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Black Hills Glass Blowers

909 Old Hill City Rd, Keystone, SD · Keystone, SD

Why you should go…

Black Hills Glass Blowers is a working glass art studio and gallery in Keystone, South Dakota, where artisans Pete Hopkins and Gail Damin blow furnace glass into vases, bowls, goblets and paperweights and lampwork figurines such as animals and ships. Visitors can watch glassblowing demonstrations in the studio. It is open daily from mid-May through mid-September and part-time through the winter.

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General shopping guidance

Habits that pay off across this whole category, not rules for this one venue. Always check the official site for the specifics.

  • Vendor hours are their own thing

    Market stalls and independent sellers keep shorter hours than the building around them, and quiet days end early.

  • Bring a tote and a little cash

    Smaller sellers do not all take cards, and bags are rarely free.

  • Weekdays browse, weekends buzz

    Pick the weekday for a proper look at the shelves and the weekend for the atmosphere.

  • Ask about shipping

    If something will not survive the suitcase, plenty of sellers will send it home for you.

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