Dubois Wyoming Main Street


Photo by Stephen Jay Lunsford Dubois Main Street, Inc. Goals Building sustainable retail/commercial activity in the town by providing assistance and educational opportunities for small business owners; Increasing the number of shoppers and visitors to Dubois through the development of a strategic marketing plan for the community; Developing awareness, support and participation of small business owners; residents, volunteers and committees to pursue the program’s overall mission and vision. Enhancing the image of the downtown as a dynamic destination community while retaining the town’s rich history and culture; Creating a sustainable revenue source to support the goals of the Dubois Main Street Program	2011 Programs View our 2010/2011 Annual Report Destination Duboisis a locally sponsored marketing campaign organized in 2005 by Dubois Main Street to determine how the Dubois lodging tax dollars would be spent. According to the by-laws of this county based program (TAD - Tourism Asset Development Program) the monies are distributed to the Wind River Visitor's Council which in turn allocates these funds to the individual towns where the dollars are collected. These funds must be spent on marketing for the community outside of Fremont County. Also according to the by-laws, the funds must be managed and dispersed by a 501c-3 organization. In Dubois' case since 2005, the management and disbursement of these funds was entrusted to Dubois Main Street. These funds are only used to market Dubois outside of Fremont county and do not fund the Main Street Program. Because the group is sensitive to how the funding is allocated and to whom, the committee is comprised of the Dubois organizations who would most benefit from these marketing dollars and consists of the following individuals representing the following organizations:: Rick Collignon-president. WRVC June Bonasera-Dubois Main Street, WRVC( TAD program administrator) Katrina Krupicka -Dubois Museum Suzan Moulton-Bighorn Sheep Center Sandie Leseberg-Dubois Western Activities Organization Cindy Dingman -Dubois Chamber of Commerce Michel Burdick-We Do Events Twila Blakeman- Headwaters Arts and Conference Center Lu Beecham- Never Sweat Recreation Board Sally Jardine - Needs of Dubois This group meets in the fall of each year and is asked to bring budget numbers for advertising their organization or special event for the following year. Proposals for collaborative marketing opportunities such as Yellowstone Journal and Wyoming Travel and Tourism are also brought for consideration to this annual meeting. All present discuss, decide and vote on how much to spend and where to spend it for the following year. . For 2011 the group voted to invest the projected $25K budget ( comprised of $15K WRVC funds and $10K in private donations-fund raised through $250 donations by Destination Dubois partners) in the following manner: Advertising for Dubois in the Wyoming Traveler's Journal and www.wyomingtourism.org Collaborative Advertising for Wind River Country, including Dubois, Lander and Riverton in Yellowstone Journals "99 Things" and www.yellowstonepark.com Advertising in True West Magazine's 2011 Top 10 True Western Towns Issue Marketing dollars for annual special events including Winterfest, Dubois Rodeo, High Country Poet's Gathering, etc.
Article in Winter 2010 Peaks and Plain s Magazine developed by Dubois Main Street. Dubois promotional video - funded in part by Destination Dubois Dubois Museum video- funded in part by Destination Dubois Dubois Main Street submitted all Dubois businesses to the editors of True West Magazine to select to appear in the 2010 True West Source Book, a guide used by western enthusiasts to plan their vacations and shop for all things western. Congratulations to the 30 Dubois businesses selected by True West. Click here for a list Dubois Main Street will celebrate National Day of the Cowboy on July 23, 2011. Activites planned for the event include a Cowboy Parade, Western Concert, Theatrical shoot-out, Whiskey for My Men, Beer for My Horses Fest ( with a Toby Keith and Willie Nelson look alike contest) Horse events and much, much more ! . Click here for more information www.duboiscowboyday.com	Dubois Main Street, Inc. will facilitate Dubois business owners' enrollment in Jon Schallert's Destination University from April 15th, 2010 through April 15,2011. .Contact the Dubois Main Street office at 307-455-2700 or duboismainstreetprogram@gmail. com for more information. Dubois Historic Walking tour and Shopping Guide, produced in partnership with the Dubois Museum & The Wind River Visitor's Council will be edited, re-printed and distributed in 2011. Click here for a downloadable copy. Dubois Main Street was approached by the Dubois Planning Commission in 2007 to research how best to develop design guidelines for the Town of Dubois. Wyoming Main Street's program manager, recommended studying what other WY Main Street communities had developed to use as a guide, and begin the process of seeking funding to pay for the overall program. Several other Wyoming Main Street communities have developed voluntary yet workable design guidelines for their retail/commercial district and offer an incentive program to the small businesses and property owners to encourage them to adhere to the guidelines. In 2008 and 2009 several grant applications were prepared and submitted to potentially fund this effort. In 2010, a professional planner was retained to prepare design guidelines, with input from property owners, real estate professionals, and the Planning Commission. Upon approval by the Dubois Mayor and Town Council in 2011, Dubois Main Street will post the document as a downloadable pdf on this website. Check back soon for more information!

Dubois Main Street
PO Box 1773
Dubois WY 82513
DuboisMainStreetProgram@gmail.com