PEIRRE — The annual Run with the Govs event is returning to Pierre on Oahe Days weekend. Long-time organizer Anne Schwartz says last year’s event was the best in five years of holding the running and walking event…
The route for Run with the Govs is unchanged from last year as the Trail of Governors is completed in the sense that all previous South Dakota governors have been immortalized in bronze. Trail of Governors board member Tina Van Camp says the board is looking at ways to enhance the trail…
Proceeds from the Run go to the Trail of Governors Foundation, who pays for the statues then donates them to the city. Pierre City Commissioner Jamie Huizenga says he had his doubts 10 years about if the idea would work out…
Stature sculptor James Maher is in Pierre this week, washing all of the statues on the trail in advance of Run with the Govs. To register to take part in the Run with the Govs event go to runsignup.com. Registration for the event is 25-dollars and begins at the State Capitol at 8:30 am on June 17th.
