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Scenic Byway Community Announcements and NewsGreetings to the municipal governments, business owners, tourism officials, civic groups, and other interested stakeholders along North Country’s Scenic Byways. The information that follows will be of interest to you. You’ll find news on the latest Byway projects in cities, towns and villages along the routes and learn about local and regional Scenic Byway Program funding opportunities. Market Trend Assessment of Scenic Byway Visitors RFP May 7, 2008 Dear Colleague: The Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) has received several grants to promote Scenic Byway communities along special touring routes across the North Country region. The series of promotional projects will stimulate tourist visitation to natural, cultural, historical, scenic, and recreational resources in towns and villages and increase visitor spending at attractions, events, and businesses in the fourteen counties. Read more... ANCA Awarded Several National Scenic Byway Program Grants April 29, 2008 - The Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) has received eight marketing grants totaling $320,000 to promote Scenic Byway communities along special touring routes across the North Country region. The series of promotional projects will stimulate tourist visitation to natural, cultural, historical, scenic and recreational resources in towns and villages and increase visitor spending at attractions, events, and businesses throughout the Adirondack North Country region. Read more... Adirondack Trail Four County Scenic Byway Marketing Brochure Underway Wednesday, April 23, 2008 Hello all, I am contacting you as the Adirondack North Country Association moves forward with the new brochure for the Adirondack Trail. The project is a direct result of the Corridor Management Plan for the Scenic Byway along Routes 30 and 30/A from Fonda to Malone that many of you helped to draft. Please send information on your community’s special resources ... Read more... Help Stop the Spread of Invasives on Adirondack Waterways Hello all, I am contacting you on behalf of the Adirondack North Country Association to share information that will help interested parties to secure the future of natural resources along our Scenic Byways. As Scenic Byway Manager for several of the North Country region’s touring routes, the Adirondack North Country Association encourages you to participate in stewarding the important water resources ... Read more... 2007 Scenic Byway Activities Program Highlights New Funding Round Local Waterfront Revitalization Program October 17, 2007 - Many communities recommended local projects in the Central Adirondack Trail Corridor Scenic Byway Corridor Monument Plan that may be eligible for funding under this Environmental Protection Program. Applications for the 2007-2008 Environmental Protection Fund Local Waterfront Revitalization Program have been released. Read more... New Marketing of Scenic Byways June 6, 2007 - The Adirondack North Country Association’s (ANCA’s) Advanced Marketing and Promotions Project for the Adirondack Trail and Olympic Scenic Byways is entering the final phase. Over the past eight months ANCA’s Scenic Byway Coordinator, Sharon O’Brien and project consultant Susan Fuller of Fuller Communications, have conducted a series of meetings with community leaders to design a marketing initiative that will meet the needs of today’s travelers while supporting the towns, villages and cities along the two touring routes. Read more... March 8, 2007 - The Adirondack North Country Association is moving forward with the marketing initiatives for the Adirondack Trail and Olympic Scenic Byways. The following report contains important information that will benefit Byway communities along the 180-mile Adirondack Trail along Routes 30 and 30A through Franklin, Hamilton, Fulton and Montgomery Counties. Read more... Olympic Scenic Byway Marketing Project - Meeting One February 22, 2007 - The Adirondack North Country Association sponsored a marketing meeting for Olympic Scenic Byway communities in Clinton, Essex, Franklin, St. Lawrence, Lewis, and Jefferson counties. Attendees learned how the promotional project will stimulate interest in their area of the route and encourage new and repeat visitation across the six counties. You are encouraged to review the following report to learn more about the Olympic Scenic Byway marketing project and how it can benefit your community. Read more... Adirondack Trail Scenic Byway Marketing Project Reports On January 24, 2007 the Adirondack North Country Association sponsored a marketing meeting for Adirondack Trail byway communities in Franklin, Hamilton, Fulton, and Montgomery counties. Attendees had an opportunity to learn how they can use and interpret the Adirondack Trail Scenic Byway brand to