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Item Minnesota Festivals and Events: Comparisons between 1989 and 2013(University of Minnesota Tourism Center, 2014) Qian, Xinyi; Simmons, PatrickIn 2013, the University of Minnesota Tourism Center partnered with Explore Minnesota Tourism (EMT), the state’s tourism promotion office, to profile festivals and events in Minnesota. The study served two purposes: 1) to update an exploratory poll of festival and event managers conducted in 1989, and 2) to document the current “landscape” of festivals and events. Findings from this project will inform festival and event operations in the context of stakeholder management.Item Profile of 2006 District del Sol Cinco de Mayo Fiesta Attendees(University of Minnesota Tourism Center, 2006) Salk, Raintry J.Item Profile of 2006 Highland Fest Attendees(University of Minnesota Tourism Center, 2006) Salk, Raintry J.; Schneider, Ingrid E.In 2006, the University of Minnesota Tourism Center (UMTC) and Center for Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA) were contracted to profile visitors to Highland Fest, organized by the Highland Business Association (HBA). Several visitor characteristics were of interest beyond demographics, including information sources, spending habits, and experience at Highland Fest. To that end, a visitor questionnaire was developed and administered to Highland Fest visitors.Item Profile of 2007 Flint Hills International Children's Festival Attendees(University of Minnesota Tourism Center, 2007) Schuweiler, Andrea; Schneider, Ingrid E.In 2007, the University of Minnesota Tourism Center (UMTC) was contracted to profile visitors to St. Paul Festivals, including the Flint Hills International Children’s Festival. Visitor demographics, information sources for the festival, experience, and familiarity with community were of specific interest. As the Ordway had both a questionnaire and sampling methodology in place, the UMTC served as data analysts. The study methods and results are presented below and followed by a discussion.Item Study of Current Area Visitors: Southern Red River Valley 2007(2007) Salk, Raintry J.; Schneider, Ingrid E.Item What Shade of "Green" is Your Event?(University of Minnesota Tourism Center, 2009) Gustafson, Kent