April 5th, 2024

Riding to the Buffalo Chip, Sturgis, South Dakota, 1992

Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©1992 Michael Lichter.

Posted with permission fromMichael Lichter himself. See www.lichterphoto.com for more of his work.

The Story: Looking back to the earlier days of the Buffalo Chip, it seemed you really were just riding out to a field filled with Buffalo Chips. It was an out-of-town alternative to Main Street and it filled the void left by the closing of City Park. after 1982. There weren’t big lines of traffic, turn signals, big signs nor big sponsors, but you always knew you would have a big time. You just didn't know what kind a a big time that would be.