North Dakota State Fairgrounds awarded $27,500 grant to expand camping spaces, more

With summer time on the mind, the North Dakota State Fairgrounds has acquired excellent news for individuals who plan on tenting this season — they had been awarded a grant by the Garrison Diversion Conservancy Districts Recreation Committee for leisure enhancements.

The $27,500 grant can be used to increase tenting areas and add extra energy shops.

The renovation undertaking is claimed by the assistant normal supervisor of the fairgrounds, Craig Rudland, to be a lot wanted since tenting areas promote out shortly for giant occasions.

The additions can be added to 4 totally different tenting places on the grounds, totaling about 800 spots for RVs and campers when the undertaking is full.

The undertaking has already began and can be prepared in time for this 12 months’s State Truthful and Norsk Høstfest.

“These extra shops can be nice for the state truthful. They’ll be completely useful to the Norsk Høstfest. And within the greater image, it actually helps us entice different tenting rallies just like the FMCA camp rallies,” mentioned Rudland.

He mentioned greater tenting teams usually contact them to see if they’ve more room or totally different facilities for greater campers, and that it’s a deciding issue if they may come to Minot or not for occasions.

Rudland believes that they may be capable to host extra RVs and campers, which can convey extra tourism to Minot.

The North Dakota State Fairgrounds is urging those that need to camp throughout this 12 months’s truthful to e book shortly on-line as they solely have about 50 spots left.