PRESS RELEASE: November 8, 2011
Contacts:
Kurt Schumacher, Director of Business Relations, Great Lakes Seaway Trail, 585-857-1004, kurt@seawaytrail.com
Emily Beck, Director of Tourism Development, VisitErie, 814-454-1000, 800-524-3743
Great Lakes Seaway Trail Tourism Roundtable Set for November 17 in Erie
Erie, PA – The Great Lakes Seaway Trail and VisitErie are hosting a travel and tourism roundtable and networking event Thursday, November 17 at the Erie Maritime Museum. Businesses and other local organizations are encouraged to attend the event to learn how they can benefit from tourism driven by the Great Lakes Seaway Trail National Scenic Byway.
The free event will run from 3pm-5pm at the museum at 150 East Front Street. Those attending are invited to bring information on their business interests to share.
“This meeting is open to anyone interested to learn more about the 518-mile Great Lakes Seaway Trail National Scenic Byway that spans the freshwater shoreline of Pennsylvania and New York, its coastal travel resources, and the benefits of Seaway Trail, Inc.’s new membership and discounts program,” says VisitErie Director of Tourism Development Emily Beck. Beck is a member of the Seaway Trail, Inc. Board of Directors.
Recent Seaway Trail, Inc. initiatives to encourage travel along the byway include a 75-cache geocaching adventure, the new Great Lake Seaway Trail Volkssport Association, the Birding the Great Lakes Seaway Trail field guide, the Waterways of War guide to French and Indian War historic sites, and a host of War of 1812 Bicentennial plans for 2012 events and activities.
Registration for the November 17 event can be made with Great Lakes Seaway Trail Director of Business Relations Kurt Schumacher, 585-857-1004, kurt@seawaytrail.com, or with Emily Beck, ebeck@visiterie.com.
Photo: The Great Lakes Seaway Trail GeoTrail collectible coin for the Erie area (far left) features the Flagship Niagara. A November 17 tourism roundtable in Erie, PA, will highlight the geocaching adventure and other tourism initiatives along the National Scenic Byway in Pennsylvania and New York. Photo: Seaway Trail, Inc.