Mark Houston

Because every restaurant is more than just what’s on the plate. Type: Burger Joint / Meat Market Price: $$ Location: 502 Main Street, Suite 200, Rapid City Settling In When you walk into Dakota Meat Company, you’ll catch a scent that most restaurants have engineered out of existence. Raw meat. It’s subtle, but it’s there, and if you’ve spent any time around a real butcher counter, you’ll recognize it right away. I did spend a summer as a teenager working for a butcher.

As summer settles into the Black Hills, Hart Ranch Camping Resort Club is once again offering a packed schedule of family-friendly entertainment, giving both campers and local residents plenty of reasons to visit throughout the season. From weekly rodeos to free live entertainment, Hart Ranch has developed a reputation for creating experiences that extend far beyond the traditional camping getaway.

There’s a hill above downtown Sturgis with a giant American flag snapping in the wind. Once a year, about a hundred people meet on that hill, glasses in hand, sampling Jack Daniel’s that goes from the everyday bottle on the shelf all the way up to single barrel rarities you’ll likely never find at your local liquor store. That’s the Jack Daniel’s Tasting and Barbecue, and this year it lands on Tuesday, August 11, from 1 to 3 pm. If you want in, move fast.