PIERRE — Fireworks at Mount Rushmore are a no-go in 2023. The National Parks Service denied a request by Governor Kristi Noem for a pyrotechnic display over the four presidential mountain carvings this year. South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson says there’s no good reason for the decision…
Johnson says politics is probably behind the fireworks shut down…
Johnson says fireworks at a place like Mount Rushmore can unite the country on the day of it’s birthday…
A fireworks display has not been a part of Mount Rushmore on the 4th of July since 2020.
