 Gov. Doug Burgum along with North Dakota Commerce Tourism and Marketing Director Sara Otte Coleman, North Dakota Council on the Arts Executive Director Kim Konikow and Director of North Dakota AAA Gene LaDoucer presented the winning submissions from the 19th annual North Dakota Governor’s Photo Contest at the Morton Mandan Public Library on Oct. 17.
This year the contest had a total of 471 entries from 79 photographers, with a limit of 10 entries per photographer. Since 2004, the annual contest has received more than 17,600 photos.
Prints of the winning images will be on display through the end of the year at the Morton Mandan Public Library and the Mandan Progress Organization’s office and will be viewable during the Mandan Holiday Lights on Main event.
Learn more about the 2022 Governor's Photo Contest winners.
2022 Main Street ND Summit is next week!
 The 2022 Main Street ND Summit is next week!
This year’s summit on Oct. 25-26 at the Bismarck Event Center will be free for all attendees. A pre-summit event will also be held on Oct. 24 from 4-6 p.m. at the Morton Mandan Public Library.
A newcomers breakfast will be held on Oct. 25 from 8-9 a.m. at the Bismarck Event Center. This breakfast is a great opportunity for people who are new to the Main Street Initiative to network and partake in more personalized conversations about the initiative.
Leading up to the summit's first day, Main Street Monday in Mandan will be held on Oct. 24 at the Morton Mandan Public Library from 3-6 p.m. The event will include a community and business case study led by Think 3D, followed by an opening reception and social. Businesses will also be operating on extended hours to promote a self-guided tour of Mandan's restaurants, shops, services, and nightlife. A complete list of the tour can be found on the City of Mandan's website.
If you haven't reserved a hotel yet, check out the summit hotel rate sheet and reserve your room before spots run out!
 Commerce hosted the annual Tourism Industry Marketing Summit on Oct. 11, bringing together tourism professionals from across the state.
The 2023 Media and Cooperative Advertising plans were released at the summit. Printed copies of these plans are available; contact Heather LeMoine at hlemoine@nd.gov to request.
One notable change in the 2023 plan was the shift away from broadcast TV with more budget being directed to the multi-faceted opportunities in digital media. The Media Plan includes strategies and details for digital and traditional media buys. It also details efforts for marketing in Canada and with niche traveler interests.
The cooperative advertising options are first-come/first-served. That plan can be viewed here.
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