Huron Chamber Wins State Tourism Award

The Huron Chamber's Megan Benker and Peggy Woolridge flank Governor Dennis Daugaard with the Cackling Community of the Year award

The Huron Chamber and Visitor’s Bureau took top billing from State Tourism officials for efforts to bring pheasant hunters to South Dakota last fall…

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Megan Benker with the Huron C-V-B says the “Ringneck Nation” branding of Huron as a pheasant hunters paradise drew high praise from tourism officials…

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The branding of Huron as “Ringneck Nation” was very envolved…

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Benker says she’s proud of the community in Huron for helping make the 2011 pheasant hunting season so successful for Huron. The Cackling Community of the Year award will not only give Huron bragging rights for year.. Huron will get state marketing dollars and a half page add in Pheasants Forever magzine.