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Morning Star Indian Village at CFD

For over a century, the Indian Village at Cheyenne Frontier Days has been a vibrant and integral part of the "Daddy of 'em All," showcasing the rich cultural heritage of Native American peoples. What began as an early feature of the Western celebration has evolved into a cornerstone of the event, fostering cultural exchange and understanding. Looking ahead, a significant expansion and renaming to the Morning Star American Indian Village is poised to further elevate its prominence and impact.

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categories: Connect, Recreate, Discover
Friday 06.06.25
Posted by Tallgrass Landscape Architecture
 

COVER OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE MAGAZINE! WOW!

Here’s a little story. . .

Timothy Schuler of LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE MAGAZINE came to visit us last summer. We toured him around the Hills. We told him stories about rural Landscape Architecture practice. We introduced him to the dogs, Mike Stahl, and the Custer Wolf. We shared family stories and heard about life as a writer. What a fun time.

Then a few months went by and while we knew we were going to have a short article written about our work in the northern hills we had no idea it was going to be on the COVER of LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE MAGAZINE!

We were driving when we found out and had to pull over and hyperventilate while we processed!

The October cover of Landscape Architecture Magazine featured our work in Lead! Wow!

This issue was the current issue during the 2023 Landscape Architecture Convention in Minneapolis and man, did we feel honored.

This article is fantastically written, with beautiful photography by Louise Johns - an amazing photographer who has a film about her father and her called “The Wonder and the Worry” premiering at Big Sky Documentary Film Festival @bigskydocfest in Missoula, MT on February 25th. She’s amazing. And so is Timothy. We are so happy to have gotten to know them both.

The article is a good summation of our philosophy of working in small towns and rural communities. You can read it with a free Zinnio account here.

categories: Connect, Discover, Recreate
Thursday 11.30.23
Posted by Tallgrass Landscape Architecture
 

The Hive

"The Hive" by Dale Lamphere being placed in the roundabout of Jackson Boulevard. Five years in the making, the utility and streetscape project is winding down to its close. As Dale says - this is the icing on the cake!

The Hive being lowered into place and rotated to the right  angle!
tags: Jackson Boulevars, Spearfish, Streetscape, Sculpture
categories: Discover, Connect
Tuesday 09.07.21
Posted by Tallgrass Landscape Architecture
 

Rural Communities: Clues to Surviving and Thriving

At Tallgrass we live and work in rural communities across the west-midwest and have been doing some research and thinking about what rural communities want and need to survive this era of urbanization and the institutionalization of urban policy. When an economic disruption occurs, what are the keys to small town survival?

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tags: dwell, return
categories: Connect, Discover
Tuesday 07.10.18
Posted by Tallgrass Landscape Architecture
 

Skyline Wilderness Trail Heads

Skyline Wilderness Trail Heads.jpg

We had a blast working on this project with AE2S Engineering, Architecture International and Rapid City Parks and Recreation. How cool is it to have a project that needs a crane?!

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tags: bike trails, recreation, Rapid City, Site trails, Design, Skyline Drive Trails
categories: Discover, Recreate
Tuesday 09.22.15
Posted by Samantha Schmeltzer
 

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