USS KASKASKIA (AO27) REUNIONS
The USS KASKASKIA (AO-27) Reunion Association Inc. hosts yearly reunions.
Jim and Maxine Wescoat were the founders and hosts for the first KAS reunion
held in St. Louis, MO, in 1990.
USS Kaskaskia 2026 reunion will be in Rapid City South Dakota September 16 to 20 coordinated by Dennis Butterfield
We will be staying at the Best Western Ramkota Hotel, 2111 N LaCrosse St., Rapid City, SD 57701. Reservations can be made by calling (605)343-8550 and reference September 16-20, 2026-USS Kaskaskia Reunion or online through this link. Hotel cost is $131.00 per night which includes breakfast for two per room. This room rate is applicable 3 days pre and 3 days post reunion (e.g. Sept 17-23).
In addition to our annual group meeting, banquet and hospitality room Dennis has arranged transportation to several nearby attractions.
On Thursday 9/17 we will visit the Badlands home of the world's richest fossil beds. We will also make a stop at the famous Wall Drug Store which has been serving free ice water and 5 cent coffee since 1936.
On Friday 9/18 we will visit the Mount Rushmore where George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln look out over the black hills of South Dakota. We will also visit the Crazy Horse Memorial where we can view the Crazy Horse Carving and learn more about the story of Native American People.
On Saturday 9/19 we will visit Deadwood the old Wild West town where Wild Bill Hickok was gunned down while holding a poker hand of aces and eights − forever after known as the Dead Man's Hand.
A BIG THANKS to Dennis for all the work organizing our visit to Mount Rushmore on the Semiquincentennial of the United States. Questions about the reunion can be directed to:
Dennis Butterfield Phone (605)770-5420
email: dh-Jlbutters@hotmail.com
You can find a reunion reservation form by clicking here.
For a list of past reunions and photos click here
A list of past reunion merchandise can be found here