AUG/SEPT 2001 

What’s Inside: 

Preparing your 
Byway’s Nomination . . . . 3 
Off the Shelf . . . . . . . . . .4 
Field Notes . . . . . . . . . . . .4 
“Mad Mac” Marches . . . . 5 
Loess Hills Dedication . . . 5 
Driving the Byways . . . . . 6 

Saving a Filling Station . . . 8 
Old Canada 
Road Dedication . . . . . . .9 

Research Corner . . . . . . .10 
International Conference . . 11 
Steward of the 

Land Nominations . . . . . 11 

Published in cooperation 
with the Federal Highway 
Administration by: 

America’s Byways 
Resource Center 

Arrowhead Regional 
Development Commission 
227 West First Street 
Suite 610 
Duluth, MN 55802 
1-800-4BYWAYS, Ext. 5 


New Mexico Takes the Show on the Road 

Three shows in three days sounds 
like the beginning of an 
ambitious rock concert tour. 
Instead, it was the ambition of state 
scenic byway coordinator Virginia 
Barsky that brought full-day scenic 
byway workshops to three locations 
across New Mexico on July 9-11. 
Byway organizers, community 
leaders, transportation officials, 
federal agencies and scenic byway 
advisory members were invited to 
attend a workshop in their 
region—northern Taos, central 
Belen, or southern Alamogordo. 

It’s a training template that could 
work for other state scenic byway 
programs. “The learning workshops 
were designed to provide 
information that would help local 
organizations prepare, implement, 
and manage grants along their 
byways,” explained Barsky. “It’s not 
always easy to understand the 
administrative procedures and 
requirements that are part of 
a federal program, like scenic 
byways. We wanted to provide 
information that would clarify 
the process.” 

Each morning, flip charts, boxes of 
training materials, and audiovisual 
equipment were unloaded from the 
rental van. Barsky had successfully 
arranged free meeting space in 
the three workshop locations. At 
the end of the day, the van was 
loaded up and presenters drove 
to the next location. The logistics 
were complicated, but the results 
were worthwhile. Over 100 byway 
representatives and partner agencies 
showed up to learn about grant 
applications and administration, 
strengthening organizations, and 
state resources. 

PHOTO: Known as The Land of Enchantment, New Mexico byways 
reflect the spirit, beauty, and history of this 
multicultural state. This beautiful scene was captured along 
the Turquoise Trail National Scenic Byway. 


The cast of speakers included 
representatives from key state 
agencies and the National Scenic 
Byways Program: 

• New Mexico State Highway 
& Transportation Department 
(NMSHTD) 
• FHWA New Mexico Division 
• FHWA National Scenic 
Byways Program 
• America’s Byways Resource 
Center 
• NM Historic Preservation 
Division, Office of Cultural Affairs 
• Rural Economic Development 
Through Tourism Project 
(REDTT) 
• Procurement Bureau, NMSHTD 
• Environmental Section, 
NMSHTD 
• Governor’s Committee on the 
Concerns of the Handicapped 
• Office of the Inspector General, 
NMSHTD 

To assist the byway groups, each 
of the workshop presenters outlined 
their department’s roles 
and services, and explained how 
they could assist byway groups in 
accomplishing their goals. Speakers 
gave tips on issuing requests for 
proposals, meeting contract 
requirements, keeping accurate 
financial records, processing 
invoices, obtaining environmental 
clearances, improving accessibility, 
preparing for audits, submitting 
progress reports, and preserving 
historical and cultural resources. 

Allison Southworth, REDTT 
Program Coordinator, described the 
free hospitality training programs 
they offer throughout the state. 
New Mexico byway organizations 
can take advantage of one-, two-, 
and three-hour training sessions. 
“We try to help people understand 
that tourism is an important 
economic development tool,” said 
Southworth. “If a visitor receives 
good service, they are more likely to 
make a return visit. Good service 
comes from knowledge. In the 
workshops, we discuss how to give 
directions, answer visitor questions, 
and provide customer service.” 

FHWA staffers, Mary Ann 
McNamara and Dennis Adams, 
outlined the criteria, application, 
and review process for the National 
Scenic Byway grants program. 
Cheryl Newman, America’s 
Byways Resource Center, discussed 
the role of byway organizations in 
developing, applying, and 
implementing grants. Here are a 
few of their suggestions: 

1. Work with members of your 
byway organization and other 
stakeholders to identify and 
prioritize projects and grants. 

2. Map out an “investment plan” 
for your byway. Establish your 
major goals, prioritize them, and 
sketch out a year-by-year project 
strategy. Plan ahead to determine 
which projects can best be 
accomplished in year one, year 
two, year three, etc. 

3. Set accurate and realistic 
timelines and budgets for your 
byway projects. 

4. Don’t put all your eggs in one 
basket. Seek out funding sources 
beyond the National Scenic 
Byways grants program. Byway 
organizations have successfully 
secured funds from many other 
public and private funding 
sources. 

5. If you are applying for a National 
Scenic Byways grant, review the 
guidance and important 
documents listed on the 
www.byways.org Web site. Make 
sure your project meets the 
selection criteria and is eligible 
for funding under this program.
 
6. Be creative in securing “matching” 
funds and check the funding 
requirements posted on the 
www.byways.org Web site. Under 
the National Scenic Byways 
grant program, local organizations 
must provide a 20% match. New 
Mexico allows in-kind services 
and materials, as well as cash, to 
qualify for the local match. 
Byways have raised their match 
from local agencies, state 
organizations, private donors, 
corporate sponsors and a variety of 
fundraisers (bake sales, auctions, 
raffles, and community events). 

7. Involve members of your byway 
organization in preparing grant 
applications. Recruit people to 
help with writing, preparing 
budgets, graphics, data entry, 
proofreading, etc. 

8. Identify a project coordinator(s). 
After grants are secured, someone 
must handle administrative 
responsibilities, monitor progress 
on projects, and make sure work 
is completed. 

PHOTO: (Left to right) Mary Ann McNamara, FHWA National 
Scenic Byways Program; Joe Edwards, FHWA New Mexico Division; 
and Virginia Barsky, New Mexico State Scenic Byway Coordinator; 
relax after three successful days of back-to-back byway workshops. 


