Montana Update
eNewsletter for the Montana Tourism Industry . September 2007
Table of Contents
Winter Campaign Unveiled
Sweepstakes Winners Find Themselves in Montana

28 Tourism Projects Compete for 2007 TIIP Grant Funds
Final Draft of Montana Tourism & Recreation Strategic Plan Update Available for Public Comment
Travel Montana Brings Home Gold
New Name Same Park: Ulm Pishkun State Park Gets New Name
New Independent Film to Shoot in Montana this Fall
Glacier National Park: Update on Going-to-the-Sun Road Rehabilitation
Calendar of Events
Winter Campaign Unveiled

Travel Montana is unveiling a refreshed winter campaign for the 2007-08 season.


Sweepstakes Winners Find Themselves in Montana


Minneapolis GPS Cache Winners

Montana had a variety of lucky winners from across the country take part in Travel Montana's various sweepstakes.



28 Tourism Projects Compete for 2007 TIIP Grant Funds

Twenty-eight Montana tourism attraction and facility projects are competing for $200,000 in Tourism Infrastructure Investment Program (TIIP) grant funds to be awarded in October 2007.


Final Draft of Montana Tourism & Recreation Strategic Plan Update Available for Public Comment

The final draft of the updated Montana Tourism & Recreation Strategic Plan will be available for public review and comment September 14-27, 2007.


Travel Montana Brings Home Gold


Travel Montana was recently honored by winning the Mercury Award for Radio Broadcast Advertising by the National Council of State Tourism Directors (NCSTD).


New Name Same Park: Ulm Pishkun State Park Gets New Name

Ulm Pishkun State Park southwest of Great Falls has a new name: First Peoples Buffalo Jump State Park.


New Independent Film to Shoot in Montana this Fall

Acclaimed writer and director Jim Kouf has selected Montana as the filming location for his upcoming film A FORK IN THE ROAD.


Glacier National Park: Update on Going-to-the-Sun Road Rehabilitation

Glacier National Park officials have announced plans for fall rehabilitation work on the Going-to-the-Sun Road.


Calendar of Events

Calendar of Events for September and October



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