CODY, Wyo. (AP) - Tourism was strong for Yellowstone National Park and Park County this summer, according to tourism officials.
That's in contrast with places like Grand Canyon and Death Valley, where tourism has been down this year.
"We're almost an island in some respects," said Rick Hoeninghausen, director of sales and marketing for Yellowstone National Park lodges.
Two Cody attractions reported especially high visitation through August. Attendance was up nearly 20 percent at the Buffalo Bill Historical Center, which opened its new Draper Museum of Natural History on June 4, and attendance increased nearly 11 percent for the Cody Nite Rodeo.
Both the historical center and the Park County Travel Council boosted their marketing efforts this year, the Cody Enterprise reports.
