Southeast Compass February 2012

SOUTHEAST COMPASS

Southeast South Dakota Tourism Association February 2012

IN THIS ISSUE

PHEASANT FEST

LITERATURE SWAP

Brochures

Web Coop's

Member Spotlight

Board Meetings

Link-Up with SSDTA

PHEASANT FEST
February 17-19
Kansas City, MO

SSDTA will have a booth at the Pheasants Forever, Pheasant Fest Travel Show.
This is a great venue to tell visitors about the vast hunting opportunities in Southeast South Dakota and all the other things to see and do after the hunt.

If you would like us to distribute your brochure at Pheasant Fest for you, cost is just $25.

Contact Jacquie at 665-2435 or email at: jacquie.sesd@iw.net

WE LOVE OUR HUNTERS!!!

Brochures and

Visitor Guides

Need a new brochure or does your old brochure need a face lift? Let SSDTA design your new brochure or community magazine.

Design costs just $50 per hour for SSDTA members. Call Cindy at 605-665-2435 email cindy.sesd@iw.net

Join SSDTA Today!

Southeast South Dakota Tourism Association exists to increase the economic impact of the visitor industry in Southeast South Dakota.

Membership Info

Membership benefits

Southeast Tourism

Board of Directors

Cathy Buchheim President
Sioux Falls CVB
Mark Schilling Vice President
Corn Palace, Mitchell
Hannah Walters Sec/Tres
Mitchell CVB
Maureen Cashin
Vermillion Chamber
Thea Ryan
Outdoor Campus,Sioux Falls
Dawn Glover
City Manager, Elk Point
Jacquelynn Skotvold
Centerville Development Corp
Julie Gross
Madison Chamber
Don South
Strawbale Winery
Emily McNamara
Wild Water West, Sioux Falls
Ryan Friez
Thunder Road, Sioux Falls
Jeff VanMeeteren
Lewis & Clark Rec Area, Yankton
Terri Schelm
Country Inn & Suites,
Dakota Dunes
Dennis Nelson
City of Freeman

Other Links

Southeast SD Tourism southeastsouthdakota.com

Great Lakes Region

www.sdgreatlakes.org

Glacial Lakes Region

www.sdglaciallakes.com

Black Hills Region

www.blackhillsbadlands.com

South Dakota Tourism
www.sdvisit.com
www.travelsd.com

Oyate Trail
www.oyatetrail.com

Missouri National
Recreational River
www.nps.gov/mnrr

A "Simply South Dakota" VALENTINE GETAWAY!

Candy, flowers, jewelry and more. It's all to show how much you love your sweetie. We've got more ideas for you from our "Vacation Packages" pages on www.southeastsouthdakota.com. Our member hotels have come up with some great ideas for a winter Romance Retreat just for the two of you. Check out the Hampton Inn, Sioux Falls' Enchanted Evening in this newsletter. No planning necessary, just a phone call and your done.

We need your packages to put on our website for spring and summer. Use your imagination and Submit your package here. It's Free!

- Jacquie, Executive Director

Are you following us on Facebook ? Follow us and send us your news and we will pass it along. We will share it or tweet about it. Send us a picture of your favorite spot in Southeast South Dakota and we'll share it on Facebook.

Put your event on www.southeastsouthdakota.com by clicking on events calendar. It's free and we don't want visitors to miss it..

Our new website will launch soon. Advertise on our new site for great exposure. It's completely trackable, links directly to your website and gets noticed.

East-River Literature Swap & 2012 Tourism Kick-Off

Literature Swap at the Corn Palace May 8th

     Get your brochures updated and bundled in 2 inch bundles, ready for the information centers across South Dakota. Bring them to the Corn Palace on May 8th and get them to the Info Center Travel Counselors and swap with your tourism friends.
     It's a fun day of swapping, lunch and prizes.
Cost is just $30 per person/brochure. (Example: One person with two brochures is $60. Two persons with only one brochure is $60.) Lunch with the info center travel counselors is included.

     More info go to:
     http://www.southeastsouthdakota.com/members-literature.php
     Sign up now

Brochures at the Interstate Information Centers

Interstate Information Center Publication Program

Applications for the 2012 Interstate Information Center Publication Program are available online at www.sdvisit.com. There will be no brochure approval process this year, however, publications that do not meet the guidelines will not be displayed. Be sure to read the guidelines before completing an application by the April 1, 2012 deadline.

Coop Opportunities

Get Your Brochure On-line - Click Here to see other on-line brochures.

Advertising on www.southeastsouthdakota.com is inexpensive, trackable and valuable.

Coop costs and more...

Web packages/specials/coupons - FREE Click here

Member Spotlight

Enchanted Evening

Make your night magical with a little help from the Hampton Inn of Sioux Falls. All rooms have refrigerator, microwave, 32 inch flat screen and wireless internet.

Package includes: Overnight accommodations at hotel, $20.00 Century Movie Theater gift card, One bottle of wine, $25.00 gift card to Foley's Fish, Chop, & Steakhouse, or Outback Steakhouse®, "Hampton's On the House" hot breakfast.

*available anytime subject to availability. 24 hours advance notice.

Package Price: From $135.00 (Single Occupancy)(taxes not included)
I-29 EXIT 78, Sioux Falls, SD
OFFER VALID THRU: April 30, 2012
To make a Reservation call: 605-362-1700 www.siouxfalls.hamptoninn.com

SSDTA Board Meetings

Board of Directors Meetings

     March 21 - 10am, Maroney Commons, Howard
     May 8th Literature Swap - Corn Palace
     July 18 - 10am, SSDTA Office, Yankton
     September 19 - ANNUAL MEETING
                                Strawbale Winery
     Everyone Welcome!
     If your member business would like to host a board
     meeting, please call Jacquie and set it up.