9. Communicate with your state 
scenic byway coordinator and 
FHWA Division office. They can 
provide valuable guidance on the 
state’s prioritization process, 
administrative requirements, 
reimbursement steps, and 
contracting procedures.
 
10. Before you submit a grant 
application, enlist an unbiased 
reader to review your work. Ask 
the reader if the goals are clear, 
the project is well-defined, the 
sections are complete, and the 
descriptions are easy-to-understand. 
The reader should assess 
the work from the perspective of 
the grant’s review panel. 

Joe Edwards, FHWA New 
Mexico Division, attended all 
three workshops. He was 
impressed with the exchange of 
information. “Administration of 
grants is an important, and often 
time-consuming, responsibility 
for local byway organizations. 
These workshops gave us a 
chance to answer questions and 
address issues that local groups 
face in managing their grants and 
their byways,” he said. 

PHOTO: You’ll always find sunshine at the Ellis Store & 
Country Inn Bed & Breakfast in Lincoln, NM. 
David and Jinny Vigil are active members of the 
Billy the Kid Trail Association. The nationally 
designated byway runs by their historic home, 
which was selected by Sunset Magazine as one 
of the best Inns of the West. 

“The workshops were packed 
with valuable information and 
resources that will help improve 
the local programs, as well as the 
state’s scenic byway program,” 
Edwards added. 

Endnote: The New Mexico State Highway 
and Transportation Department began the 
Scenic and Historic Byways Program in 
1991. New Mexico has 24 state-designated 
Scenic and Historic Byways committed to 
preserving and promoting the historic, 
cultural and natural assets located on or 
near them. Six of New Mexico's scenic 
byways have been designated as National 
Scenic Byways. They are the El Camino 
Real, Santa Fe Trail, Jemez Mountain 
Trail, Historic Route 66, Turquoise Trail, 
and Billy the Kid Trail. 

For more information about 
New Mexico scenic byways visit: 
www.newmexico.org/maps/byway 
map.html 


It’s Time to Prepare Your 
Byway’s Nomination 

Note: This is part of a continuing 
series of articles by the Federal 
Highway Administration about the 
nomination of roads as National 
Scenic Byways and All-American 
Roads. As each article is published, 
FHWA is posting it on the nomina-
tion section of www.byways.org. 

Anyone may nominate a road 
for possible designation as 
a National Scenic Byway or an 
All-American Road, but the 
byway must have a corridor 
management plan and the 
nomination must be submitted 
through a state’s identified 
scenic byway agency. In most 
states, the department of 
transportation serves as the 
scenic byway agency. 

Your byway’s nomination must 
be submitted on-line to the state 
scenic byway agency, and the state 
must concur in the nomination. 
The nominations are due from 
the state to its respective Federal 
Highway Administration’s division 
office by January 22, 2002. Your 
state’s scenic byway coordinator 
is available to offer advice on 
developing your nomination. 
The coordinator likely will want 
to receive your entire nomination 
well before the January 22 due date. 

Are you ready to prepare your 
byway’s nomination? 

Your byway has a corridor 
management plan developed with 
community involvement. There 
is broad support for the byway 
among the residents, businesses 
and public officials of communities 
along the byway. There is general 
consensus for the decision to 
nominate the byway for possible 
designation as a National Scenic 
Byway or All-American Road by 
Norman Mineta, U.S. Secretary 
of Transportation. 

It’s time to prepare your 
nomination. 

Go to the nomination section 
of www.byways.org. 

Click on Are You Ready to 
Nominate Your Byway? 

Click on Login and Write 
Your Story 

A Nominations Overview Welcome 
page will appear.
 
Print and read the Nominations 
Overview page for more detailed 
introductory information on orga-
nizing your work, to tell the story 
of your byway, what to do when, 
and a few checklists. There also is 
a Page Layout screen that will 
provide you with pointers on the 
icons and features on each screen. 
Login. 

Write the story of your byway. 
Create a guide to your byway 
from your community’s and a 
visitor’s perspective. 

Notice the look of the screen. It 
is framed with graphics similar to 
the frame for this article. Look for 
the spiral page of a booklet and 
the tabs at the top that you may 
use to go to different sections. 
The look, the graphics, the 
navigation tools, and the other 
features—together—reinforce 
that nomination is all about 
telling the story of your byway.
 
Click the Contents tab and view 
the Table of Contents (see inset). 

You might view the Table of 
Contents as an embellished site 
map for your byway’s nomination. 
You can see the overall structure 
of the nomination. Checks will 
appear as you complete each 
section. Click on any section 
in the Table of Contents to 
go to that section. Work on 
the sections in any order you 
choose. Use Go To, in the upper 
left of any screen, to go to the 
next screen. 

Click and print a blank copy 
of the nomination document. This 
document may help you visualize 
your story’s final form. 

Notice the section headers will 
appear to the left of the informa-
tion that enter for your byway (see 
inset). Notice the order of sections. 
Think about the interrelationship 
of each section. Keep this in mind 
as you enter information for your 
byway’s nomination. Each section 
of the nomination provides a 
glimpse of your byway from a 
particular perspective. The 
nomination document will tell 
the complete story of your 
byway. It is a guide to your 
byway from your community’s 
and a visitor’s perspective. 

This article just scratches the 
surface of the features and work-
ings of the nomination package 
that you will use to prepare a 
nomination leading to your 
byway’s consideration for possible 
national designation by Secretary 
Mineta. Remember to print and 
read the Welcome page for more 
detailed introductory information. 
You have a few months to 
complete your work. 

Use your state scenic byway 
coordinator as your first point of 
contact for help and advice about 
nominating a road for possible 
national designation. The byways 
on-line Web team can answer 
questions about using the on-line 
nomination package. And FHWA 
staff are available for further 
assistance to state coordinators 
and byway representatives. 
It’s time to prepare your byway’s 
nomination. And time will 
go fast. 

IMAGE: Screen print of 
Table of Contents and Print Nominations 


Off the Shelf 

New Brochures Guide 
Illinois Travelers 

Visitors now have two new 
resources to help them plan 
their Illinois vacations. 

