GLIN==> Press release: Goodyear names Great Lakes Seaway Trail Top 50 Most Comfortable Touring Drive

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Seaway Trail is one of America¹s Byways, a National Recreation Trail, and
New York State and Pennsylvania State Bicycle Route.
 
PRESS RELEASE: October 8, 2010
Contact: Teresa Mitchell, 315-646-1000 x202
 
Great Lakes Seaway Trail Named Top 50 Most Comfortable Touring Drive
 
Sackets Harbor, NY -- The Great Lakes Seaway Trail has been named to the Top
50 Most Comfortable Touring Drives by the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company.
The list issued by Goodyear in partnership with the America¹s Byways
Resource Center, Duluth, MN, has been published in such
 
³We are pleased to have the Great Lakes Seaway Trail selected by Goodyear
for Top 50 Comfortable Touring Drives honors and the spotlight on our
Œonly-found-on-the-Great-Lakes-Seaway-Trail¹ travel experiences,² says Great
Lakes Seaway Trail President and CEO Teresa Mitchell, Sackets Harbor, NY.
 
The 518-mile Great Lakes Seaway Trail follows a series of signed roads
paralleling the St. Lawrence River, Lake Ontario, Niagara River and Lake
Erie in New York and Pennsylvania. The route includes the icon destinations
of the 1000 Islands and Niagara Falls in New York and Erie¹s Presque Isle in
Pennsylvania.
 
Mitchell, who chairs the National Scenic Byway Foundation, said, ³This
partnership between America¹s Byways and Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
illustrates the value of byways to private sector companies that benefit
from the increasing interest in exploring our nation by car, RV, bus, and
motorcycle.² 
 
A survey completed by Kelton Research indicates that 70 percent of Americans
plan to take at least one road trip this autumn and that 80 percent of those
surveyed would opt for a scenic, touring drive rather than driving directly
to their destination.
 
³These top 50 touring drives encompass comfort and scenery to enhance the
trip and are all within reasonable distance of major metropolitan areas,²
said Gary Medalis, general manager for Goodyear consumer tires.
 
More than 100 Great Lakes Seaway Trail themed ³Outdoor Storyteller²
interpretive panels enhance the driving experience along this America¹s
Byway and National Recreation Trail. Popular travel themes for the Great
Lakes Seaway Trail include birdwatching, the new Great Lakes Seaway Trail
GeoTrail adventure to earn up to five GeoCoins, and French and Indian War
and War of 1812 military heritage.
 
Learn more about the Great Lakes Seaway Trail online at www.seawaytrail.com
or by calling 315-646-1000. #
 
More Info:
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company is one of the world¹s largest tire makers.
It employs approximately 69,000 people in more than 57 facilities in 23
countries: www.goodyear.com.
 
America¹s Byways are a collection of 150 distinct roads designated by the
U.S. Secretary of Transportation and the National Scenic Byways Program:
www.byways.org.
 
The National Scenic Byways Foundation is a not-for-profit organization
assisting byways organizations across the U.S.: www.nsbfoundation.com. 
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