{"id":181343,"date":"2019-10-01T10:43:20","date_gmt":"2019-10-01T15:43:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=181343"},"modified":"2019-10-01T10:49:00","modified_gmt":"2019-10-01T15:49:00","slug":"summer-of-2019-a-good-tourist-season-in-jamestown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=181343","title":{"rendered":"Summer of 2019 a good tourist season"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jamestown\u00a0 (CSi)\u00a0 The summer of 2019 was great for tourism in Jamestown, that according to Jamestown Tourism Director, Searle Swedlund.<\/p>\n

\"\"On Tuesday\u2019s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Searle pointed out that the National Buffalo Museum recorded an 85 percent increase in admissions so far this year, adding that gift shop sales also increased.\u00a0 He said the Museum successfully leverages its resources.<\/p>\n

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\"\"Other sites in Jamestown continue to attract tourists, such as an increase in visitors last summer at Fort Seward, which is planning to added four tents to the grounds and Civil War historic displays are in the planning stages.<\/p>\n

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\"\"Searle added Jamestown continues to offer successful and unique visitor opportunities, such as the 1883 Stutsman County Courthouse, which plans to offer additional visitor experiences such as adding equipment, and period clothing, to highlight the 1883 Courthouse as \u201ca center for government.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said the trails at Jamestown Reservoir will see improvements, anticipated next spring.<\/p>\n

Searle pointed out that making the visitors experience, \u201cunique,\u201d draws more tourists, and possibly creating a longer stay in town.<\/p>\n

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\"\"He added the gate count at Frontier Village was down less than five percent last summer. He said that Frontier Village has been approached to make its visitors experience more unique, and \u201ccome alive,\u201d while generating resources.<\/p>\n

He said the Village\u2019s structures are in need of major repairs, and funding from tourism most likely will not be able to provide the needed capital for updating the buildings.<\/p>\n

At the October 17 tourism meeting, grant requests will be heard under the Promotion Capital Construction Fund.<\/p>\n

Those include from Jamestown Parks and recreation for addition funding for improvements to the Jack Brown Stadium\u2019s bleacher seating, which was partially funded in the March 1 grant request.<\/p>\n

He said Ft. Seward to request a grant for four tents at the grounds and for Civil War displays.<\/p>\n

The 1883 Stutsman County Courthouse will request funds for items in an effort to become a \u201ccenter for government.\u201d<\/p>\n

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