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A new project of the National Buffalo Museum will offers tours of the herd and pasture. Written By: Keith Norman | ×
Bison, such as Moose the new herd sire at the National Buffalo Museum herd, will be on display this summer as part of the new pasture tour project the museum is planning. John M. Steiner / The Sun
A chance for people to get a closer look at the bison herd at the National Buffalo Museum could help generate more visitors to the area, according to Searle Swedlund, executive director of Jamestown Tourism.
Pasture tours, guided trips by a museum vehicle into the National Buffalo Museum herd, are planned for next spring, according to Ilana Xinos, executive director of the National Buffalo Museum.
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 remarkable year.
Looking to 2021, Swedlund says they have several goals planned including a Frontier Village strategic development plan, working with Corps of Engineers at Pipestem to add a water trail from Pipestem Dam to Klaus Park, supporting the bison pasture tour, planning to paint the World’s Largest Buffalo, and continuing to support agencies in raising money.