stimulate interest in their area of the route and to encourage new and repeat visitation across the four counties. Read more... Olympic Scenic Byway Marketing Project Begins February 15th January 16, 2007 - The Adirondack North Country Association is pleased to announce that we have procured Scenic Byway Program grant funding to implement some of the marketing recommendations that were requested by yourself and other community representatives during the development of the Corridor Management Plan for the Adirondack Olympic Scenic Byway. Please read through the following announcement to learn more about the 2007 marketing initiative and then mark your calendars for February 15. The meeting agenda will be forwarded prior to the February 15 meeting. Read more... Memorandum To: Central Adirondack Trail Scenic Byway Community Stakeholders From: Sharon O’Brien, Adirondack North Country Association Re: 2007 Scenic Byway Grant Funding Date: December 19, 2006 The Adirondack North Country Association is pleased to announce that applications are being accepted for a new round of byway project funding. Read more... ANCA Scenic Byways 2006-2007 Marketing Project Nov. 16 Meeting Notes The Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) is moving forward with marketing efforts that will bring increased visibility for communities along the Adirondack Trail Scenic Byway in Franklin, Hamilton, Fulton and Montgomery Counties. A report is attached that details the progress made to date on developing an Adirondack Trail byway brand, an Adirondack Trail brochure featuring the 188-mile route, Adirondack Trail website page(s), and the expansion of ANCA’s Arts, Crafts, and Foods Along the Scenic Byways of the Adirondack North Country Region publication. Read more... The work is made possible with funding from the New York State Scenic Byways Program which is funded by the Federal Highway Administration and administered by the New York State Department of Transportation. ADIRONDACK TRAIL STAKEHOLDER NETWORK AND EXCHANGE MEETING November 16, 2006 8:45 – 12:00 Adirondack Hotel in Long Lake, NY Agenda Read more... Local Public Information Meeting Nov. 15 in Blue Mountain Lake In order to implement the goals put forth by community leaders in the Central Adirondack Trail Corridor Management Plan the Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) has been working to strengthen communications with the Region Two office of the NYS Department of Transportation and those stakeholders interested in the future of the corridor in their byway communities. ANCA has received word that a local public information meeting is scheduled to discuss a project proposed for Route 28 in the hamlet of Blue Mountain Lake along the Central Adirondack Trail Scenic Byway in Hamilton County. The Corridor Management Plan stated that as new projects are undertaken along the byway we need to address the safety of all users including vehicle operators, pedestrians, and recreationalists and work to create walkable communities that are accessible and provide easy passage to encourage visitors to spend time in the towns, cities and villages all along the byway. Central Adirondack Trail Community business owners, residents and local government officials and community planners are invited to attend the public information meeting on November 15, 2006 at the Blue Mountain Lake Firehouse from 7:00 to 8:00pm to learn about the NYS Department of Transportation Route 28 Improvement Project in the hamlet of Blue Mountain Lake. For more information contact Steven Zywiak, Regional Design Engineer at 315-793-2429. Written comments can be directed to Mr. Zywiak at NYSDOT, 207 Genesee Street, Utica, NY 13501. Marketing Underway for the Central Adirondack Trail Scenic Byway Read more... ANCA Launches 2006-2007 Scenic Byways Marketing Project: Communities and businesses will learn how to make the most of byway designation Oct. 24, 2006 - Community leaders and owners of businesses and attractions along the corridor of New York State Routes 30 and 30A from Malone to Fonda have a powerful, cost effective resource for economic development and community enhancement: the route’s recognition as the Adirondack Trail Scenic Byway. The Adirondack North County Association (ANCA) is launching its 2006-2007 Scenic Byway Marketing Project to help stakeholders of the Adirondack Trail gain the most from the many benefits of the byway designation, and relationship to the New York State Scenic Byways program. On November 16, at the Adirondack Hotel in Long Lake from 9 am to Noon, the 188 mile long Adirondack Trail Scenic Byway, which spans Franklin, Hamilton, Fulton, and Montgomery counties, will be the focus of the first of several workshops ANCA is scheduling throughout the region over the next several months. Future sessions for the Olympic Trail Scenic Byway are planned. Read more... ANCA Lands Scenic