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Response 2.2 * Application Questions'. P arl 2 Describe lhe pr!or success oi i,our event,racl'vityitacility rr aitraclien to{.rris1s. As the county-wide scavenger hunt is an entirely new event to the Kittitas County Historical Museum, we do not have any prior success to mention. We are aware that the Tacoma Historical Museum and the Clark County Historical Museum have both had very successful events but lack the specific data for these activities; they were also events on a smaller scale. The Kittitas County Historical Museum itself has had great success in attracting visitors- By reviewing our guest register and through verbal interaction with guests, we have found that despite the GOVID-1 I closures and restrictions in 2020, we still had 2,625 visitors who came in the Museum. Of those who visited, 58o/o ol our guests in 2020 11 .523 of 2,625) were from 50+ miles, with most visiting for a day-trip or overnight trip from the 50+ mile distance. Visitors from Washington State primarily came from Seattle, Tacoma, Auburn, Pasco, Kennewick, Everett. We have had visitors from 28 states. with them prinrarily being from California, Oregon. ldaho. Texas. Florida, Nevada, and Oklahoma. lnternational visitors came from Brazil, Canada, China, Germany. Lebanon. Lithuania, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain. and the United Kingdom. While this data compares to our 2019, in that it only represented 31% of our traditional visitation ratet and reverted visitation standards to that of 2O17. Each year. our carnpaigns have been very successful in our actrvities, with an annual growth of approximately 25-30%. Additionally, our social media reach has been predominately to those outside of the 50+ rnile distance. with our top cities following primarily registering as Seattle. Tacoma, Portland, Spokane, Kennewick, Vancouver (WA), Everett, Pori Orchard, and Auburn. We have ascertained the data from our register book that indicates event attendees come for museum activities (whteher as lecture or walking tour) fronr as Tri-Cities, Renton, lssaquah. Moses Lake, Portland. OR, and even Georgia, beyond those from Kittitas County. ln most cases, most had heard about the events from social media marketing and promotion, so we anticipate similar success lor aur 2022 advertising program and campaign. Many of our museum activities. including new exhibits, have always proven to be of interest to those looking to day-trip or overnight in Ellensburg and Kiltitas County, so we also expect this program to entice those looking to find out more about Kittitas County history in 2022. 25i10 charauier limil 3l lmpact