49th Annual IJA Festival

Special guests will be Bob Bramson, hoop roller extraordinarie, who will receive the IJA's Historical Achievement Award, and Albert Lucas, who will receive the IJA Award of Excellence. Both gentlemen have accepted, will be in attendance, and will be performing. Albert has said that he will be there for the entire week and is already in training for it.

Also, there will be an honorary life membership bestowed upon Ms. Betty Willer. After the initial charter members, she was the very first person to join the IJA. Other selected award recipients have not been confirmed as of yet. More to come on this later.

And.....South Dakota - Home of Mount Rushmore, the faces of four presidents immortalized in granite on a mountain top. George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, and... um, er... Hillary Clinton. We expect them to add Anthony Gatto next year. Also the home of Mount Rushmore's little-known cousin - Crazy Horse Memorial. Another mountain top being sculpted (into the image of a great indian leader). This is being done by ONE MAN and his family! It is taking him his entire life and will be continued by his sons.

Contact , You should also check out the South Dakota Tour Planning Guide, Rapid City page.

Also, have a look at this, posted by The Edible Dormouse.

Plus that the juggling space is 1/3 larger than this year, which is good, but the dorms are 2 miles from the gym, which is bad.