Friends of Rapid City parks devoted its annual Flood Memory Walk to a brainstorming session on how to contribute to citywide planning for the 50th anniversary next year.
The Journey Museum will present a flood history program this week. Register here for either virtual or in-person attendance.
Participants in the walk offered ideas and heard information on the City’s plans for organizing activities for the 50th observance, focusing on the legacies of the flood, beyond the tragedy. These included leadership and community solidarity, groundbreaking disaster response ideas that have become part of national best practices, and the green ribbon of park space along the floodway of Rapid Creek.
Friends will continue seeking ideas for possible activities to commemorate the 1972 Black Hills Flood and the community benefits of the park system that grew in its wake.
