Congratulations 2013 MT Tourism Award Nominees

Sixteen nominations were submitted this year for the 2013 Montana Tourism Awards. Congratulations to the people, events and partnerships that are honored by their peers as worthy of statewide recognition and thanks.

Below is the list of nominees to be recognized at the MT Tourism Awards Banquet Monday night, March 25, during the 2013 MT Tourism Conference in Helena. One nominee in each category will be selected to receive an award.

* Tourism Person of the Year

Dan Austin

Eric Ladd

Stephen Wahrlich

* Tourism Event of the Year

Big Sky PBR

Dragon Boat Festival

Eureka Rendezvous Days

Home of the Champions Rodeo

Montana Cowboy Poetry Gathering

Nevada City Living History / "Step Into Montana’s Past" Program

Summer Intensive Program at Rocky Mountain School of Photography

Will James Roundup

* Tourism Partnership of the Year

Beartooth Evening Adventures / Donna Madson

Eureka Rendezvous Days

Gardiner Gateway Project

Nevada City Living History / Wild West Winter Fest

Southwest Montana Airline Community Partnership

If you want to attend the MT Tourism Awards Banquet, you have a couple options:

Register for the 2013 MT Tourism Conference and take in all the education, networking and entertainment sessions March 24-26. Click Here to see more details on the 2013 MT Tourism Conference agenda.

MT Tourism Banquet tickets, $30 each, are available by calling Suzi Kopec, 406-443-1160 or [email protected], or they can be purchased at the Conference Registration Desk during the 2013 Conference.

If you have any conference questions, give us a call or email: 406-841-2795 or [email protected].

Get registered and we’ll see you in Helena!

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