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Work still needs to be done at the tourist attraction, says the executive director of Jamestown Tourism.

KVRR Local News April 27, 2021 Jamestown is perhaps best-known for the World’s Largest Buffalo and the National Buffalo Museum. But there have been a lot of additions in the past few years. The city added an arts park downtown with weekly arts markets in the summer. The State Historical Society operates an 1883 courthouse museum that played in part in North Dakota gaining statehood. The historic Fort Seward has a brand new addition put in last year, five glamping tents for people who want to step back in time but still have some luxury. Searle Swedlund, Executive Director of Jamestown Touri...

Local and state officials work on the next steps of planning the Buffalo City Park. Written By: Keith Norman | × This rendering from early plans shows the entrance to the planned Buffalo City Park project. Submitted photo An amendment to the North Dakota Department of Commerce appropriations bill is intended to help the planned Buffalo City Park become reality, according to Sen. Terry Wanzek, R-Jamestown, author of the amendment. "It is meant to be a few dollars to help the park in Jamestown," he said. "... to show the State Investment Board this is a good project." The Buffa...

The JSDC approved $600,000 for additional planning and design work for the Buffalo City Park project. Written By: Keith Norman | × This rendering from early plans shows the entrance to the planned Buffalo City Park project. Submitted photo The Jamestown/Stutsman Development Corp. gave preliminary authorization for spending $600,000 for work on a preliminary estimate and design of the Buffalo City Park. The action came at a special meeting Friday morning of the JSDC Board of Directors. Final approval requires action by the Jamestown City Council and the Stutsman County Commiss...

Visitors to the World’s Largest Buffalo were 69,827, down from 71,300 reported in 2019. 2020 was the first full year of the Frontier Village operating under the advisement of Jamestown Tourism. Swedlund says they saw a lot of growth for the site. Swedlund says in 2020, they held an artifacting process, established a new visitor center in the Saloon, hosted socially distanced movie nights, painted outside 4 buildings and inside 2 buildings with Civic Center staff, removed failing buildings, and spent around $20,000 in deferred maintenance and repairs. Overall, Swedlund says 2020 was a remark...