They came to see Brulé, the contemporary Native American music group.
Burt said they see Brulé every time they get a chance and his favorite part is "the history, the story, the music, camaraderie, the family, everything."
Originally from Massachusetts, Burt said he and his wife moved to the area in 2005, after he retired from working at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. They have seen Brulé perform at Mount Rushmore numerous times, but never for the Independence Day Celebration, and they aren't sure if they will stay for the fireworks tonight.
"We've haven't been here on the Fourth, we've been here a number of times, but we prefer it when we come here and there's nobody out," he said. "If we can tolerate the crowd, we may stay for the fireworks."
Brulé member Nicole LaRoche said the band has been performing at Mount Rushmore for the last four years and this year they are promoting and selling their new DVD and CD of their live performance last Fourth of July.
Today they performed on the Xanterra Stage every half hour from 10 to 1 p.m. and they will be performing at Mount Rushmore until July 12, everyday from 10 to 4 p.m.
"There's nothing better than being in the hills, I think, as opposed to anywhere during the summer," she said. "Just the multicultural amount of people that come here; to be exposed to people from all over the world."