Byway Program Funding for Upstate New York September 28, 2006 - The Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) has received notification from the NYS Department of Transportation that ANCA will receive three National Scenic Byways 2006 Program grant awards. Fifteen counties will benefit from the grant projects that will serve to stimulate economic development, promote highway touring, increase interest in the region, and maintain the special resources that draw people to the interconnected system of byways in Upstate New York. The total 2006 project award of $260,338 will be matched with $65,128 at the local level for a combined project cost of $325,466. Read more... Scenic Byway Community Marketing August 10, 2006 - The Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) has entered into contract with the New York State Department of Transportation to develop a Regional Marketing Project for the Adirondack Trail and Olympic Scenic Byways. The project will build upon recommendations made through community outreach and planning discussions in the preparation of the NYS Corridor Management Plans that were completed in 2005. Both routes were officially designated as New York State Scenic Byways in 1992. At this time, ANCA is receiving proposals from qualified organizations and businesses interested in facilitating community exchange meetings and work sessions with stakeholders who participated in the corridor planning work. Read more... The Ledger The Adirondack North Country Association Newsletter Summer 2006 Volume 13, Issue 1 Read more... Marketing, Branding, and Interpretive Signage Planning for the Adirondack Trail and Olympic Scenic Byways Celebration of the Central Adirondack Trail Scenic Byway June 27, 2006 - The Adirondack North Country Association Board of Directors hosted a morning Board meeting followed by the celebration of the release of the Central Adirondack Trail Corridor Plan. The event took place on June 22 at the historic Woods Inn in Inlet, New York, and was attended by more than fifty guests ... Read more... 2006 Scenic Byway Program Grant Application Status ANCA has recently forwarded seven applications under the 2006 funding round to the NYSDOT Scenic Advisory Board for review. The submission included: Central Adirondack Trail Interpretive Signage Project Counties: Warren, Hamilton, and Herkimer Project Cost: $97,000 Request: $77,600 Match: $19,400 Dude Ranch Trail Corridor Management Project Counties: Warren and Saratoga Project Cost: $140,000 Request: $112,000 Match: $28,000 Olympic Scenic Byway Safety Enhancements County: St. Lawrence Partner: Clifton Fine Economic Development Corp. Project Cost: $22,500 Request: $18,000 Match: $4,500 Biking the Byways Counties: Jefferson, Lewis, Oneida, Essex, Fulton, Herkimer, Montgomery, Hamilton, Franklin, Clinton, Saratoga, Washington, St. Lawrence, Warren, and Oswego Project Cost: $79,000 Request: $63,200 Match: $15,800 Stewarding Natural and Recreational Resources Counties: Jefferson, Lewis, St. Lawrence, Franklin, Essex, Clinton, Oneida, Herkimer, Hamilton, Warren, Fulton, and Montgomery Partner: Adirondack Nature Conservancy Project Cost: $59,153 Request: $46,837 Match: $12,316 Olympic Scenic Byway Signage and Way Finding in the Village of Saranac Lake County: Franklin, and Essex Partner: Saranac Lake Area Chamber of Commerce Project Cost: $77,000 Request: $61,600 Match: $15,400 Hamlet Heritage Preservation Along Adirondack Scenic Byways Counties: North Country Region - Essex, Hamilton, Herkimer, Warren, Fulton, Franklin, Clinton, Oneida, Jefferson, Lewis, Saratoga, and St. Lawrence Partner: Adirondack Regional Tourism Council Project Cost: $224,500 Request: $179,600 Match: $44,900 New North Country Byway Projects in the New Year The New Year has begun and so has the work on a multi project initiative made possible with $160,000 in funding from the Scenic Byway Program. On January 3, 2006 the Adirondack North Country Association received word that their Work Plan with NYSDOT had been approved and that work could commence on the Advanced Regional Marketing and Interpretation Plan. The project will span a two-year window from the beginning of the coordination and public outreach, through the targeted increase of byway marketing awareness, and the development of an Adirondack Trail Scenic Byway brochure, creation of a North County cultural touring brochure and establishment of an integrated web presence for the Adirondack Trail and Olympic byways. You will be hearing more details on these exciting new projects. Central Adirondack Trail Corridor Management Plan Completed Congratulations to Byway communities in Oneida, Herkimer, Hamilton and Warren Counties on the completion of your Corridor Management Plan that addresses the future of the byway route regionally and locally across the four counties. The Adirondack North Country Association forwarded