Illinois Scenic Byways 2001 is a 
35-page, glove-box-sized guide 
spotlighting the state’s five
nationally designated scenic 
byways: the Great River Road, 
the Lincoln Highway, Meeting 
of the Great Rivers, the 
National Road, and the Ohio 
River Scenic Route. In August,
200,000 copies of the guide 
were distributed as a polybag 
supplement to Midwest Living 
magazine. Communities along 
each byway are highlighted, 
along with information on 
lodging, camping, shopping, 
attractions, and good places to 
eat. The remaining 300,000 
copies will be shared among 
the Illinois byways. The guide 
was produced by the Illinois 
Department of Commerce and 
Community Affairs, Bureau of 
Tourism, and funded in part 
with a grant from the FHWA 
National Scenic Byways 
Program. To get a free Road 
Trip Kit, including the 
publication, call 
(1-800-2CONNECT) or visit 
www.enjoyillinois.com  


Illinois Lincoln Highway: Every 
Mile is a Story is a foldout map 
promotes family fun along this
historic route. Conceived in
1913, the Lincoln Highway was
the first paved transcontinental 
highway built in the United
States, extending 3,389 miles
across thirteen states, with
Illinois in the middle. Known as 
“Main Street of America,” the 
179-mile highway segment in 
Illinois connects 32 Illinois 
communities in eight counties. 
The new guide describes the 
road’s history and provides 
community-by-community
information on accommodations, 
attractions, restaurants,
hiking/biking trails, and shopping.

Four regional tourism offices 
provided information and
photographs. Financial assistance 
came from the Illinois 
Department of Commerce and 
Community Affairs, Bureau of 
National Scenic Byways 
Program. Over 75,000 copies of 
the guide will be distributed
along the corridor, as well as in 
state welcome centers and at
the Illinois State Fair. To get 
your copy, call toll-free 
(1-866-455-4249) or e-mail 
info@lincolnhwyil.com  


Field Notes 
Building Communication 

The vast Death Valley National 
Park completely surrounds the 
Byway, making the physically 
remote route a rather isolated 
feature in the desert. The 
the byway is nevertheless making 
connections beyond the park 
borders. In particular, Byway 
Leader Tim Stone works to 
foster communication between 
the Park Service and adjacent 
communities.

PHOTO: New Park Superintendent J.T. Reynolds (l) 
and Byway Leader Tim Stone recently hosted a community 
meeting regarding expanded partnerships for the Death 
Valley National Scenic Byway. 


“Mad Mac” Marches across Illinois 
Lincoln Highway Scenic Byway 

Tom “Mad Mac” McAvoy, 
an Illinois Department of 
Transportation (IDOT) employee 
and IDOT liaison to the Lincoln 
Highway Coalition (LHC), will 
hit the road September 1-14 to 
make good on a promise. It started 
back in January 2000. During a 
meeting of the organization’s 
historic preservationists, tourism 
representatives and economic 
development officials, Mad Mac 
promised the Coalition’s members 
that he would walk all 173 miles 
of the route if they obtained 
national byway status. 

Six months later, the U. S. 
Department of Transportation 
announced that the Lincoln 
Highway route in Illinois had been 
selected as one of 30 new national 
scenic byways on the strength of 
its historical significance. 

“Tom promised us he’d do it 
and we’ve come to expect him to 
deliver on his promises,” said Ray 
Keller, LHC President, a DeKalb, 
Illinois, city planning official. 
Keller indicated that McAvoy 
plans to make presentations 
to community groups and 
deliver progress reports to byway 
community elected officials 
during his walk across the state. 
His primary goals are to help 
increase awareness of the byway 
and promote tourism there. 

McAvoy, 50, of Hickory Hills, 
Illinois, starts walking Saturday 
morning, Sept.1, from Lynwood at 
the Illinois-Indiana border and 
U.S. Route 30, the eastern end of 
the Lincoln Highway Scenic 
Byway. He’ll head west and arrive 
in Fulton on Friday morning, Sept. 
14th to coincide with the kickoff 
of the Illinois portion of a “Coast 
to Coast” Lincoln Highway Motor 
Tour sponsored by the Illinois 
Chapter of the national Lincoln 
Highway Association. The date 
also marks the 88th anniversary 
of the 1913 proclamation of the 
Lincoln Highway, America’s first 
transcontinental roadway. The 
volunteer membership Lincoln 
Highway Association, which 
created the route, is credited 
with being a key player in the 
1920s “Good Roads Movement” 
that lobbied state and the federal 
government to begin construction 
of a national network of 
paved highways. 

For more information, contact: 
Tom McAvoy (Mad Mac) 
IDOT, District One, 
Programming Bureau 
(847) 705-4386 
e-mail: McAvoyTJ@nt.dot.state.il.us 

Illinois Lincoln Highway Scenic Byway 
(866) 455–4249 
www.lincolnhwyil.com 



Hundreds Celebrate Dedication of 
Iowa’s Loess Hills National Scenic Byway 

Community-wide events along 
the 220-mile Iowa Loess Hills 
National Scenic Byway were 
celebrated on June 9th to 
commemorate the federal 
designation of the byway. 

Two sites, one southern and 
one northern, held official 
ceremonies that attracted local, 
county and state dignitaries. Each 
dignitary expressed enthusiasm 
about the federal designation and 
commended local supporters for 
their dedication to the Byway 
project and for preservation 
efforts in Iowa’s Loess Hills. 

Marty Adkins, Mimi Wagner, 
Michele Walker, Walter Ordway, 
Electa Strub and the Golden Hills 
Resource Conservation and 
Development Board members 
were all honored for their roles 
in initiating the Byway project. 

Some of the celebrations in 
communities along the Byway 
included a pancake breakfast, Art 
in the Park with more than 30 
artisans, children’s activities, bicycle 
ride, scavenger hunt, a modified 
truck show, Loess Hills art 
collection displays, basket weaving, 
pottery making, antique vehicle 
display, street fair, barbecue, free 
root beer floats and a wine tasting 
featuring Loess Hills Red Wine. 

