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Orange Beach: Beach season is heating up, and the coastal region is getting federal money to help recover from tourism losses caused by the pandemic. The Commerce Department’s Economic Development Administration said Thursday that it will provide the Alabama Gulf Coast Convention and Visitors Bureau with $800,000 for a marketing program. The money will be combined with $200,000 in local funding. The agency is helping communities nationwide implement programs to counter economic hardships amid the pandemic, said Dennis Alvord, acting assistant secretary for economic development. “This investment will fund a strategic, multi-faceted marketing campaign designed to attract visitors to the Gulf Shores and Orange Beach area, resulting in continuous economic growth and job creation,” he said in a statement. Officials hope to boost business and reclaim tourists who couldn’t visit during the COVID-19 shutdown, which included the closur
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YGM series ‘People & Place’ sets new virtual dates
April 6, 2021
YGM series ‘People & Place’ sets new virtual dates
Yellowstone Gateway Museum has announced its “People & Place” virtual speaker series will begin April 7th and continue Wednesday evenings through the month.
“We postponed our popular in-person programs last spring so we are excited to offer virtual programs this year, hoping to expand our reach far beyond the borders of Big Sky Country,” said Museum curator Karen Reinhart. “Each program highlights the stories of Montanans but we suspect there are a lot of people who would enjoy these programs no matter where they live.”
$59M settlement addresses 1800s Ojibwe land grabs in Minnesota and North Dakota
The Pembina Band of Chippewas whose descendants today include members of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa and White Earth Band of Ojibwe were forced to sign away millions of acres of land, some for 10 cents an acre. A settlement offers additional compensation. Written By: Patrick Springer | ×
Studio portrait of the Pembina Band of Chippewa delegation taken in Washington, D.C., in 1874. National Museum of the American Indian photo
FARGO A delegation that negotiated a treaty to obtain a large swath of the Red River Valley from the Ojibwe showed up with added persuasion: almost 300 soldiers and a Gatling gun.