Ray's Western Wear & Saddlery

Opened in 1957, Ray's Western Wear and Saddlery is one of the area's oldest businesses. Ray Steckelberg purchased a men's clothing store on Main Street in downtown Chamberlain and sold horse tack in the basement. Ray kept the tack in the basement of the store until 1970 when the tack was moved to the main floor and adding western wear was added. Ray's youngest son, Duane and his wife Sheryl, joined the business in 1974 and moved the store to a new location in Oacoma to catch Interstate 90 traffic and travelers pulling horse trailers. Since then, the store has remained a family profession and is now owned by fourth generation great-granddaughter and her husband whoi continue the Ray's legacy and branding of South Dakota's Cowboy Store.