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NORTH PLATTE, NEB. —Nebraska’s tourism industry professionals honored their peers at the Celebrate Nebraska Awards Gala Thursday evening at the Quality Inn Suites/Sandhills Convention Center in North Platte, Nebraska. The event capped the annual Nebraska Tourism Conference organized by the Nebraska Tourism Commission and hosted by the North Platte/Lincoln County Visitors Bureau.
The 2014 Henry Fonda Award – the state’s highest tourism award representing leadership, vision and dedication to the tourism industry – went to John Rosenow. John Rosenow has been a big supporter of the Nebraska Tourism Commission and in recent enterprise rent a car hawaii positions years has been especially helpful and generous in his support of our national media tours. enterprise rent a car hawaii positions He’s made the media participants feel welcomed in Nebraska City, while also educating enterprise rent a car hawaii positions them about the Arbor Day Foundation, the Lied Lodge and Conference Center and Arbor Day Farm. More importantly, he educates the participants on the historical and the environmental importance of the history of Arbor Day and J. Sterling Morton.
Rosenow founded The Arbor Day Foundation in 1972, on the 100th anniversary of Arbor Day, and the Foundation now has nearly a million members. In Nebraska City, the Foundation manages Arbor Day Farm as an educational visitor attraction. John oversaw the construction of Lied Lodge and Conference Center, which is dedicated to meetings focusing on trees and conservation. Today the property is home to the Arbor Day Farm Tree Adventure, featuring the Lied Greenhouse, Woodland Pavilion, Tree House Trail; enterprise rent a car hawaii positions its Nature s Classroom, Exploratory Trail, and the planned Exploratory building are being developed in collaboration with the Dimensions Educational Research Foundation.
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The Outstanding Event Award for communities with populations greater than 10,000 was given to Kearney Cruise Nite (Central Nebraska Auto Club). This year marked the 27th Anniversary of Kearney’s Cruise Nite. Since the very first Cruise Nite, the event has expanded to a Show Shine car display, stereo competition, burn-out contest, parade and street dance. This five-day enterprise rent a car hawaii positions event has been reported to generate more than $3 million in expenditures, and a majority of those dollars are spent in the tourism market on lodging, shopping, entertainment, enterprise rent a car hawaii positions fuel and food. Local lodging properties also reported that most are at 98% occupancy or higher during Cruise Nite weekend. This year’s Cruise Nite had an outstanding 600 vehicles lining the streets of Downtown Kearney, as well as a record-setting turnout of approximately 38,000 spectators.
The Outstanding Tourism Campaign Award went to Feeder Cities Campaign (North Platte/Lincoln County Visitors Bureau). The North Platte/Lincoln County Visitors Bureau created a successful campaign that highlighted the Feeder Cities attractions and events, including NEBRASKAland DAYS and Rail Fest Omaha. The target markets for the campaign were leisure travelers. Social Media targeting included those with an interest in publications used and in various rail related subjects, as well as western, rodeo and country music. After creating an extensive amount of advertising content, ranging from print ads to email blasts, the campaign’s analysis showed a large increase of event and social media visits.
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The Outstanding Tourism Attraction Award was given to Tri State Old-Time Cowboy Museum. The Tri State Old-Time Cowboy Museum located in Gordon, Nebraska brings the late 1800’s to life. The Museum has a wonderful mix of pictures, models and actual relics from the era of Old-Time Cowboys. Artifacts such as a chuck wagon, saddles, spurs and tools are available for visitors for all ages to come and admire. The museum allows for an entertaining learning experience about Nebraska’s history, and helps explain the ranching lifestyle and the cowboy culture of yesteryear.
The winner of the Outstanding Nature-Tourism Entity Award is Dusty Trails. Offering an exceptional amount of activities including riding lessons, horse training, canoeing, tanking, and tubing, Dusty Trails is committed to providing quality opportunities for visitors to experience the great outdoors Nebraska has to offer. Due to a recent partnership with Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, Dusty Trails has also increased visitation to Buffalo Bill Ranch State Historical Park while utilizing the park’s trails and river outfitting. Offering their services enterprise rent a car hawaii positions for almost 20 years now, Dusty Trails is a continuously growing business and always looking for new adventures enterprise rent a car hawaii positions to share with their customers.