“We are thrilled to be a part of 
the America’s Byways program 
and want to encourage everyone 
to not just travel to get there, but 
to enjoy the drive on Iowa’s Loess 
Hills National Scenic Byway,” 
reported Shirley Frederiksen, 
Coordinator of Golden Hills 
Resource Conservation and 
Development, Inc. and Byway 
Leader of the Loess Hills 
National Scenic Byway.  


PHOTO: Michele Walker, Director of the Western Iowa 
Tourism Region, receives an award for her work 
on the Scenic Byway. 



Driving the Byways 
Wisconsin’s Great River Road Voted “The Prettiest Road for 
a Drive” by Midwest Living Magazine’s Reader Survey 

PHOTO: Wisconsin Great River Road between bluffs and the river. 

Wisconsin’s Great River 
Road has been voted by 
Midwest Living magazine readers 
as “The Prettiest Road for a 
Drive” in the June 2001 issue of 
Midwest Living magazine. 

Midwest Living has developed a 
“Best of the Midwest” travel 
survey, which asks readers to 
submit their favorite vacation 
destinations for a variety of 
categories. The survey drew 
more than 700 respondents 
from Midwest states. Readers 
agree that the Great River Road 
ranks No. 1 for a scenic drive. 

PHOTO: Winding through the valleys. 

Byway Length: 
250 miles in length 
National designation in 2000 

Organizations: 

Wisconsin statutes first created 
the Wisconsin Mississippi River 
Parkway Commission (WIMRPC) 
in 1935 to assist the Department 
of Transportation and other 
appropriate state agencies in 
coordinating the development 
and promotion of the Great River 
Road and its embellishments. The 
WIMRPC consists of one member 
each from the eight counties 
bordering the Mississippi River 
and two members each from 
the State Senate and the State 
Assembly. In addition, the 
Secretaries of Department of 
Transportation, Natural Resources, 
Commerce, Tourism and the 
Director of the State Historical 
Society serve as non-voting 
ex-officio members. Staff representatives 
from these agencies and the 
Regional Planning Commissions 
provide technical assistance. A 
Promotion/Marketing Committee 
consists of representatives 
from tourist agencies and local 
interested citizens. The WIMRPC 
is a member of the ten-state 
National Mississippi River 
Parkway Commission and is the 
designated byway organization 
for the Wisconsin Great River 
Road National Scenic Byway. 

Unique Features: 

Wisconsin’s Great River Road 
flanks the majestic Mississippi 
River as it leisurely winds its way 
along 250 miles of Wisconsin’s 
western border. It is nestled at 
times between the river on one 
side and towering bluffs on the 
other, becoming one of the most 
scenic drives in mid America. 
When the road meanders away 
from the river a bit, it treats its 
guests to vistas of rolling farmland 
and the splendor of forested 
valleys and coulees. The 33 
quaint river towns proudly reveal 
their culture and heritage by their 
festivals and by the 19th and 
early 20th century architecture of 
homes, business blocks, storefronts, 
mansions and more. Visitors are 
welcomed to browse the enchanting 
shops, to enjoy restaurants and 
local culinary delights and to 
choose from an abundance of 
hotels, motels, Bed & Breakfasts, 
camping and watercraft rentals. 

The corridor is rich in history. 
The Great River Road traveler can 
learn of the early Indian occupants, 
the French fur traders and explorers, 
the lead-mining boom, the steamboat 
era, the lumber barons and 
the early settlers by stopping at 
the 30 or more state historical 
markers and many local museums. 
Archaeological resources are 
plentiful throughout the entire 
length of the corridor with 33 
currently listed in the National 
Register of Historic Places. 

Recreational opportunities await 
the visitor around each bend at 
over 50 local parks and beaches, 
in addition to 12 state and 3 
national recreational resources. 
Observation decks at four Lock 
and Dams provide the opportunity 
to leisurely watch the barges and 
riverboats, or maybe even the 
Delta Queen, move through. The 
Mississippi Flyway is a Mecca for 
some 265 species of birds. Eagle 
watching (particularly in the 
winter) also makes the corridor 
a birdwatcher’s delight. 

A comprehensive Bikeway Plan 
has concluded that 217 miles 
of the WIGRR provide safe 
accommodations for bikers, with 
alternate choices of separate bike 
trails and local roads or streets. 

Opportunities for viewing the 
breathtaking beauty and incredible 
geology of the river has been 
enhanced by numerous pullouts, 
overlooks, public and state parks 
and local riverside picnic areas 
and beaches. Numerous sandbars 
and small islands offer unique 
areas to picnic, swim and camp. 

In addition to its tranquil beauty, 
winter provides abundant 
opportunities for snowmobiling, 
ice fishing, cross country skiing, 
snow shoeing and more. The 
Wisconsin Great River Road 
National Scenic Byway is truly 
a delight in any season. 

Highlights Along The Route 

At the northern end of the 
WIGRR at Prescott, the St. Croix 
National Scenic River joins the 
southbound Mississippi. Visitors 
can witness the confluence of these 
two great rivers from downtown 
Prescott at Mecord Mill Park. The 
Welcome and Heritage Center 
provides information about the 
Great River Road and local maps 
perfect for a self-guided historical 
walking tour or a stroll past shops 
selling Amish goods and antique. 
Bicycle enthusiasts can pick up a 
Bicycling Route map there, too. 

Following the river southward, 
visitors keep their cameras handy to 
capture the scenic vistas as they 
pass through the charming towns 
of Diamond Bluff, Bay City and 
Maiden Rock. A pullout just east of 
Hager City provides access to the 
Bow & Arrow Historical Marker 
site, the first of 33 historical markers 
along the route. Another favorite of 
shutterbugs is Stockholm. This tiny 
village, with a population of 89, is 
the oldest Swedish settlement in 
western Wisconsin. Historic 19th 
century buildings now house 
restaurants and antique and gift 
shops, and beautiful gardens. 

Near the village of Pepin is 
the birthplace of Laura Ingalls 
Wilder, author of the Little 
House books. Travelers can visit a 
replica of the “Little House in the 
Big Woods” log cabin that was 
Wilder’s home in her first book. 
The Pepin Historical Museum 
details more of the area’s local 
history and recreates the time 
period of the Wilder legacy with 
displays of items Laura owned. 
Train enthusiasts will also want 
to stop at the Pepin Depot 
Museum to see exhibits on area 
railroading, logging and steam-
boating history. 

