World’s Largest Pheasant gets some make-up
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HURON – With a new coat of paint here and there, the World’s Largest Pheasant continues to proudly greet visitors to Huron as it has done for 60 years.
But its longterm future remains uncertain for now.
The Huron Chamber & Visitors Bureau has a registered trademark on the huge fiberglass bird, but doesn’t own either it or the building upon which it’s perched along Highway 14 at the east entrance to town.
The building and pheasant are on the market for $180,000, a price the chamber feels is too steep. The board also is not interested in owning another building.
The chamber’s lease covering the pheasant expires in the fall of 2020, said Laurie Shelton, president and chief executive officer of the organization.
Not wanting to make a decision on its own, the chamber’s board of directors sent out a survey in the spring to find out what the community thought. It went to chamber members and was on Facebook.
“The majority of the responses came back that people wanted the pheasant because that’s what Huron is known for,” Shelton said.