2008 Sport Show Update

The Sport shows are under way here’s what I know

Minnesota's Sportsmen's Boat, Camping & Vacation Show RiverCentre. St. Paul 38th Annual January 9-13, 2008

St Paul 5 day show attendance was very low with the exception on Saturday it picked back up only 750 OTCTA Vacation Guides were given out this year down a few hundred from years past. I was told that a lot of people didn’t want to carry the handouts and jotted down the web site address to check out when they got home.

 

We had 26 OTCTA members that sent handouts to the show. If you didn’t you still can make the next shows get them to me in time.

 

River City Hunting & Fishing Expo, Mid America center, Council Bluffs IA January 18-20, 2008 (put on by the local Pheasants Forever chapter) 

Council Bluffs 3 day show, this was the first year that OTCTA went to this show and attendance was great every day. We are the only Tourism Association and/or Group at the show over 900 OTCTA Vacation Guides were handed out.

 

We had 28 OTCTA members send handouts to the show. Don’t miss this great opportunity to get your business in front of potential customers at the next show.

 

The Next show is St. Cloud Sportsmen's Show St. Cloud Civic Center 20th Annual February 15-17,  2008

 

Ice Fishing Tournament

Ice Fishing Tournament Sponsored by the Ottertail Lions Club

Where: Ottertail Lake

When: Saturday February 2, 2008.

Information: For information regarding the tournament contact
Glenn at (218)770-4536

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2008 Sport Shows

OTCTA will have a booth set up at the following shows. Stop by and say hello.

Minnesota's Sportsmen's Boat, Camping & Vacation Show
RiverCentre, St. Paul, MN
January 9-13, 2008

River City Hunting & Fishing Expo
Mid America Center, Council Bluffs, IA
January 18-20, 2008

St. Cloud Sportsmen's Show
St. Cloud Civic Center, St. Cloud, MN
February15-17, 2008

Red River Valley Sportsmen's Boat, Camping & Vacation Show
Red River Valley- Fargo Dome
Feb. 28 - Mar. 2, 2008

Sioux Empire Sportsmen's Boat, Camping & Vacation Show
Sioux Empire - SiouxFalls Arena & Convention Center
March 6-9, 2008

Eastern Iowa Sport Show
UNI-Dome, Cedar Falls, IA
March 7-9 2008

Omaha Boat Sports and Travel Show
Qwest Center, Omaha, NE
March 6-9 2008

If you ar a OTCTA Member and plan on sending your business information/brochures to the 7 OTCTA shows, here are some guidelines of what has been picked up from our booth in the past. Resorts with Camping/RV's: 50-75 per show
Lodging without Camping/RV's: 25-50 per show
Menu's and other handouts: 10-25 per show

I need your handouts at least 14 days before the show; to insure that your handouts are at all the shows have them to me by December 31, 2007. Please put your brochures in bundles of 25 it makes it easer to keep track. Don't miss out on this fantastic opportunity to get your business in front of so many potential customers. Feel free to contact Mike Pendy for more information at 218-367-2792.

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For example...did you know that Otter Tail Country is home to over 1,000 lakes and streams. That's 10 percent of Minnesota's 10,000 beautiful lakes, and a great reason to go fishing, swimming, sailing, water-skiing or just relaxing on the beach.

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