Tourism quest uses GPS in Twin Cities
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Montana tourism officials have launched an interactive advertising campaign in Minneapolis-St. Paul designed to get more Minnesotans to visit the Big Sky state.
The Father's day hunt occured at this location in St. Paul. The article was carried by the AP wire and ran in several papers around the country.
Waymark Code: WMG4A
Location: Minnesota, United States
Date Posted: 07/01/2006
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"One daily winner, John Thurston of Bloomington, Minn., described loading up his family at 9 a.m. on Father's Day to try to find the prize. He was one of several treasure hunters at the designated store in St. Paul, but his call got through first.
"The different hunting groups pile into the store and quickly locate the postcard," he wrote. "At that time a mad dialing frenzy into contest headquarters occurs.""
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Type of publication: Newspaper
When was the article reported?: 06/25/2006
Publication: billings gazette
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How widespread was the article reported?: regional
News Category: Society/People
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