The Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts (AIVA) has selected the Paul Bunyan Scenic Byway website to be honored in the 20th Annual W³ Awards under the category “General Websites – Tourism” with a Silver Award.

This recognition represents excellence at both the national and international level, celebrating creative work that demonstrates outstanding achievement in design, usability, creativity, and overall quality.
The W³ Awards highlight the best in digital across websites, marketing, video, mobile, social, and emerging tech, recognizing agencies, brands, and organizations that set the bar for digital excellence worldwide.
SWIM Creative Project Manager, Maria Barbirotto recently emailed PBSBA Chair, Lynn Scharenbroich the exciting news of the award “…We’re incredibly proud that the Paul Bunyan Scenic Byway site stood out among thousands of entries submitted by top creative agencies and organizations around the globe. It’s a wonderful acknowledgment of the effort and collaboration that went into building a website that captures the spirit of the Byway and invites people to explore it.”
Congratulations and THANKS to the team at SWIM Creative and all the supporters who helped make our new web presence possible! Sourcewell, Swim Creative, Dairy Queen of Pequot Lakes, Ideal Community Service Organization, former board member Rod Nelson, Pequot Lakes Historical Society and Millner Estate Planning. Many thanks also to PBSBA members who volunteered months of hours to make sure the website turned out to be a darn-tootin’ success!













