GLIN==> Great Lakes Travel News: Great Lakes Seaway Trail Experience the Journey in print and online

PRESS RELEASE: June 20, 2009
Contact: Teresa Mitchell, 315-646-1000
Jpgs of magazine covers featuring Old Fort Niagara and Birds of the Great
Lakes Seaway Trail available by request
 
Great Lakes Seaway Trail Experience the Journey In Print & Online
 
Sackets Harbor, NY - The four, sparkling, big waters of the St. Lawrence
River, Lake Ontario, Niagara River and Lake Erie are companions to one of
America¹s Byways and a National Recreation Trail. The Great Lakes Seaway
Trail parallels 518 miles of freshwater shoreline in New York and
Pennsylvania. Now available free - in print and online - is The Great Lakes
Seaway Trail Experience the Journey Travel Magazine.
 
Military history and maritime heritage are popular travel themes for the
byway as the colorful front cover of the 80-page, glossy color magazine
suggests. A photo by Wayne Peters of Ransomville, NY, features a living
history reenactment at Old Fort Niagara, site of the July 3-5 New York State
Signature Event for the 250th French & Indian War Commemoration. More than
2,300 reenactors are expected for the event at the historic site that
includes the oldest building on the Great Lakes.
 
In a feature article, historian and reenactor George A. Bray III shares his
knowledge of the three distinct cultures that fought the French and Indian
War and invites you experience the battles for yourself at Old Fort Niagara,
which hosts special events year-round.
 
The byway region has recently been hailed as a great birding destination.
The magazine¹s back cover features a collage of nine Great Lakes Seaway
Trail bird paintings by wildlife artist Robert McNamara. McNamara is also
the designer of the soon-to-be-published Great Lakes Seaway Trail Birding
Guidebook.
 
Inside travel guide, Western New York: An explorer¹s guide author Christine
A. Smycznski shares her favorite places along the byway from the Erie, PA,
and Chautauqua Count, NY, grape growing regions and a Niagara Falls tour
aboard the Maid of the Mist to Rochester¹s Strong National Museum of Play
and historic castles in the 1000 Islands region of the Trail.
 
Angling expert Bill Hilts, Jr. provides insights into the ³big waters, big
fish² of the St. Lawrence River, Lake Ontario, Niagara River and Lake Erie.
 
The travel magazine also includes a map, a list of the 28 historic Great
Lakes Seaway Trail lighthouses (you can stay overnight in three!),
itineraries, events and festivals listings, a mini-guide to the Great Lakes
Seaway Trail outdoor storyteller panels at significant sites, and a
directory of attractions, accommodations and services.
 
Find a printed copy of the Great Lakes Seaway Trail Experience the Journey
Travel Magazine at information centers and sites Trailwide and online at
www.seawaytrail.com, or call 315-646-1000 for more information. # #


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