How should a scenic byway be incorporated into existing marketing pieces? How can individual business properties take full advantage of their location on or near a scenic byway?
These questions will be addressed at the Congress of Minnesota Resorts (CMR) spring workshop to be held at the Hampton Inn in Bemidji on Monday, March 20.
In July, ‘Paul Bunyan’ signed autographs at
the Woodland Bank grand opening celebration in Jenkins.
A table of Paul Bunyan Scenic Byway information was available
during the week long event.
The Paul Bunyan Scenic Byway website
has a section showcasing tall tales written by you!
This picture, taken at the Pine River Chamber Information
Center, may inspire you to submit the ‘true tall tale
of why this man is wearing Paul’s baby boots’.
Official word received September 14, 2005
There are now fifty four miles in the collection of county roads that make up the Paul Bunyan Scenic Byway. In 1998, when the Byway was officially designated, there were forty eight miles. At one time, early in the formation of the group, it was said that there were fifty one miles in the route.
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Odds at 1 in 30 and over a hundred prizes that included such big ticket items as an SUV, a pickup truck and a boat, motor and trailer, were enough to motivate eager ticket buyers to buy every available ticket even before the festivities began at the American Legion in Pequot Lakes on Saturday, September 13.
During January, February and March, Byway representatives Lynn Scharenbroich and Linda Ulland will give presentations about the Byway to the fourteen jurisdictions through which the Byway route passes.
Those presentations are listed below:
In early May, the story of the Paul Bunyan Scenic Byway was in front of the eyes of Federal Highway Department staff members. Our application for National Scenic Byway designation is being reviewed for specific content to determine if it makes the first cut. What is national designation?
