Jamestown  (CSi)  At the North Dakota Travel Industry Conference in Minot, Wednesday, Jamestown Tourism accepted the Trailblazer Award for Tourism Innovation.

Jamestown Tourism Executive Director Searle Swedlund says the award was accepted on behalf of the community of Jamestown,  crediting the late Mary Faith Young, who set the groundwork for the Talking Trails in Jamestown.

North Dakota Tourism states, the Trailblazer Award acknowledges the spirit of perseverance and creativity in developing unique North Dakota offerings and is given to an attraction, event, person, group, company or organization that has been innovative in improving visitor experiences in North Dakota.

Swedlund says when Tourism started the Talking Trails in September of 2016, their expectations didn’t include  it’s  eventual growth, today.

More than  70 recordings and creative signage, have evolved and more than 7,000 people have listened to a story.

Swedlund says the Talking Trails in Jamestown will continue to grow saying that  that they’re “never really done.”

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