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Booth Day!

Booth Day!

Join us for Booth Day! Saturday, May 20th 10 am - 2 pm   Hot Dogs Fly Casting Instructions Planting Activity with Master Gardeners Spin the Wheel for Prizes at the Pond Gift Shop and More! Pond Shop Open Saturday & Sunday 9 am to 6 pm!     HATCHERY...

Capture the Hatchery Photo Contest

Capture the Hatchery Photo Contest

Capture the hatchery 2023 Photo contest   The event will take place from June 1- August 31. where participants will have that timeframe to capture UP TO THREE PHOTOS on the grounds of the historic fish hatchery. There will be THREE CATEGORIES: Youth Amateur...

Hot Rods For Hatcheries

Hot Rods For Hatcheries

Hot Rods for the Hatchery 2023 SATURDAY, AUGUST 19, 2023 AT 8 AM – 12 PM   2023 Car Show is on again at the fish hatchery grounds! We will be parking cars on hatchery grounds again for a beautiful venue. This will be our third year at this location and we...

Canyon Acoustics – Spread The Tunes

Canyon Acoustics – Spread The Tunes

2023 Summer Music in the Spearfish City Park!  Presented by Spread the Tunes & Crow Peak Brewing     Spread the Tunes is a non-profit established in 2015 as a group dedicated to bringing great music to the Black Hills! The group  came together in the Spring of...

Mother’s Day Weekend Opening!

Mother’s Day Weekend Opening!

  The Pond Gift Shop and Historic Venues will be open 9am - 6pm  Mother's Day weekend   Booth Day officially kicks off the summer season at the D.C. Booth Historic National Fish Hatchery & Archives! The Pond Gift Shop, the Von Bayer Museum, the Railcar,...

Annual Black Hills Beer Run

Annual Black Hills Beer Run

10th Annual Black Hills Beer Run SEPTEMBER 10, 2023  Please Join us for the 10th and FINAL Annual Black Hills Beer Run!! All good things must come to an end. It's a 5K fun Run/Walk, Beer Tasting, Brat Eating and Costume Wearing fun time!! All for a GREAT CAUSE!!...

Winter Mixer/Annual Meeting

Winter Mixer/Annual Meeting

Annual Meeting to be held in January 2023.  Everyone Welcome. Watch for upcoming details. 2021 and 2022 Distinguished Friends Honorees to be announced in January 2023   Past Distinguished Friends Honorees: 2020 Spread the Tunes (Canyon Acoustics) & Black...

Hatchery Holidays

Hatchery Holidays

Join us for holiday festivities at The Hatchery Thursday – Sunday, December 1 – 4, from 12 noon – 5 pm each day.
The Pond Gift Shop will be open and ready to help you shop for the “perfect gift” for everyone on your list!
The Booth House will be open for visitors, decorated for the holiday season. Local musicians will be playing in the Booth House throughout the afternoon hours.
Saturday afternoon from 2-5 pm there will be s’mores and hot chocolate for everyone, and Santa will be making a visit to the hatchery.
Join us for the festivities on the D.C. Booth Fish Hatchery grounds.