SUBMITTED by Barb DeRoo, Trail Works, Inc. Secretary (23-Oct-2009)
Trail Works, Inc. of Wayne County presents:
A Walk Through History
See how historical murals and historical signage on the Erie Canal boosts understanding and tourism. Legacy Tourism--"If we paint it and sign it, they will come".
Included in the presentation will be a discussion of how Trail Works' Wayne County trails Passport Program, interpretive murals, and the Erie Canal "15 Mile" signs are enhancing the trail experience for bikers, hikers, boaters, skiers, and paddlers. On the trail, people are discovering that Wayne County is a place "where history meets nature".
Presenters:
Williamson Free Public Library
Rt. 21, Williamson, New York
Speaker Series made possible through a grant from Parks and Trails New York.
PHOTO: Hotchkiss Mural in Lyons, New York
Trail Works, Inc. of Wayne County presents:
A Walk Through History
See how historical murals and historical signage on the Erie Canal boosts understanding and tourism. Legacy Tourism--"If we paint it and sign it, they will come".
Included in the presentation will be a discussion of how Trail Works' Wayne County trails Passport Program, interpretive murals, and the Erie Canal "15 Mile" signs are enhancing the trail experience for bikers, hikers, boaters, skiers, and paddlers. On the trail, people are discovering that Wayne County is a place "where history meets nature".
Presenters:
- Ruth Rosenberg Naparsteck, Historian, Herons Bend Productions
- previously guest speaker for the dedication of the Believe You Can Achieve mural
- Mark De Cracker, founder of Mural Mania
- past President of Erie Canal advocacy group Erie's Restoration Interests Everyone, Inc.
Williamson Free Public Library
Rt. 21, Williamson, New York
Speaker Series made possible through a grant from Parks and Trails New York.
PHOTO: Hotchkiss Mural in Lyons, New York
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