4 Apr, 13
The flowers are blooming, the grass is turning green and the smell of springtime is in the air. Here at Crazy Horse we are busy getting ready for a busy season and at the same time we remember the blessings in our lives. May spring fill your heart with new expectations, dreams, faith and love. [...]
4 Apr, 13
Mountain carving director Monique Ziolkowski recently told the Crazy Horse Memorial Foundation executive board that this summer’s work plan involves two key areas. Monique said the project list focuses on the outstretched left hand atop the horse’s mane, while bulldozing and blasting at the bottom of the horse’s head will continue to rough out the [...]
4 Apr, 13
While moving the fence will reduce viewing space, groups like the hikers making the June 1-2 or Sept. 29-30 volksmarch treks will still get eye-to-eye time with the carved face, which was dedicated 15 years ago. Crazy Horse executive vice president Jadwiga Ziolkowski said that the word spreading about the first Crazy Horse Autumn Volksmarch, [...]
27 Mar, 13
April is Autism Awareness Month. Crazy Horse Memorial, the world’s largest sculpture in progress, will become a colossal beacon for the educational effort from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesday, April 2, during the “Light It Up Blue” promotion of United Nation’s World Autism Awareness Day. The nonprofit Memorial, which is dedicated to honoring and [...]
5 Mar, 13
Crazy Horse Memorial mountain carving blasts in January and February removed 2,592 tons from in front of what will become the horse’s nostril. And March began with a 900-ton blast in this area. Mountain carvers currently are focusing their rough shaping efforts on the 340 and 360 benches. The horizontal work areas are created in [...]
5 Mar, 13
Indian University of North America summer classes will be in session from Saturday, June 8, through Friday, August 9, at Crazy Horse Memorial. The Crazy Horse Memorial Foundation and the University of South Dakota have offered the unique program since 2010. New college students complete their first semester, earning up to 14 transferable credits. The [...]
5 Mar, 13
To show new and returning visitors the latest progress, Crazy Horse Memorial will offer the following open house events. Admission will be free to everyone giving monetary gifts or 3 cans of food per person to the KOTA Care & Share Food Drive for the Feeding South Dakota food bank: – May 17-19, Friday through [...]
5 Mar, 13
Since its founding in 1948, Crazy Horse Memorial Foundation has remained committed to financial accountability. That transparency recently earned Crazy Horse the GuideStar Exchange Seal. GuideStar USA, Inc., is one of the country’s premier information sources about nonprofits. It showcases groups that maintain transparency to assure the public these organizations use their gifts well. See details [...]
6 Feb, 13
Crazy Horse Memorial, home of the world’s largest mountain carving in progress, will celebrate its 65th anniversary on June 3. Chief Henry Standing and other Lakota elders, with sculptor Korczak Ziolkowski, in 1948 dedicated the nonprofit Memorial to honoring the historic legacies and living cultures of North America’s Indian people. The world famous American icon [...]
6 Feb, 13
Crazy Horse Memorial visitors gave 44,561 pounds of food and $31,932.38 in 2012 to benefit people served by the Feeding South Dakota food bank and pantry. In exchange for cash donations or 3 cans of food per person, the contributors gained free admission to Crazy Horse. The KOTA Care & Share Food Drive program continues [...]
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