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Response 3: Describe how you will promote your event/activity/facility to attract tourists.*
<br />4| Collaboration
<br />Response 4.1: If your organization collaborates or has created partnerships with other organizations, groups, or other events,
<br />how is this accomplished?*
<br />By targeting our marketing to the Seattle/Tacoma, Portland, Oregon, and Eastern Washington areas, we will reach a market that
<br />is already predisposed to driving for more than 50 miles or staying overnight. Approximately 20% of our current visitors have
<br />identified themselves through our register book, which often represent one person for several individuals (as we have many
<br />units of family or friends visit). These individuals are seeking either a day or overnight experience in and around Ellensburg and
<br />Kittitas County.
<br />Our evening lecture series, Historic Pub Crawl, and other activities already draw many individuals from the 50+ miles
<br />demographic, visiting for the event and then returning home or staying overnight depending on specific interest. We currently
<br />have had a response of individuals attending from the Yorba Linda (CA), Portland (OR), Auburn, Snohomish, Chattaroy,
<br />Stehekin, & Moses Lake areas beyond those from Kittitas County. In most cases, most had heard about the pub crawl, lectures,
<br />or special activities from online marketing and promotion.
<br />We anticipate with more lectures, pub crawls, and activities we will have more guests from the 50+ mile distance. One of the
<br />presenters in the 2025 lecture series is known to draw attendees from the Tri-Cities, Northeast Oregon, and Spokane, and while
<br />the others are not yet confirmed, we anticipate similar crowds from them. Our pub crawl has drawn guests from California to
<br />Spokane Valley, while our walking tours have included international attendees.
<br />Additional events and activities, including new exhibits, have always proven to be of interest to those looking to day-trip or
<br />overnight in Ellensburg and Kittitas County. We are looking to promote exhibits between historical sites and museums in and
<br />throughout Ellensburg and Kittitas County as well as Central Washington. We are working on exhibit plans and programming
<br />options with our fellow museums and heritage sites in and around Kittitas County, along with many other groups, organizations,
<br />and local businesses.
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<br />Each year, our Museum hosts a variety of special exhibits, programs, and events that promote the history, heritage, and culture
<br />of Kittitas County, which tie in to other events, activities, and celebrations occurring in and around Ellensburg and Kittitas
<br />County. We work with local businesses and non-profits to co-market these events to increase exposure for both parties. In the
<br />past & present, we have sought assistance through the Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce which has been beneficial.
<br />Through co-sponsoring events, having a booth, etc., we have increased our presence at events throughout the County. We
<br />expect to continue expanding our community presence in 2025.
<br />We partner with organizations and businesses to provide exhibits, information, or provide involvement that helps to enhance
<br />community events. A few of those are: Walking Tours (Gallery One, Ellensburg Downtown Association); History Pub Crawl (EDA
<br />and four local restaurants, happens twice yearly); partnering to support events like Juneteenth, exhibits highlighting the history
<br />and culture of the K’t ́taas people at the Ellensburg School District and other businesses; an annual display and activity in
<br />partnership with the PSE Wild Horse Wind Farm; and more.
<br />We also partner with other events like GustFest aka Ellensburg Music Preservation Project, the Threshing Bee & Equipment
<br />Show, & many other community events that fit our mission to collect, preserve, & share the history, heritage, & culture of Kittitas
<br />County.
<br />We also partner with other organizations through our exhibits and programming, such as the Roslyn Museum, the Northern
<br />Kittitas County Historical Society (Carpenter House Museum and Cle Elum Telephone Museum), Thorp Mill, the Cascade
<br />Association of Museums and History, the Washington Museum Association, and other local and regional events.
<br />Our annual Lecture Series is made possible through collaboration with the Humanities Washington Speakers Bureau and
<br />potential partnerships with a number of local & regional groups, such as CWU, Mountains to Sound Greenway, & more.
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