| 词条 | Montana Dinosaur Trail |
| 释义 |
The Montana Dinosaur Trail is a series of fourteen dinosaur-themed museums, state parks and other attractions in twelve communities located in the central and eastern regions of the state of Montana in the United States of America.[1] The trail, a plan to increase attendance at the region's museums and drive tourism in general was established via the work of a number of museums as well as community and state officials.[2] The idea for a trail uniting the museums and promoting tourism in eastern Montana came from a meeting of the Missouri River Country board of directors at the Dinosaur Field Station in Malta, Montana and the trail was officially launched via the efforts of the tourism groups of: Custer Country, Missouri River Country, Russell Country and Yellowstone Country; two state agencies: Fish, Wildlife and Parks and Travel Montana; and two federal agencies: the Army Corps of Engineers and the Bureau of Land Management.[3] The Dinosaur Trail opened in May 2005 and drew more than 196,000 visitors its first year.[4] Since its opening, the trail facilities have hosted between 236,000 and 302,000 visitors each year.[5] Promotion of the Trail includes a "Prehistoric Passport" on which visitors collect dinosaur icon stamps from each museum they visit.[2] In addition to the participating museums, the trail has helped increase visitors to other small businesses along the route.[6] Participating organizationsThe fourteen organizations that make up the Montana Dinosaur Trail are the following: {{col-begin}}{{col-break}}
References1. ^Montana Office of Tourism 2. ^1 {{Cite web|url=http://www.greatfallstribune.com/news/stories/20040627/localnews/729423.html|title=Jurassic Journey: Follow the Dinosaur Trail|accessdate=2008-05-27|date=2004-06-27|author=Karen Ogden|work=The Great Falls Tribune}} 3. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.newwest.net/index.php/topic/article/dino_trail_is_tourism_home_run/C41/L41/|title=Dino Trail is Tourism Home Run|accessdate=2008-05-27|date=2007-07-28|author=Bill Schneider|work=The New West Magazine}} 4. ^[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1whnoLeMElFQPYxN--7K2wMIEnWdxcIhmO4Px-kGvoyM/edit?hl=en_US What Happened Along the MT Dinosaur Trail in 2005], annual trail report produced by MT Office of Tourism 5. ^MT Office of Tourism statistics from MT Dino Trail Annual Reports 6. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2005-08-01-montana-dinosaurs_x.htm|title=Dinosaur Trail Helping Attract More Tourists|accessdate=2008-05-27|date=2005-08-01|work=USA Today}} External links
7 : Dinosaur museums in the United States|Museum organizations|Tourist attractions in Montana|Natural history museums in Montana|2005 establishments in Montana|Tourism regions of the United States|Paleontology in Montana |
| 随便看 |
|
开放百科全书收录14589846条英语、德语、日语等多语种百科知识，基本涵盖了大多数领域的百科知识，是一部内容自由、开放的电子版国际百科全书。