Pepin is located adjacent to 
beautiful Lake Pepin. The 
22-mile long lake was created 
by the delta of the Chippewa 
River and is popular for sailing. 

Built by Swiss settlers in 1848 on 
a narrow strip of land between 
the Mississippi River and steep 
wooded bluffs, Alma was once an 
important logging stop. Today the 
city features so many charming 
waterfront shops and elegant, 
turn-of-the-century homes that 
the entire downtown business 
district is listed on the National 
Register of Historic Places. In the 
heart of downtown sits Lock and 
Dam Number 4, one of the best 
places along Wisconsin’s Great 
River Road to see river boats, 
barges and tows lifted to the 
water level above the dam. 

Visitors to Alma’s Buena Vista 
Park, located on top of a 500foot 
bluff, are greeted with a 
breathtaking panoramic view of 
the city and Mississippi River, 
and backwaters and valleys that 
stretch for miles. In late autumn, 
Rieck’s Lake, just north of Alma, 
is a nationwide magnet for bird
watchers as it becomes the 
temporary home of migrating 
tundra swans. 

Fountain City is a picturesque 
river town clinging to the base of 
550-foot Eagle Bluff. It is noted 
for its many Gothic Revival 
homes with their second story 
balconies offering views over 
rooftops of the river. Neighboring 
Merrick State Park has a Nature 
Center, 73 campsites and provides 
access to the Mississippi River 
and its backwaters. Tourist and 
bikers enjoy the short side trip 
to the peaceful community of 
Buffalo City located adjacent 
to the river. 

Trempealeau’s entire Main Street 
is listed on the National Register 
of Historic Places. Visitors can 
marvel at the power of the river 
from an observation platform at 
nearby Lock and Dam Number 6. 
The Trempealeau National 
Wildlife Refuge has 6,200 acres of 
wetlands that are home to deer, 
fox, otter, beaver and more than 
250 species of birds. Two self-guided 
nature trails and a five-mile 
driving tour provide terrific 
opportunities for viewing wildlife. 
There are also opportunities for 
biking and public fishing. In the 
winter, the area’s trail network is 
popular with cross-country skiers 
and snowshoe enthusiasts. 

Spectacular hiking attracts visitors 
to Perrot State with trails leading 
to numerous bluffs, including 
Brady’s Bluff and Tremplealeau 
Mountain, tabbed as “…the 
mountain whose foot is bathed by 
water…” The Park is named after 
French explorer Nicholas Perrot 
who built a fort here in 1685. 

PHOTO: The Great River Road "fits into" the environmentally 
sensitive landscape. 

Stop at the GRR pullouts at the 
Sunfish Capital of Onalaska to 
view the vastness of the Mississippi 
River and its backwater Lake 
Onalaska. The Great River Bicycle 
Trail passes through here and 
connects with more than 100 
miles of other state bike trails. 

La Crosse has the inside track on 
all of the current attractions and 
festivals, including Oktoberfest, 
Riverfest and Jazzfest. USA Today 
named Oktoberfest one of the 
top German fests in the nation. 
La Crosse is also home of one of 
only five paddlewheelers remaining 
on the Mississippi, as well as two 
sternwheelers. 

La Crosse is the crossroads of two 
popular state hiking and biking 
trails: the Great River State Trail 
and the La Crosse River State 
Trail. Hikers also flock to La 
Crosse’s Granddad Bluff. It was 
voted the most scenic view in 
Wisconsin by Wisconsin Trails 
magazine and boasts a view of 
nearly 40 miles and three states: 
Minnesota, Iowa and Wisconsin. 

After visiting Stoddard, the next 
stop is the village of Genoa. Near 
this early Italian settlement visitors 
can watch tugboats and barges 
“lock through” at Lock and Dam 
Number 8, or fish from a barge 
anchored below the dam. Old 
Settlers Overlook, which is 
located on a bluff just north of 
Genoa, offers panoramic views 
of all three states. 

Tourists ponder at the historical 
marker south of the river town 
Victory to “hear” the sounds of 
the Black Hawk War of 1832. 

The quaint river town of De Soto 
has the distinction of being 
named after the famous Spanish 
explorer Fernando De Soto, 
the first European to see the 
Mississippi River. 

As the second oldest settlement 
in Wisconsin, Prairie du Chien 
is steeped in history. It houses 
Villa Louis, which is listed on 
the National Register, regarded 
as one of the most authentically 
furnished Victorian homes in 
America. Built in 1870, the 
residence features antiques, art 
and family heirlooms. Dressed in 
period clothing, guides lead tours 
through the lavish mansion and 
entertain visitors with stories of the 
Dousman family’s luxurious lifestyle. 

Located at the confluence of the 
Wisconsin and Mississippi rivers, 
Wyalusing State Park is one of the 
state’s most popular parks. French 
explorers Marquette and Joliet likely 
caught their first glimpse of the 
Mississippi River here. Straddling 
the bluffs, the park has 23 miles of 
spectacular hiking trails, the most 
famous of which is the Sentinel 
Ridge Trail. This popular pathway 
passes by ancient Indian mounds, 
and hikers may even catch a 
glimpse of the deer or wild turkey 
that live there. The park also offers 
a marked canoe trail through the 
Mississippi River backwaters, as well 
as camping and picnic areas. 

Stonefield Village in Cassville, the 
estate of Wisconsin’s first governor, 
Nelson Dewey, has been re-created 
allowing visitors to experience an 
1890s frontier village replica and 
visit the first governor’s home. 
The site has five original buildings. 
Across the road is Nelson Dewey 
State Park where visitors can 
camp, shower, picnic and enjoy 
beautiful views of the Mississippi. 
The Cassville Car Ferry is a fun 
way to get across the Mississippi. 

Further south is the village of 
Potosi (a Spanish word meaning 
“lead”) located in a region that 
was renowned for lead mining 
dating back to 1820s. 

