Tourism better than expected

Tim Leeds Havre Daily News [email protected]@havredailynews.com

Some local tourist attractions saw an increase in visitors over the summer in some cases record numbers which mirrors higher-than-expected numbers at some major state attractions. “Our numbers have been up,” said Jude Sheppard, executive director of the Blaine County Hi s to r i cal Museum. Sheppard said the 4,440 visitors who came to the museum through the end of September is the highest number on record. The total through the end of 2008 was 4,313. The Associated Press reports that some top-end destinations in the...