In this print ad, the source of the advertising message: is the Minnesota State Tourism Department.
Explanation:
Advertising is an activity of producing advertisements to market the goods or services. Businesses involve in advertising to promote the products or services offered by them. Advertising helps people to know about the product and their uses.
Advertising helps in increasing the sales of the product or services. The middleman service can be removed efficiently and salesmanship can be supported. The consumers can be educated easily about the product.
In the above scenario, Minnesota State Tourism Department promotes Minnesota as vacation destination by advertising.