Ken’s Minerals - Custer, SD
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member chrissyml
N 43° 46.140 W 103° 35.220
13T E 613725 N 4847186
A rock shop in Custer, SD
Waymark Code: WM16FGQ
Location: South Dakota, United States
Date Posted: 07/21/2022
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member pmaupin
Views: 3

From their website:

“In 1936, Kenneth H. Spring, Sr. started Ken's Minerals and Trading Post in Custer, SD. Born on January 13, 1910 in Fairburn, South Dakota (home of the infamous Fairburn agate beds) he cultivated an acute passion for minerals, agates, rocks, fossils, gold panning, nature, and ranching.

Highly regarded as rock hound expert, Ken had feature gold panning articles in various rock, gem, and treasure hunter magazines. He even appeared on a "Gotta Get Away" segment of “Good Morning, America" and was filmed for a gold-panning program on Austrian Television in Europe. Ken passed away on July 29, 2007 at the age of 97.

Kens' son Kenny has worked in the shop since he could walk and at the young age of 70 he and his wife Karen continue to stop by and make sure things are running smoothly.

Today Kenny's two sons, Matt and Lance, along with their respective wives Selena and Sharlie continue to run operations of the shop.”

Source: (visit link)

They are open daily from 10-5.
Rock Yard: yes

Accept Credit Cards: yes

Selection:

Meteorites: yes

Theme: Rocks and fossils

Street Address:
12372 US-16
Custer, SD United States
57730


Seasonal: From: 01/01/2022 To: 12/31/2022

Website: [Web Link]

Rock Hounding: no

Visit Instructions:
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