GLIN==> Press release: Geotrail developer presents new high-tech NY byway travel adventure

PRESS RELEASE: May 3, 2010
Contact:  Teresa Mitchell, 315-646-1000, Jim ³Boots² Hooper, 585-732-6057
 
Geotrail Developer Presents High-Tech NY Byway Travel Adventure May 14:
Learn how to use GPS to discover treasures on Great Lakes Seaway Trail
 
Sackets Harbor, NY ­ The 2011 Great Lakes Seaway Trail Discovery Center
Program Series kicks off Friday, May 14 at 6:30 pm with a hands-on
presentation by geotrail developer Jim ³Boots² Hooper at the Great Lakes
Seaway Trail Discovery Center in Sackets Harbor, NY. Hooper will present ³An
Introduction to Geocaching,² the high-tech treasure hunting travel sport
that uses a handheld Global Positioning System (GPS) unit to locate hidden
boxes. 
 
Hooper is a member of the National 4-H Geospatial Science Taskforce, the New
York State 4-H Geospatial Leadership Team, and a member of the
Rochester-based GeoRoc online community. He is also the developer of the new
75-cache Great Lakes Seaway Trail GeoTrail adventure that takes GPS-guided
explorers along the 518-mile route that parallels the St. Lawrence River and
Great Lakes shoreline of New York and Pennsylvania.
 
³Those who enjoy exploring with their GPS (Global Positioning System) unit
in hand will discover the lovely landscapes, historic sites and natural
wonders that are found only along the Great Lakes Seaway Trail,² Hooper
says.
 
³We are pleased to develop the Great Lakes Seaway Trail Geotrail with Jim as
a new recreational, historic, cultural and outdoor experience for travelers
on the byway,² says Seaway Trail, Inc. President and CEO Teresa Mitchell.
 
The Great Lakes Seaway Trail is federally-designated as one of America¹s
Byways. Destination points, and possible geocache sites, on the byway
include Niagara Falls, the 1000 Islands, 29 historic lighthouses, 18th and
19th century forts, the ³film and flower city² of Rochester, Buffalo, the
National Toy Hall of Fame, parks, the Eastern Lake Ontario dunes, Lucille
Ball¹s Playhouse and much more.
 
There is a $5 fee for the May 14 program at the Great Lakes Seaway Trail
Discovery Center located at the corner of Ray and West Main Streets in
Sackets Harbor, NY.
 
The 2010 Great Lakes Seaway Trail Travel Guide includes GPS coordinates for
100 of its Great Lakes Seaway Trail ³outdoor storyteller² signage units that
share fascinating facts, legends, lore and illustrations at lighthouses and
significant points of historic, natural/birdwatching, cultural, maritime,
agricultural and architectural note along the byway.
 
Seaway Trail, Inc. is an official Groundspeak Distributor and Geocaching.com
merchandise distributor. For more information, call 315-646-1000 or check
the website at www.seawaytrail.com. Program revenue will benefit the Seaway
Trail Foundation educational programming and exhibit development. #
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