Nearby is two of the state’s top 
canoeing areas, the Platte River 
and the Grant River Recreation 
Area, equipped with modern 
campsites and a picnic area. 

Projects: 

Since the National Scenic Byway 
designation in 2000, the WIGRR 
has been involved with numerous 
projects. Five public outreach 
meetings were organized along the 
250-mile corridor. The MRPC 
mission, vision, goals and objectives 
were updated and statements written 
to incorporate National Scenic 
Byway status. Implementation of 
various projects are underway which 
includes a major marketing campaign, 
a new visitor’s brochure, Web 
site upgrades and steps to update 
the Corridor Management Plan. 

For more information, contact: 
Marty Beckman 
(715) 836-6579 
or via e-mail at 
mbeckman@mail.state.wi.us 

 

Saving a 1931 National Road Filling Station 

IMAGE: As part of hosting the Send-Off Celebration on August 9, 1999, Terre Haute 
First National Bank commissioned a local artist to create the cover sketch for 
the invitations and programs. Several people promptly framed their invitations!

Note: The following story is from 
a presentation by Trish Eccles at 
the “Protecting and Preserving 
Historic Roads Conference” 
sponsored by the National Road 
Alliance on July 27-28, 2001. 
Trish is a volunteer with the 
Indiana National Road Association 
and the National Road Alliance. 

In January 1999, a small article in 
the local newspaper announced 
its upcoming demolition. The 
Coffee Cottage was closing and 
the building would be torn down. 
Its life began in 1931 as a Texaco 
filling station along the National 
Road (US 40) in western Indiana 
(Terre Haute). It was one of the 
few survivors—an early gas station 
from decades past. Luckily, the 
Indiana National Road Association 
took notice and realized the 
building had important historic 
and cultural significance. 


PHOTO: Today the restored cottage is used as a 
concession stand and restroom facility for 
sports fields at Rose-Hulman Institute of 
Technology. The exterior has been carefully 
restored to its original appearance as a 
1931 filling station. 


Transportation historian Glory-
June Greiff cautions that this type 
of roadside architecture—facilities 
designed to serve motorists—are 
quickly disappearing. These often-
unheralded resources are three-
dimensional documents that help 
us understand the development of 
the automobile and the American 
highway in the twentieth century. 
They tell a story about the impact 
of transportation on the landscape 
and the towns along the way, and 
reflect past popular culture. 

Disappearing Treasures 

In their peak during the1950s1960s, 
filling stations, displaying 
distinctive shapes and signage, 
dotted the routes of major highways. 
Many have gone the way of the 
Sinclair dinosaur or metamorphosed 
into anonymous glass boxes with 
interchangeable signs, selling pantry 
items and deli foods, but not oil 
changes. Only a handful of pre1950 
filling stations still stand along 
US 40, and this was the only stone 
cottage-style station remaining on 
the National Road from Maryland 
through Illinois. 

Joy Sacopulos, then President of 
the Indiana National Road 
Association, led the efforts to 
preserve this unusual and unique 
building for Terre Haute. Her ideas, 
vision, creativity and leadership 
resulted in a new use, and a new 
home, for the old building. A plan 
was devised to move the building 
to the campus of Rose-Hulman 
Institute of Technology, located on 
the National Road. Rose-Hulman 
agreed to restore the building for 
adaptive reuse. Five partners 
worked to save the building: 

1) The Indiana National Road 
Association, an organization that 
promotes historic appreciation, 
heritage tourism and economic 
development for the National 
Road across Indiana, provided the 
leadership and energy to save this 
architectural treasure. 

2) Terre Haute First National 
Bank donated the building to the 
Indiana National Road 
Association, provided the legal 
double transfer of ownership, and 
sponsored a Send-off Celebration. 

3) Historic Landmarks 
Foundation of Indiana, Western 
Regional Office, advised the 
Indiana National Road Association 
on saving, valuing and preserving 
the building and researched 
logistics for the move. 

4) Rose-Hulman Institute of 
Technology gave the building a 
new home and a new life as a 
concession stand and restroom 
facility. Rose-Hulman sponsored 
the complete restoration of the 
structure after the move. 

5) Bill and Trish Eccles underwrote 
the cost of moving the building 
through a designated gift to Rose-
Hulman. The entire project was 
accomplished without any federal 
funds or other taxpayer money. 


PHOTO: The band played, speeches were made, 
balloons flew, and Bill Eccles cut the ribbon to 
send an old filling station on its move to a new 
home at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. 


Moving Day 

The community became aware of 
the project through local media 
coverage, and approximately 250 
people turned out for a Send-off 
Celebration on the day of the big 
move. Special guests included the 
original owner’s family and several 
men who had worked at the filling 
station during the 1930s. 

Moving a building is no small task. 
The roof and chimney had to be 
removed, so the building could fit 
under a railroad trestle. Shortly 
before the planned move, the road 
was unexpectedly resurfaced adding 
four inches of asphalt. It was touch-
and-go as the old filling station 
passed through the trestle with 
only inches to spare. The building 
moved slowly down the road, 
creeping along at about the same 
speed that Conestoga wagons 
traveled the National Road in 1834. 

The structure was carefully placed 
in the same orientation it had on 
its original site. It is still visibly 
situated on the National Road. 
Rose-Hulman made every effort to 
restore the exterior of the building 
to its original appearance, including 
the shape of the shingles, the 
location of exterior lighting, 
installation of specially made doors, 
use of windows with the same 
number of lights, and the size and 
shape of attic vents. Family 
members of the first owners 
furnished Rose-Hulman with 
valuable photographs that assisted 
in the exterior restoration. 

Trish Eccles described the pride 
and enthusiasm of the Indiana 
National Road Association in 
accomplishing this ambitious 
project. “The Indiana National 
Road Association is proud and 
happy to be the leader of the 
united effort to save this historic 
treasure. The response of the 
community was overwhelming, 
and we hope everyone has a 
boost of happy energy every time 
they see the cottage in its new 
home on the historic National 
Road. I hope the success of our 
project will help others to re-train 
their eyes to see and appreciate 
their historic highways through 
‘road-scape colored glasses.’ With 
creative thinking and vision, you 
can protect, preserve and promote 
your historic highway and its 
resources,” she said. 


