GLIN==> Press release: June 22-24 Great Lakes Seaway Trail Reveal & Economic Road Show visits 6 communities

PRESS RELEASE: June 18, 2010
Contact:  Teresa Mitchell, 315-646-1000 x202
 
June 22-24 Great Lakes Seaway Trail Reveal & Economic Impact Road Show
Visits Six Communities on America¹s Byway
 
Sackets Harbor, NY ­ In tough times, it¹s good to have friends working on
your behalf to bring travelers and the dollars they spend into your
community ­ communities like Ogdensburg, Sackets Harbor, Webster, and
Niagara Falls, NY and Erie, PA and all those in-between.
 
June 22-24 Great Lakes Seaway Trail ³Great Reveal² and economic impact road
show events along the freshwater shoreline of New York and Pennsylvania will
showcase the Great Lakes Seaway Trail byway¹s exciting new look as the
byway¹s leaders share the latest news of how the not-for-profit tourism
organization benefits the America¹s Byway region through its branded travel
and tourism initiatives and by enhancing the lifestyle of the byway region.
 
The public is welcome at the 90-minute events that will:
Š officially announce the new Great Lakes Seaway Trail name capitalizing on
the byway¹s unique Great Lakes geographical location of interest to
travelers worldwide
Š showcase projects that are attracting visitors who enjoy America¹s ³great
outdoors² through geocaching, bicycling, and attending living historic
reenactments for the War of 1812 and French and Indian War
Š reveal a new look for the 32-year-old byway, its membership-based
organization and the educational Seaway Trail Foundation based in Sackets
Harbor, NY
Š encourage participation in program partnership opportunities and invite
local 
businesses and community leaders to become members of the not-for-profit
tourism organization
Š include ³Spin the Wheel² to win Great Lakes Seaway Trail-branded prizes
Š giveaway of Great Lakes Seaway Trail new look branded chocolate bars made
on
the byway
Š offer networking time.
 
In the past five years Seaway Trail, Inc. has received and completed $1.2
million in federal scenic byway project-based grants. Seaway Trail, Inc.
currently has federally-funded economic development projects underway that
are Trailwide initiatives attracting new travelers and travel-related
revenues into the 86 communities of the 518-mile-long byway along the New
York and Pennsylvania Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway shorelines. The
projects include interpretation and marketing initiatives.
 
The Great Lakes Seaway Trail ³Great Reveal² will take place:
·      Tuesday, June 22 ‹ 9am, Ogdensburg, NY ­ Dobisky Visitor¹s Center,
100 Riverside Avenue, and 3pm, Sackets Harbor, NY ­ Seaway Trail Discovery
Center, Ray & W. Main St.

·      Wednesday, June 23 ‹ 9am, Oswego, NY, H. Lee White Marine Museum, end
of W. 1st Street Pier; and 3pm, Webster, NY, Webster Park Lake View #1
Shelter, Lake Rd, Webster, NY

·      Thursday, June 24 ‹ 9am, Niagara Falls, NY ­ Niagara Falls State Park
Orin Lehman Visitor¹s Center, Prospect St, and 2:30pm ­ Erie, PA ­ Presque
Isle State Park Cookhouse Pavilion, Peninsula Drive.
 
The Great Lakes Seaway Trail byway takes travelers 518 miles along the
freshwater shoreline of the St. Lawrence River, Lake Ontario, Niagara River,
and Lake Erie in NY and PA. The Federal Highway Administration designates
the route one of America¹s Byways in 1996. It is also a National Recreation
Trail and the Automobile Association of America recognizes the Great Lakes
Seaway Trail as a ³quintessential² American road trip experience. For more
info, contact Great Lakes Seaway Trail, PO Box 660, Ray & West Main St,
Sackets Harbor, NY, 315-646-1000. #
 
Quick Facts about the Great Lakes Seaway Trail:
·       Scenic driving route in New York state since 1978

·       Federally designated as an America¹s Byway (Federal Highway
Administration, 1996), a National Recreation Trail (National Parks Service,
1980-81); recognized for intrinsic scenic, natural, recreational, historic,
cultural and archaeological qualities
·       State designated as New York State and Pennsylvania state bicycle
route
·       AAA recognized as ³quintessential American road trip²

·       Great Lakes Seaway Trail is one of 150 nationally-designated byways
in the U.S. and receives 130,000 visitors/month on the byways.org website

·       Includes 86 communities and 11 counties [St. Lawrence, Jefferson,
Oswego, Cayuga, Wayne, Monroe, Orleans, Niagara, Erie, Chautauqua (NY) and
Erie (PA)] in two states (NY, PA)

·       Travel themes for the byway include:
Ø  Birding
Ø  Bicycling
Ø  Boating, canoeing, kayakingŠ
Ø  Diving and shipwrecks
Ø  War of 1812
Ø  French and Indian War
Ø  Architecture
Ø  Coastal agricultural bounty and heritage
Ø  Lighthouses
Ø  Famous Americans: Lucille Ball, Frederic Remington, George Boldt, George
Pullman, Harriett Tubman, aviation pioneer Curtis Bell, Susan B. Anthony,
Frederick Douglass, George Eastman, Frank Lloyd Wright, William SewardŠ
Ø  Family travel
Ø  Camping
Ø  Leisure driving
Ø  Original foods dining: Buffalo wings, 1812 Ale, French¹s Mustard, shore
dinners, Jell-O, beef on Œweck, Heluva Good and River Rat cheese, 1000
Islands Dressing, Welch¹s Grape Juice, Zweigle¹s Hot Dogs, Abbott¹s Frozen
CustardŠ
Ø  Winery touring: 4 wine trails parallel or intersect the byway
Ø  Winter season outdoor fun
Ø and the Great Lakes Seaway Trail GeoTrail high-tech treasure hunting
adventure ‹ new for 2010!
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