Link to www.southeastsouthdakota.com

Please consider putting a link on your website to Southeast South Dakota Tourism.

Your guests may be interested in what else there is to see and do.

Here's the link and logo

http://www.southeastsouthdakota.com/

Southeast South Dakota Tourism Association

exists to increase the economic impact of the

visitor industry in southeastern South Dakota.

A non-profit 501c6 membership based organization established in January 1987 by tourism businesses looking to pool resources to market the region. More...

Call 1-888-353-7382 or email: jacquie.sesd@iw.net

Phone 605-665-2435 Fax 605-665-8776
Jacquie Fuks, Executive Director

Southeast South Dakota Tourism Association
www.southeastsouthdakota.com

Coming Events!

FEBRUARY 2012
Feb 1-24 "What a Wonderful World" Photo Exhibit- Yankton, 605-668-1517, www.mtmc.edu
Feb 1 "Mamma Mia!" Washington Pavilion, Sioux Falls, 605-367-6000, www.washingtonpavilion.org
Feb 3 "Music of the American Civil War" National Music Museum, Vermillion 605-677-5306, www.nmmusd.org
Feb 4 "South Dakota Symphony: Brahm's Fourth" Sioux Falls, 1-866-681-7376, www.washingtonpavilion.org
Feb 4-5 "Farm and Home Show" Dell Rapids, 605-428-4167, www.dellrapids.org/
Feb 9-19 "Leading Ladies" Dakota Theater, Yankton, 605-665-4711, www.seeyanktonsd.com
Feb 10 "Black Elk Sings" National Music Museum, Vermillion, 605-677-5306, www.nmmusd.org
Feb 10-12 "Gamelan Workshop" National Music Museum, Vermillion, 605-677-5306, www.nmmusd.org
Feb 10-12 "Winterfest of Wheels" Sioux Falls, 605-231-3100, www.winterfestofwheels.com/
Feb 11 "Gourmet Guys" Yankton, 605-668-5275, www.cityofyankton.org
Feb 11 "Valentine Winemaker's Dinner" Valiant Vineyards, Vermillion, 605-624-4500, www.valiantvineyards.us
Feb 11-12 "Drawing 101 Class" SD Art Museum, Brookings, 605-688-4313, www.sdstate.edu/southdakotaartmuseum
Feb 12 "Voces8 Concert" Yankton, 605-665-3596, www.seeyanktonsd.com
Feb 12 "Garrison Keillor" Washington Pavilion, Sioux Falls, 605-367-6000, www.washingtonpavilion.org
Feb 12 "Disney Live!" Sioux Falls Arena, Sioux Falls, 605-367-7288, www.sfarena.com
Feb 12 "The Old Guard Fife and Drum Corp" National Music Museum, Vermillion, 605-677-5306, www.nmmusd.org
Feb 17 "Shoot From the Heart" Archery Complex, Yankton, 605-665-6766, www.yanktonunitedway.org
Feb 17 "Woody Music" National Music Museum, Vermillion, 605-677-5306, www.nmmusd.org
Feb 17-19 "Artists of the Plains Art Show & Sale" Sioux Falls, 605-274-4005, visitsiouxfalls.com
Feb 17-26 "Driving Miss Daisy" Orpheum Theater, Sioux Falls, 605-360-4800, orpheum.sfarena.com
Feb 20 "Farm and Home Show" Wessington Springs, 605-539-1929, www.wessingtonsprings.com
Feb 21 "River North Chicago Dance Company" Washington Pavilion, Sioux Falls, 605-367-6000, www.washingtonpavilion.org
Feb 24 "A Touch of Brass" National Music Museum, Vermillion, 605-677-5306, www.nmmusd.org
Feb 25-26 "South Dakota Symphony: Mozart's Jupiter" Sioux Falls, 1-866-681-7376, www.washingtonpavilion.org
Feb 26 "Firemen's Sausage Supper" Delmont, 605-779-2621, www.delmontsd.org
Feb 28 "Doc Severinsen & His Big Band" Brookings, 605-688-5188, www.sdstate.edu
Feb 29 "Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles" Washington Pavilion, Sioux Falls, 605-367-6000, www.washingtonpavilion.org

MARCH 2012
March 2 "Duo Montagnard" National Music Museum, Vermillion 605-677-5306, www.nmmusd.org
March 2-4 "Driving Miss Daisy" Orpheum Theater, Sioux Falls, 605-360-4800, orpheum.sfarena.com
March 4 "In the Heights" Washington Pavilion, Sioux Falls, 605-367-6000, www.washingtonpavilion.org
March 9 "Tab Benoit Concert" Orpheum Theater, Sioux Falls, 605-335-6101, www.sfjb.org/
March 9-10 "Coor's Bull Riding Classic" Fairgrounds, Sioux Falls, 605-367-7178, www.siouxempirefair.org
March 10 "South Dakota Symphony: Music of ABBA" Sioux Falls, 1-866-681-7376, www.washingtonpavilion.org
March 10-11 "Painting with Acrylics Class" SD Art Museum, Brookings, 605-688-4313, www.sdstate.edu/southdakotaartmuseum
March 15-25 "How I Became a Pirate" Orpheum Theater, Sioux Falls, 605-360-4800, orpheum.sfarena.com
March 16 "Fry Street Quartet" Yankton, 605-665-3596, www.seeyanktonsd.com

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