By Kacie Svoboda
“Our goal is to always have the streets teaming with people,” said 2014 Tour De Chocolate coordinator Lorena Freis of the Farmer’s Daughter. “Anytime we can bring several hundred people to town in the winter months, it is always a good thing.”
According to this standard the third annual Tour De Chocolate held on Feb. 7 was “a good thing” as the streets of Hill City were full of people brought in by the event along with the Hill City Classic wrestling tournament and the Polar Chili Cook-off.
Manager of Twisted Pine Winery and Dakota’s Best Sheila Miller confirmed the day’s success by stating, “We have been really busy today.”
This year there were 28 participating businesses, up from the 25 involved in the 2014 Tour De Chocolate. Each one offered specialsfrom in store discounts, treats while you shopped, and lodging deals. Some got creative with the ‘chocolate theme such as DJ’s Boutique which offered mini chocolate cupcakes and 40 percent off everything brown.
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