Old Canada Road Scenic 
Byway Celebrates Its Dedication 


PHOTO: Jim Linker, Federal Highway Administration, and Bridget 
LeFebure participated in the ribbon cutting ceremony. 


The Old Canada Road Scenic 
Byway was formally dedicated 
on June 1st at the border crossing 
in Sandy Bay Township above 
Jackman, Maine. The ceremony 
was a joint venture of the Old 
Canada Road Scenic Byway 
Committee and the Kennebec-
Chaudiere Heritage Corridor 
Commission, which stretches 
from Quebec City to Bath, 
Maine. The Kennebec-
Chaudiere corridor shares 76 
miles of US Route 201 with the 
Scenic Byway Committee. 

The ceremony, conducted in 
both French and English, took 
place at the Canadian Custom 
Building outdoors under sunny 
skies. Joint masters of ceremonies 
gave welcoming remarks to the 
audience of about 100 people. 
Andre Pied, an active bilingual 
member of both the Scenic 
Byways and the Kennebec-
Chaudiere Heritage Corridor, 
spoke for the American groups. 
Richard Moreau, director of the 
Chadiere-Appalaches, spoke for 
the Canadians. 


PHOTO: Jackman School children spoke at the ceremony. 
Costumes helped share a bit of the Old Canada Road’s history. 
Wes Baker, Byway Leader, is pictured center (white hat). 


Steve Levesque, Commissioner 
of the Maine Department of 
Economic and Community 
Development, commented on the 
region’s shared culture and history. 
The Old Canada Road has been a 
corridor of migration for hundreds 
of years. Native Americans first 
used the route as they traveled up 
and down the river valleys to the 
sea. The route was used by the 
ill-fated Arnold exposition during 
the Revolution in an attempt to 
capture Quebec City. Later the 
French-Canadians used the route 
as they moved their products to 
the United States markets and also 
by families looking for work in 
industrial New England. 

Jim Linker of the Federal Highway 
Administration spoke about the 
Federal Byways program. He 
explained that it was not only about 
roads and scenic beauty, but also 
dealt with the region’s historical 
and cultural aspects. 

Bret Poi, who heads the state scenic 
byways program, emphasized that 
program is about more than roads 
and tourism. He stressed the 
importance of local communities 
and local support that make the 
byway possible. 

Wes Baker, chairman of the OCR 
Scenic Byway Committee, thanked 
the towns for their support. He also 
asked for continued support and 
interest as the committee works to 
make the scenic highway a more 
pleasurable experience. 

Following the speeches, school 
children from St. George, PQ, 
and Jackman, Maine, swapped 
flags. The Old Canada Road was 
then officially opened in a ribbon 
cutting ceremony. This was followed 
by a procession of school 
children and Antique Cars crossing 
the border. Approximately 
fifteen cars met at the Moose 
Point Tavern after the program 
at for a reception hosted by tavern 
owner and byway committee 
member Carolanne Ouellette. 


Research Corner 
Civic Engagement: How Does Your
Community Stack Up? 

How often do you attend parades 
or festivals? How many of your 
neighbors’ first names do you know? 
Do you volunteer at your kids’ 
school? Do you sign petitions? Or 
attend neighborhood meetings? Do 
you think the people running your 
community care about you? Just how 
connected are people in your town 
to each other? 

If you put byway volunteerism in the 
larger context of the community 
development process, every once 
awhile it can be helpful to look at 
what intervening characteristics 
might be supporting or limiting your
success. Earlier this spring, 
dozen community foundations, other 
funders and the Saguaro Seminar of 
the John F. Kennedy School of 
Government at Harvard University 
joined together to ask these 
questions of nearly 30,000 people 
the largest-ever survey on the civic 
engagement of Americans. 

The Social Capital Community 
Benchmark Survey was a national 
sample of 3,000+ respondents, in 
addition to 26,200 community 
participants in 40 locales across 29 
states. The survey measures 
everything from levels of giving 
blood, to hanging out with friends, 
to participating in various groups 
and associations, to levels of trust, to 
participation in group arts and group 
sports, to the diversity of our 
friendship patterns. The survey, 
averaging 26 minutes, was conducted 
by telephone using random-digit-
dialing during July through 
November 2000. 

The survey looked at how connected 
we are to family, friends, neighbors 
and civic institutions on a local 
national level. These connections— 
our social capital—are the glue of 
social networks that hold us together, 
enable us to build bridges to others, 
and to get things done. A growing 
body of research literature over the 
last several years shows that social 
capital, and the trust, reciprocity, 
information, and cooperation to go 

along with it, enables many 
important individual and social 
goods. Communities with higher 
levels of social capital are likely to 
have higher educational achievement, 
better performing governmental institutions, 
faster economic growth, and less crime 
country because it maps the relative 
and violence. And the people living 
in these communities are likely to be 
happier, healthier, and to have a 
longer life expectancy. 

Robert Putnam, Principal 
Investigator and author of Bowling 
Alone: Collapse and Revival of the 
American Community, explains: “In 
some communities, the bank 
president, the bank teller, and the 
bank janitor all turn out for 
community activities, but in other 
communities only the president 
does.” Why? And what does it mean 
for grass-roots development efforts? 
Consider this: 

• The survey found that levels of 
civic engagement—how much 
residents trusted others, socialized 
others, and joined with
others, among other measures— 
predicted the quality of community
life and residents’ happiness far
better than levels of community
education or income. In essence, 
remoteness, access to higher
education, or the decline of
traditional economic bases are not
complete explanations for failure
of a community to thrive

• In the five communities surveyed 
having the highest trust of others,
52% of residents gave their 
community a top rating as a place 
to live. In the five communities 
with the lowest levels of social 
only 31% felt that positively. 

• The most diverse communities in 
the survey report a higher density 
of ethnic, neighborhood, and 
self-help groups. In ethnically less 
diverse places like Montana or 
New Hampshire, the class gaps in 
political participation are less than 
half as large. 

