GLIN==> Press release: Survey shows Great Lakes Seaway Trail Quilt Show drew visitors from 5 states, Canada

PRESS RELEASE: April 20, 2011
Contact: Teresa Mitchell, 315-646-1000 x202
 
Survey Shows Great Lakes Seaway Trail Quilt Show Drew Visitors From 5 States
& Canada
 
Sackets Harbor, NY ­ A survey of approximately 20 percent of the nearly 700
people attending the 2011 Great Lakes Seaway Trail Quilt Show shows the
event, held each March in Sackets Harbor, NY, drew visitors from five U.S.
states and one Canadian province. The annual show is sponsored by the Seaway
Trail Foundation that promotes travel and tourism along the 518-mile
freshwater shoreline of New York and Pennsylvania.
 
Visitors from Connecticut, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont and New York State
and the Province of Ontario attended the show that featured quilts and
wallhangings throughout the three-story Seaway Trail Discovery Center,
speakers¹ presentations, demonstrations, vendors, and live music. The 2011
event showcased New York quilters who have published books and/or patterns
or have been featured in magazine articles.
 
Ninety-nine percent of those surveyed reported a satisfying experience.
Ninety-seven percent of those surveyed indicated that the speakers¹
presentations were a popular addition to the event.
 
The presentations and the quilts on exhibit by fabric designer Nancy Murty
were ranked among the best-liked features of the show.
 
Michele Kennedy of Springville, NY, south of Buffalo, won the random drawing
for a $25 Great Lakes Seaway Trail Discovery Center Gift Shop in-store or
online gift certificate.
 
The focus of the 2012 Great Lakes Seaway Trail Quilt Show is a ³War of 1812
Bicentennial Quilt Challenge.² More than 100 quilters attending the 2011
show expressed interest in making an 1812 era-style ³cot-to-coffin² (30inch
x 70inch) quilt for that competition. Guidelines for the challenge are
online at www.seawaytrail.com/quilting.
 
The 2011 Great Lakes Seaway Trail Quilt Show survey was collected and
compiled by Jefferson Community College student William Ray and analyzed by
Seaway Trail Project Manager Lynette Lundy-Beck. #


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