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Whova™ EMS

Our convention’s Whova™ app is now live and ready for your use!

With all of the Whova™ features that will enhance your convention experience, we hope that you will embrace this technology and its usage. Many attendees that used it in Denver at the 2023 convention reported that it certainly did. Not only are we utilizing Whova™, some of the future narrow gauge conventions will also be using Whova™ as well.

Installing Whova™ on your smartphone

The free Whova™ app works on both Apple and Android smartphones. If you haven’t installed the app yet, do one of the following:

On your smartphone, access your respective App Store and simply search ‘whova’ and install it. Once you’ve installed the app, enter the email address you registered with and you are now connected! Your spouse can connect via the email they submitted as part of their registration.

Use the link below to access the Whova™ download page directly to install and login to the Whova™ app using the email address you registered with.

Get Whova Now

New to Whova™ or want to learn more about using Whova™?

Whova™ has a rich set of information available on their Attendee App User Guide webpage. Take a few moments to review the guide and take some of the mystery out of using Whova™ to enhance your convention experience. You’ll be glad you did.

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Home Layout Tours

The 46th National Narrow Gauge Convention features many fine home layouts … [Read More...] about Home Layout Tours

Inspirational Clinics

High quality clinics are one of the most popular features of the annual … [Read More...] about Inspirational Clinics

Vendors and Exhibitors

The vendor and exhibitor rooms are one of the most popular features of the … [Read More...] about Vendors and Exhibitors

Convention Hotel

We are excited to once again host the 46th National Narrow Gauge Convention at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Bloomington, located at

46th NNGC Promo Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mP8HejuXQE

Important Dates

Most important dates.

46th NNGC: September 2 — 5, 2026

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2026 NNGC FAQs

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Minnesota’s Three Major Railroads

From Minnesota Digital Library:

“The growth of Minnesota can be tied directly to the growth of railroads. The railroads supported farmers, millers, miners, and loggers by moving the raw materials they produced to sell at markets. In turn, the railroads brought other goods and products to the people to build their homes, businesses, and towns. Railroads also brought immigrants to settle the land and provided jobs and income to laborers and investors.

Three of Minnesota’s major railroads were the Northern Pacific, the Great Northern, and the Soo Line. While these three were not the only railroads that operated in Minnesota, they had a major impact on the state.

The U.S. Congress chartered the Northern Pacific Railway in 1864 to build a transcontinental railroad from Lake Superior to the Pacific coast. When it was completed in 1883, the railroad had laid nearly 6,800 miles of track through Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. Its headquarters were in St. Paul, Minnesota.”

Minnesota Lingo

From ThievesRiver.com:

1) Uff da

Background: A Scandinavian import, particularly from Norwegian, “uff da” is widely used to express dismay, exhaustion or sometimes even relief. It embodies the stoic yet expressive nature of Minnesotans.

Example: “Uff da! I forgot my wallet at the cabin. Now I can’t pay for the meat raffle tickets, gosh darn it!”

2) You Betcha

Background: This phrase epitomizes the friendly and positive attitude of Minnesotans. It’s often said with enthusiasm and is used to mean “absolutely” or “you can count on it.”

Example: “Do you want to come to the hockey game this weekend? Grain Belts are on me!” – “You betcha!”

Read more at ThievesRiver.com

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