North Dakota Tourism Department’s annual ‘sunflower map’ updated for 2022

BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) – Spring storms delayed planting for a lot of North Dakota farmers. The intense facet to the delay: sunflower fields is likely to be blooming a little bit longer than ordinary this yr. Meaning should you’re hoping to snap a number of photographs of the flowers in bloom, you’ve a little bit extra time to get the proper shot.

Unsure the place to discover a subject?

The state tourism division’s sunflower map can assist.

This yr’s map options 22 fields in each nook of the state. The map not solely helps vacationers, it additionally offers producers an opportunity to point out off their work.

“To offer farmers a chance to point out what they’re working so laborious on is a very cool factor. It’s one of the best present and inform ever,” mentioned Alicia Jolliffe, social strategist for the tourism division.

Most of the fields additionally function a mailbox full of sunflower seeds which can be free for the taking.

The mailboxes even have a QR code. While you scan that code, it can take you to the map.

Click on right here to search out the sunflower map.

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