Byway Association "Group of 54"

What's behind the name? Significant membership contributors are noted as the "Group of 54", so named to represent the current number of miles in the Byway route. There is a minimum $1000 commitment required to be included in this group, payable over five years, if desired. The five year commitments automatically renewed at the investor's original level, unless otherwise requested.

Within this Group of 54 there is a very important subset. This special segment of investors, marked with an asterisk, is known as the Charter Members. These are the businesses, individuals and organizations that early on, believed in the value and advantages of an officially designated Byway and were willing to commit significant funds to the effort. The strong support of these members during the formative stage for the PBSBA, put the new organization on strong footing and helped set the stage for success.

"Group of 54" Members
* indicates Charter member

Dave and Mary Badger*
Bait Box Marina*
Black Pine Beach Resort
*
Boyd Lodge
*
Breezy Point Resort
*
Don and Buff Spies*
Don and Deanna Engen
First National Bank*
Hunt Utilities Group, Lynn and Paul Hunt*
Ideal Community Service Organization
Ideal Township
Jenkins Township
John and Karen Larsen
JM Plein Consulting
Lynn and Bob Scharenbroich
Mary Adeline Johnson Estate
Mary Lu and Dick Dietz-Birch Breeze Charitable Fund
Moonlite Bay Family Restaurant*
Pine River Chamber
Rod Nelson
Tremolo

Within this Group of 54 there is a very important subset. This special segment of twenty investors is known as the Charter Members. These are the businesses, individuals and organizations that early on, believed in the value and advantages of an officially designated Byway and were willing to commit significant funds to the effort. The strong support of these twenty members during the formative stage for the PBSBA, put the new organization on strong footing and set the stage for the successful completion of the many projects over the years.

There are now 54 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 48 miles. At one time, early in the formation of the group, it was said that there were fifty one miles in the route.

As numbers came and went, the name of this highest level of membership commitment changed too. At one point it was called the Group of 48, later the Group of 51, and finally now, the Group of 54.

The name has always been representative of the number of miles in the designated byway route. Donate and help us reach all 54!