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Volume 7, Issue 7 July 2011 |
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Greetings!
Jefferson City is receiving national attention! Ghost Hunters investigated the Missouri State Penitentiary last month and a story about MSP will be featured in the L.A. Times on Sunday, July 3. Enjoy,
Sarah Alsager |
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Upcoming Meetings
July 1
· Jefferson City Outdoors Meeting
July 4
· Office Closed
July 5
· Discover Jefferson City Foundation Meeting
July 12
· Hotel/ Motel Council Meeting
July 20
· Athletic Events Committee |
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Ghost Hunters investigates the Missouri State Penitentiary
The two most famous plumbers in the United States just made a memorable trip to Jefferson City. That's right, Jason Hawes and Grant Wilson, better known for their paranormal investigating gigs, from the hit show Ghost Hunters brought their entourage to the Missouri State Penitentiary in Jefferson City the first week in June.
Ghost Hunters contacted the Jefferson City Convention and Visitors Bureau to inquire about investigating the historic Missouri State Penitentiary site in January. This month, in cooperation with the Missouri Office of Administration, the Bureau was able to make plans for Ghost Hunters to conduct their investigation from June 6-June 13.
Premiering in 2004, Ghost Hunters is an American paranormal reality television series that shows once a week on Syfy. Jason Hawes and Grant Wilson, leaders of The Atlantic Paranormal Society (TAPS), worked during the day as plumbers and at night investigated sites. As the popularity of the show has grown, so has the scope of work for Hawes and Wilson, who now focus predominantly on their ghost hunting profession. Their goal is to track down paranormals in sites across the country.
This year is the first year that the Bureau has offered these types of tours at MSP; ghost tours, twilight tours, history tours and themed tours are available as well.
According to the Ghost Hunters web site, TAPS is "a group of fairly ordinary people- office managers, factory workers, teachers and even psychic-hotline gurus- moonlighting to understand seemingly unexplainable disturbances."
Other independent paranormal investigation groups are currently booking their overnight investigations of the Missouri State Penitentiary. Read more... |
Travel writers promote Jefferson City nationwide!
 The Jefferson City Convention and Visitors Bureau hosted a press trip last week for a handful of travel writers. Fred and Elizabeth Granger from outside of Indianapolis, Indiana and Everett and Pat Avery from Branson, Missouri spent several days touring Jefferson City. A ghost and history at the prison, a picnic lunch in Woodland Cemetery, a tour of Governor's Mansion and some time in the Capitol Complex were a few highlights on the tour.
Also, L.A. Times writer Jay Jones came to Jefferson City about a year ago and toured the Missouri State Penitentiary. His article about MSP and other prison sites in the United States will run in this Sunday's issue of the L.A. Times. Check it out online on Sunday, July 3.
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175th Anniversary of the Missouri State Penitentiary commemorative event great success!
Thank you to everyone who attended the 175th Anniversary of the Missouri State Penitentiary: Inside the Walls event June 10-12! Throughout the weekend, we had several thousand people enjoy the events that took place at the prison. On Saturday, nearly 600 people toured MSP.
Check out pictures from the weekend on Facebook. |
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Announcements
 Time.com came to Jefferson City to film a video at the Missouri State Penitentiary. The piece is part of a series on the amendments; MSP was featured in the 8th amendment clip. Watch it here, you might see some people you recognize!
Salute to America 2011 is upon us! See the schedule of events here. |
Tell us about it...
Are you submitting your events for inclusion on the CVB's Calendar of Events? The Calendar of Events is one of the most popular pages on the web site!
To enter an event, click here.
This is a completely free service the CVB offers, so get out there and enter in your information! Submissions are not guaranteed.
Call Sarah at 573-632-2820 with questions. | |
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Monthly Statistics
Marketing Report
Visitor Requests
June 2,673
YTD 11,322
Web Site Unique Visitors
June 7,725
YTD 35,089
Web Site Visitors (Total)
June 9,215
YTD 41,596
STR (Smith Travel Research) Report
May 2011 % Change 2010
Occupancy 53.8% 1.8%
Room Rate $68.72 0.3%
Year-to-Date % Change 2010
Occupancy 49.9% 0.5%
Room Rate $70.17 1.8%
Diplomat Volunteer Hours
June 33.5
2011 Total 162.5 |
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Thank you for your interest in Jefferson City. We look forward to sharing more about our wonderful community in the future. Feel free to contact the Bureau with any questions you may have! | |
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