frontiervillage1Jamestown,ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — The Buffalo City Tourism Director, Searle Swedlund says, after a slow start, tourism in Jamestown picked up.

On Thursday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Swedlund said the car count at Frontier Village was up 10 percent, from 38,000 visitors last year to 42,000 this year.

He noted that the Frontier Village remains open this month with reduced hours of 9-a.m. to 7-p.m.

He said the National Buffalo Museum is marking its 20th anniversary this year.  The Museum is open from 9-a.m., to 5-p.m., and includes the gift shop.

On our show Swedlund pointed out several upcoming events and activities planned the next few weeks in Jamestown, available on the Tourism calendar distributed around the area, and posted on line at CsiNewsNow.com in the Big Calendar.

He added that the Buffalo City Tourism Foundation is continuing to meet and discuss updates to the tourism and marketing in the future.

Swedlund also says Jeff Shell from Fond du Lac, Wisconsin will be in Jamestown the first weekend in October for a 100 mile ride.

Shell is traveling all 50 states to do a “century ride” in each state and will be doing North Dakota’s in Jamestown.

Swedlund says Shell heard about Jamestown from a social media website called “map my ride” that allows road bikers to share their rides with others.