Through the Years

Alan Blumhorst - Owner of Rainbow Ranch Petting Zoo

How long have you been involved with the tourism bureau?

“We came aboard in the first couple of years that jo and Pat were there. We’ve been having so much fun, time has flown and twenty years later Rainbow Ranch is doing great, and the tourism bureau –I don’t know what I’d do without you.”

What sticks out to you when you think about the last two decades?

“One of my favorite memories was the first time Pat brought jo out, and jo just couldn’t believe all the animals. We made the cover of a guide, and I thought that was such a big deal because it had one of my peacocks on the cover. That was one of my favorite memories.”

Talk about what makes your partnership with the bureau so special.

“You guys are trying to make sure that everybody finds out what a great place we are. That’s your job, and you are doing the best because new people are showing up all the time. We had one of our best fall seasons in 2022 with the weather and the pumpkins and it just keeps getting bigger and better just like you guys. I’m selling smiles out here, I have the best job in the world, and my own slice of heaven and people come and give me money for the feed bills and the vet bills. The smiles I see makes it worth working my butt off. We’re doing good things, and you guys are doing good things – so we’ll keep it up for the next five, ten, twenty years, why not?”