South Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard has appointed Ann Lensch of DeSmet to the Governors Tourism Advisory Board. Lensch is the operations manager at the Ingalls Homestead near DeSmet. She is pleased to be named to the board…..

Lensch says small attractions like hers depend on the state Department of Tourism to help them draw visitors………..

Lensch says they had another good year at the homestead following the publication of the story of Laura Ingalls Wilder two years ago…….

Tom Biegler, President and CEO of the Ramkota Companies in Sioux Falls was also named to the board.