the draft plan to NYSDOT for review and we expect to be hearing about the approval of the document shortly. The document will then be transferred to CD and a release of plan meeting will be scheduled for all stakeholders along the route. Watch for your invitation to the Central Adirondack Trail Corridor Management Plan release meeting where we will celebrate the accomplishment and discuss future implementation strategies. Sharon O’Brien, ANCA’s Scenic Byway Coordinator sends her thanks to and praise to Project Facilitator, Ann Ruzow-Holland, Warren County Planning, Cap-21, Herkimer County Area Development Corporation, and all the members of the Local Acton Committees who contributed to the creation of the plan. The collaborative effort of the project participants has resulted in a plan that will enhance the region by stimulating economic development, promoting tourism, and stewarding the resources that draw residents and visitors to the area. NYSDOT Announces the Signing of the Adirondack Trail With the new New York State Scenic Byways Sign Manual completed and distributed byway managers are eager to move forward with signing their official byway routes. Byway communities from Malone to Fonda along routes 30 and 30/A on the Adirondack Trail will be enjoying new byway route ID signs in the near future. ANCA has been notified that NYSDOT will be fabricating and installing the signs within the right-of-way along the corridor in Franklin, Hamilton, Fulton and Montgomery counties. As noted in the Sign Manual signs will be placed at the beginning of the route to inform motorists they are entering a byway and will be installed approximately every ten miles and at all changes in direction along the route. Signs will feature the byway name and the established mountain water logo. Brown and yellow will be used on signs within the Adirondack Park and signs outside the Park will be done in brown and white. The new signage will support our goal to build on Byway branding to direct visitors into the byway communities along the corridor. North County Region Promotional Campaign The 2005-2006 North Country Region Scenic Byways promotional campaign is underway with the completion of the latest North Country Region roadmap. The map features birding opportunities along the fourteen byways of Upstate New York The fifth edition of the North Country Scenic Byways map incorporates information gathered from the byway communities during the creation of their Corridor Management Plans. Some of the special local assets brought forth by community representatives will also be included in the campaign’s glossy pictorial travel brochure. The final components include media promotions, TV, print, and web. The project is taking place in partnership with the Adirondack Regional Tourism Council. Black River Trail Corridor Management Plan With three byways CMPs behind us, ANCA is pleased to announce we have entered into partnership with the Tug Hill Commission to prepare a CMP for the Black River Trail. The Black River Trail extends from Ogdensburg to Rome through St. Lawrence, Lewis and Oneida Counties. We look forward to working with the communities along the route as they begin to chart a future course for their byway route. They will address economic and community development, recreation, transportation, safety, community design, resources, promotion, marketing and other topics as required by NYS’s Scenic Byway Program. For more information on Black River Trail Scenic Byway project contact Sharon O’Brien at 518-891-6200 or anca-obrien@northnet.org . To participate in the local community meetings in Oneida, Lewis or St. Lawrence County contact Emily Murray at 315-785-2380 or emily@tughill.org. Planning for the Future of the Black River Trail Scenic Byway April 27, 2006 - The Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) has just begun its fifth Upstate New York Scenic Byway Corridor Management Plan focusing on the Black River Trail Scenic Byway project. The future of the official State Byway which cuts across St. Lawrence, Lewis, and Oneida County will be addressed in a comprehensive planning initiative. ANCA will work in partnership with the Tug Hill Commission to create a plan to stimulate economic development and tourism in the three counties. Read more... The Ledger The Adirondack North Country Association Newsletter Fall 2005/Winter 2006 Volume 12, Issue 2 Read more... ANCA Presents at the Adirondack Park Agency Director’s Meeting On November 2, 2005 Terry Martino, ANCA’s Executive Director and Board Members made a short presentation to the Directors of several State agencies including the Adirondack Park Agency, Department of Environmental Conservation, and Regions One, Two and Seven of the NYS Department of Transportation, and State Scenic Advisory Board staff. The presentation followed ANCA’s summer 2005 resolution requesting that DOT