Volume 15- Issue 8- August
The Road Map
Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau
The Gift dedicated at HarleyDavidson Rally Point Sturgis, SD - First Interstate Greater Sturgis Area Community Foundation commissioned local sculptor Dale Lamphere to commemorate the enormous generosity of Sturgis businessman Tom Monahan.
Monahan donated the STURGIS® Logo Composite to the Chamber of Commerce in 1986. It became the catalyst for a licensing program generating millions of dollars for the people of the Greater Sturgis Area. “The Gift,” was designed and produced by notable Sturgis Area Artist Dale Lamphere, a good friend of Tom’s, who donated his time and talent to the project. The City of Sturgis graciously offered a premier location at Harley-Davidson Way (2nd Street) & Main Street downtown, the home of the new Harley-Davidson® Rally Point. On July 22, the com-
tax exempt public organization created to attract and distribute charitable funds for the benefit of the Greater Sturgis Area. Since 1988 various local charities have received well over $350,000 from this organization
About the Artist – Govenor Dennis Daugaard has named Dale Lamphere of Sturgis as South Dakota’s Artist Laureate. Lamphere has been a professional sculptor for more than 46 years.
munity celebrated the unveiling of this remarkable addition to our downtown and toasted the life of an unforgettable Sturgis entrepreneur.
About First Interstate Greater Sturgis Area Community Foundation – The First Interstate Greater Sturgis Area Community Foundation is a
Among his prominent works in South Dakota are the State Capitol Rotunda’s four sculptures representing “Wisdom”, “Courage”, “Vision” and “Integrity”; the “Spirit of Dakota” sculpture at the Crossroads Convention Center in Huron; “Dignity”, a forty-foot sculpture of a Native American woman that will be erected on the river breaks near Chamberlain; and now “The Gift” in Downtown Sturgis.