker since Christmas Eve 1852.
WHAT TO DO: Stop by the Santa Claus Post Office (45 N. Kringle Pl.) to see where your kid's Christmas letter ended up before teeing off at the Christmas Lake Golf Course (877-962-7465, http:/
INFO: Spencer County Visitors Bureau, 888-444-9252, http:/