make necessary roadway improvements to Route 28, the Central Adirondack Byway. ANCA staff and directors discussed ANCA's history with touring routes and partnership with NYSDOT following the 1991 ISTEA legislation and the 1992 statewide recognition of New York State byways. In that ANCA believes the roadway conditions of the byways are an important component for safety, tourism, and economic development, they asked the Regional NYSDOT Directors how they could coordinate their work to partner with the agency to ensure communications with their local communities. ANCA questioned what steps NYSDOT can take to ensure that we can know about public meetings/hearings and road construction projects on the byways. As the byway management entity for the Adirondack Trail, the Central Adirondack Trail and the Olympic Scenic Byways, ANCA also asked how we could network information about what projects and where on the byways so we can go out early and get community input. ANCA looks to continue a longstanding partnership with NYSDOT by helping facilitate local communication. There will be a follow-up meeting in Albany with ANCA and DOT on March 27, 2006. New Opportunities for Byway Communities Community leaders are encouraged to review their Corridor Management Plan goals and consider applying for Department of State Waterfront planning grants. Many of the plan’s local and regional recommendations for action may qualify for funding under this program. Visit the website at www.nyswaterfronts.com/index.asp for additional details. Additional Quality Communities Funding Availability in 2006 The Department of State’s New York State Quality Communities Grant Program will be soliciting for applications soon. Eligible applicants include: Counties, Cities, Towns, Villages, Indian Tribes/Nations, Local Public Authorities, Public Benefit Corporations, and, in some cases Not-for-Profits. Keep checking the Quality Communities website for the new 2006 funding round at www.qualitycommunities.org/index.asp. Please contact ANCA if you need additional assistance with an application. Byway Logo Reminder The Byway name and logo may be used on Internet websites to mark yourself as a Byway community. Remember, many visitors develop their travel itineraries by visiting websites prior to their arrival in the area. Please contact ANCA is you would like to use the Adirondack Trail, Central Adirondack Trail or Olympic Scenic Byway logo at your website. The Ledger The Adirondack North Country Association Newsletter Spring 2005 Volume 12, Issue 1 Read more... The Celebration of the Adirondack Trail and Olympic Scenic Byways: The Intersection of Tourism Planning and Community Development April 27, 2005 - On April 27, 2005 stakeholders from nine counties gathered in Saranac Lake where the Adirondack North Country Association hosted a meeting to release the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) approved Corridor Management Plans for the Adirondack Trail and Olympic Scenic Byways. Read more... The Ledger The Adirondack North Country Association Newsletter Fall 2004 Volume 11, Issue 2 Read more... Central Adirondack Trail Scenic Byway: Corridor Management/Marketing Plan August 24, 2004 - The Adirondack North Country Association has launched its newest regional project – the creation of a comprehensive plan for the official NYS Central Adirondack Trail Scenic Byway from Rome to Glens Falls that will benefit local communities in Oneida, Herkimer, Hamilton, and Warren Counties. Representatives from sixteen townships and two cities along the 140-mile route will be invited to participate in a series of meetings which will result in a planning document that will be used to stimulate regional and local economic development, promote tourism, and market the region. The Ledger The Adirondack North Country Association Newsletter Spring 2004 Volume 10, Issue 1 Read more... Preparation of Regional Plan for Central Adirondack Trail Scenic Byway Begins Beginning in the summer of 2004, the Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) will be meeting with Local Action Committees in towns and villages along the Central Adirondack Trail Scenic Byway to create a Corridor Management/Marketing Plan. ANCA has contracted with the New York State Department of Transportation to work with local governments, business owners, civic groups, agencies and other interested stakeholders in the preparation of a regional plan. The plan will address the future of the travel route from Rome to Glens Falls, which was officially designated as part of the New York State Byway System by the Legislature in 1992. Read more... Sharon O’Brien Scenic Byway Coordinator Adirondack North Country Association 28 St. Bernard Street Saranac Lake NY 12983 anca-obrien@northnet.org 518.891.6200 f518.891.6203 www.adirondack.org www.adknccrafts.com |
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