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    August 26, 2018
    Harold and Sheila Schafer moved into the Schafer Cabin in the mid-1970s. Photo provided
    Medora’s Schafer Cabin gets restored
    MEDORA, N.D. — A historic home in the town of Medora has been restored to former glory. The Schafer Cabin, which was once home to Harold...
    business/tourismAugust 26, 2018 - 4:48pm
    August 20, 2018
    The S.S. William A. Irvin has sat in Minnesota Slip since 1986. Plans call for moving the ship in September or October in order to move forward with cleaning the slip. The Irvin will also undergo repairs to its hull while in dry dock. 2018 file / News Tribune
    With 14 inches to spare, Irvin will be squeezed through Duluth bridge
    Preparations are already in the works for the delicate movement of the William A. Irvin, Duluth's 611-foot long floating museum. For the first...
    business/tourismAugust 20, 2018 - 11:42am
    August 16, 2018
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    Dry river, dry wallets for tubing business
    RED LAKE FALLS, Minn. - A summer hot spot has been reduced to a trickle. Water on the Red Lake River is at its lowest point in years. "Right...
    business/tourismAugust 16, 2018 - 10:44pm
    August 11, 2018
    Morgan Rebenitsch of Mandan, N.D., is the manager of the Old Town Hall Theater in Medora, N.D. Tom Stromme / Bismarck Tribune
    Mandan native stages opportunity in Medora
    MEDORA, N.D. — Morgan Rebenitsch is getting full use of her theater degree this summer working in North Dakota's tourist destination. The...
    business/tourismAugust 11, 2018 - 4:04pm
    Medora volunteers Jeannie Sovak, left, and Kathy Wachter are lifelong friends who grew up in Watford City and spend a week together at Medora every year. Tom Stromme / Bismarck Tribune
    Medora volunteers crucial to keeping tourist attractions running
    MEDORA, N.D. — Some call it a working vacation. Some just call it fun. About 650 people are volunteering at Medora this summer, ushering...
    business/tourismAugust 11, 2018 - 4:02pm
    July 13, 2018
    Mountain bike trail opens in Pembina Gorge in northeast North Dakota
    WALHALLA, N.D.—A new mountain bike terrain terrain park opened Friday at Frost Fire Park near Walhalla. "The park is part of the expanded vision for outdoor recreation including a trail connector, downhill skiing/snowboarding and tubing, kayaking, conservation programming and...
    business/tourismJuly 13, 2018 - 1:23pm
    July 5, 2018
    Nicole Sandvig (left) and Isabel Lopez clean a recently renovated room at the TownHouse Hotel at 701 First Avenue North on Tuesday afternoon. From January to April 2018, the Townhouse collected $6,455 for the CVB hotel tax, out of a total $317,505.88 collected from all the city hotels. Nick Nelson / Grand Forks Herald
    North Dakota Convention and Visitors Bureaus adjust to a "new normal"
    For the first time in a long time, the Greater Grand Forks Convention and Visitors Bureau is noticing a more consistent budget. "It's leveling...
    business/tourismJuly 5, 2018 - 6:18am
    July 4, 2018
    Kylie Craig, 5, gets a shoulder ride from her father, David, during the Sertoma Kiddie Parade on 3rd Street in downtown Grand Forks on Wednesday morning. Nick Nelson / Grand Forks Heraldplay button
    Fourth of July festivities bring patriotism to downtown Grand Forks
    Decades of fun over the Fourth of July holiday in Grand Forks continued as hundreds gathered in the downtown area for a parade, games, music...
    business/tourismJuly 4, 2018 - 4:55pm
    June 19, 2018
    Mangonada Shave Ice at Minnesnowii Shave Ice. Courtesy of the Minnesota State Fair
    27 new foods, 5 new vendors announced for Minnesota State Fair
    ST. PAUL—Turducken sausage sandwich. Deep-fried jumbo tater tots stuffed with corned beef. Nordic waffles. Hand-rolled ice cream. These...
    business/tourismJune 19, 2018 - 7:32pm
    June 17, 2018
    North Dakota tourism officials not worried yet about #BoycottUSA
    Only a couple hours south of Winnipeg, Grand Forks prides itself a prime destination for Canadian tourists. In 2017, the Greater Grand Forks...
    business/tourismJune 17, 2018 - 6:00am
    June 6, 2018
    The William A Irvin will be moved to make room for cleanup this fall, effectively closing it for the season. Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com
    Duluth's 'Haunted Ship' event canceled as laker is displaced
    DULUTH—Duluth's floating museum, the SS William A. Irvin, will need to be moved out of its usual haunt — Minnesota Slip — to...
    business/tourismJune 6, 2018 - 7:35pm
    May 18, 2018
    Allen Latham and his daughter, Mary Latham, stand in a dining room porch at the Spicer Castle. Carolyn Lange / Forum News Serviceplay button
    Historic Green Lake bed & breakfast to close
    SPICER, Minn. — A historic Spicer community landmark that operates as a restaurant and bed and breakfast on the southeast shore of Green...
    business/tourismMay 18, 2018 - 10:32am
    May 16, 2018
    The S.S. William A. Irvin has sat in Minnesota Slip since 1986. Tentative plans to move the 611-foot-long freighter out of the slip so that contaminated bottom sediments can be leveled and covered with clean material are moving forward. Moving the floating museum would present difficulties, as it is only inches narrower than the open channel when the slip’s pedestrian bridge is in the open position. Steve Kuchera / Forum News Serviceplay button
    Irvin faces a tight squeeze as preliminary plans to move historic ship underway in Duluth
    DULUTH, Minn.—Plans are being laid to move the SS William A. Irvin out of Minnesota Slip for the first time in more than three decades....
    business/tourismMay 16, 2018 - 11:38am
    May 14, 2018
    Tourists take photos of wild horses in the south unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park. (Forum News Service file photo)
    ND National Park tourism creates $56.7M in economic benefits in 2017
    MEDORA—A new National Park Service report shows that 733,000 visitors to Theodore Roosevelt National Park and two western North Dakota...
    business/tourismMay 14, 2018 - 6:56pm
    May 11, 2018
    Forum News Service file photo.
    Allegiant adds Grand Forks-Vegas flight for Jets playoff games
    Area hockey fans will have another way to see the Winnipeg Jets play the Vegas Golden Knights in the NHL playoff series between the two teams....
    business/tourismMay 11, 2018 - 2:55pm
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