Tourism Industry won't be stopped by Mother Nature Posted on 5/13/2009 view article pdf
When history writes the story of the spring of 2009, it will undoubtedly give Mother Nature a leading role.
From bitterly cold temperatures refusing to abandon their wintry ways to rising rivers and streams wreaking havoc on dozens of communities across the state, North Dakota's unpredictable spring landed the state squarely in the national spotlight on more than one occasion.
But as North Dakota Tourism Director Sara Otte Coleman watched images of Fargo residents working through blizzard conditions, feverishly filling sandbags in an effort to keep the rising Red River at bay, she saw more than the wrath of Mother Nature; she saw the spirit of brotherly love that makes North Dakota special.
