5 Arts Related Initiatives 16-20
20. Proposed: Local groups sponsor displays and décor into hotels and motels that elucidates the history and nature of the area the guest is staying in. It’s the Museum Lodging initiative. There is enough old stuff in museums and peoples basements to place a diorama in every motel, hotel and restaurant in the state and then some. The state tourism pays for placement. The local artists and curator types get attribution. Some funds would have to be allocated for this. I don’t think it’s expensive.
19 Proposed: Every small town and village and settlement in ND has a park renewal. Goal, keeping and attracting people. Challenge to create a fountain in every town. Quality of life increase. Use artists to create the most interesting and creative fountains. If 200 towns each had a fountain, would that not be a tourist attraction. Fund the cost and the artist. The town provides the space and the water and the upkeep (or the state does it and bills the town).
18. Proposed: Recognize that the real attraction in ND is not the cities. Fargo and Bismarck as nice as they are, don’t hold a candle to world class cities around the world. People come to ND to enjoy the beauty of it’s rural-ness. Design promotion around the outdoors.
17. Proposed: Create a storefront shrine in or near the town every famous person who ever came from ND grew up in. Most of them came from small towns. These storefront museums are very nice. Much of what ends up being shown is period things not necessarily related to the person being honored. Look at how well the Welk think works. We have lots of people who can be honored. President Ronald Reagan’s birthplace home in Tampico IL is just such a place. Simple but a draw. People drive long distances to find this.
16.Proposed: There are about 75 easily identified mythological, historical, archeological and legendary sites in ND which are not commemorated on site or publicized with much notoriety. This could be designed easily and implemented with not a great deal of money.
19 Proposed: Every small town and village and settlement in ND has a park renewal. Goal, keeping and attracting people. Challenge to create a fountain in every town. Quality of life increase. Use artists to create the most interesting and creative fountains. If 200 towns each had a fountain, would that not be a tourist attraction. Fund the cost and the artist. The town provides the space and the water and the upkeep (or the state does it and bills the town).
18. Proposed: Recognize that the real attraction in ND is not the cities. Fargo and Bismarck as nice as they are, don’t hold a candle to world class cities around the world. People come to ND to enjoy the beauty of it’s rural-ness. Design promotion around the outdoors.
17. Proposed: Create a storefront shrine in or near the town every famous person who ever came from ND grew up in. Most of them came from small towns. These storefront museums are very nice. Much of what ends up being shown is period things not necessarily related to the person being honored. Look at how well the Welk think works. We have lots of people who can be honored. President Ronald Reagan’s birthplace home in Tampico IL is just such a place. Simple but a draw. People drive long distances to find this.
16.Proposed: There are about 75 easily identified mythological, historical, archeological and legendary sites in ND which are not commemorated on site or publicized with much notoriety. This could be designed easily and implemented with not a great deal of money.
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