No matter the year, the number of people attending, or the weird overdose-like deaths, the Sturgis motorcycle rally is a chaotic few weeks. And that'd be the case for literally any town in all of the United States if 500,000 motorcyclists showed up to party, drink, and generally raise hell all within a span of a few day.
But in recent years, Sturgis the town has been more chaotic than usual.
There was the closure of one of the main arteries into town last year just before the rally, a number of high-profile resignations in key areas such as the mayor, acting mayor, numerous council members, and more. Budgets have disappeared and lawsuits have entered the picture. Social media has popped off with snide and drama-filled comments. Last year's aforementioned odd deaths.
