FAIRMONT — Fairmont has been selected to host the 2020 Minnesota Governor’s Pheasant Hunting Opener. Dates for the opening weekend are Oct. 9-11, 2020, with the official kickoff at 9 a.m. Oct. 10. Announcement of next year’s host city was made at the 2019 Governor’s Pheasant Hunting Opener banquet Friday night in Austin, host of this year’s opener. Representatives from Fairmont are in Austin this weekend to participate in the event and learn more about the numerous ways the opener can showcase a community. In 2018, Fairmont submitted a bid, albeit an unsuccessful one, to ...