Byway work, which typically has an 
objective to both enhance the local 
quality-of-life as well as improving 
economic returns from tourism, 
doesn’t occur in a vacuum. The 
survey is useful to analyze differences 
in civic engagement across the
because it maps the relative 
strengths and areas for improvement 
communities’ civic behavior and 
sets a baseline against which future
progress can be assessed.
Communities can structure their
self-improvement work around the
revelations of the survey, which 
disclosed 11 dimensions of social
capital covering: trust (2 measures),
civic leadership, involvement in 
associations, informal socializing, 
giving and volunteering, political 
engagement (2 measures), faith-
based engagement, diversity of 
friendships, and equality of civic 
participation. Summaries of the 
relative performance of the 40 
communities on these dimensions is 
given at: http://www.cfsv.org 
/communitysurvey, and you can check 
by state or read the national results. 

Byway leaders are likely to be most
interested in tendency to affiliate
with community groups. The Civic
Leadership variable measured both
how frequently respondents were
engaged in groups, clubs and local
discussions of town or school affairs,
and also whether the respondent
took a leadership role within these
groups. The Associational
Involvement variable assessed
individual involvement across 18
broad categories of groups, including
service or fraternal organizations, 
and professional, trade, farm or
business associations. These answers 
quotient (CQ) score that shows a
community’s performance on this 
dimension relative to what was 
predicted given its urbanicity, 
ethnicity, levels of education and 
age distribution. A score above 100
indicates that a a community shows
more of this community connected-
ness than its demographics would 
predict; conversely, a score below 
100 indicates that a community 
shows less of this type of social 
capital than its demographics 
would suggest. 

• Rural South Dakota showed the 
highest levels of trust (150).

• Residents of Seattle (127) and
Montana (123) were “joiners”
who showed the most
involvement in associations,
while Silicon Valley, California 
exhibited the least (62). Rural
South Dakotans were significantly
more likely to hold local
leadership positions (161).

• A cluster of southern towns— 
Baton Rouge, Greenboro, North
Carolina, and the 14 counties
around Charlotte, North
Carolina—were barely edged out
by rural South Dakota (127) in
terms of far greater-than-average 
giving and volunteering.

• New Hampshire had the
greatest equality in community
participation (138).

There are at least two lessons to 
take from this research. First, we all
want to see byways that are the 
result of a broad working coalition,
not just the vision of one or two
individuals that fails to materialize 
when the major players move on.
Stronger community-wide civic ties
can only provide more of a pool of
citizens for strategizing and imple
menting byway corridor plans. To 
see how your community stacks up,
you can discuss or enact the
(available on the same Web site). 

Secondly, the involvement of 
community foundations in this
research is a historic partnership. 
By joining this survey team, they 
have committed themselves to a
levels of connectedness in their
communities, as community
catalyst and funder. Find out 
more about your community or
area foundation. 


International Conference 
Focuses on Rural Issues 

More than 1,000 community 
leaders, development scholars, 
Extension faculty, and policy 
makers gathered in Duluth, 
Minnesota, for the first-ever 
Joint International Summit 
on Community and Rural 
Development, July 22-26, 2001. 

Minnesota Rural Partners, the 
National Rural Development 
Partnership, and the International 
Community Development Society 
hosted the summit, which offered 
sessions in six broad categories: 
models for sustainable community 
development, rural/urban 
coalitions, technology, diversity 
and inclusion, globalization, and 
human services. Participants 
traveled to the conference from 47 
states and 14 countries, making it 
an unforgettable event. 

While the conference perspective 
was international, local and 
regional flavor highlighted the 
event, too. Conference participants 
set out on adventures across 
northern Minnesota and 
Wisconsin on full-or half-day 
mobile workshop tours, including 
the North Shore All-American 
Road. Even the conference 
theme, “The Times They Are 
A-Changing,” reflected the title 
of a well-known song by 
Minnesota native Bob Dylan. 

In addition to traditional conference 
activities, the America’s Byways 
Resource Center presented an 
exhibit and offered a Learning 
Station. Ten to fifteen people 
were assigned to an interdisciplinary 
team. Each team visited six 
20-minute sessions, or Learning 
Stations, where they received a 
brief and intense introduction 
to many key topics in rural and 
community development. 

Two Learning Stations focused 
on byway issues. Barb Koth and 
Gary Tonkin of the America’s 
Byways Resource Center 
presented “Corridor Planning for 
Community Development—An 
Assessment of Scenic Byways.” 
This Learning Station discussed 
research and studies initiated by 
the Resource Center to determine 
how successful and under what 
conditions scenic byways have 
optimized their designation 
and addressed economic and 
sustainability concerns. Key points 
discussed included: 

• Byway designation for 
economic and sustainable 
development 
• Economic impact of byway 
designation 
• Methods to protect and 
enhance the visitor experience 
• Examples of successful byways 

The National Endowment for 
the Arts, U.S. Department of 
Agriculture, and U.S. Department 
of Transportation have produced 
a new report, “Stories Across 
America: Opportunities for Rural 
Tourism.” It highlights six 
success stories of how rural 
areas throughout the country 
implemented tourism strategies 
that draw upon communities’ 
natural, historic, cultural, and 
other unique resources. Under 
the scenic byway section, the 
Seaway Trail is profiled, with 
mentions of Ashley River Road, 
Crowley’s Ridge Parkway, and 
Volcanic Legacy All-American 
Road. Discussion topics included 
the results of the completed 
report; lessons learned from case 
studies of tourism strategies; 
how similar strategies could be 
implemented in the participants’ 
communities; and tourism as an 
economic development tool.  



Nominations Sought For 
Steward of the Land Award 

American Farmland Trust is 
accepting nominations for its 
$10,000 Steward of the Land 
Award. Now in its sixth year, 
the Steward of the Land Award 
goes to the farmer or rancher 
who demonstrates leadership 
in farmland protection and 
conservation. Past winners have 
led by example through sound 
environmental stewardship, 
public education and 
policy activism. 

AFT’s Web page provides 
information about the 
award and details on how to 
nominate a farmer or rancher: 
http://www.farmland.org/files/ 
steward/index.htm. 

For more information or a 
nomination kit, please contact: 

Grace Chen 
Award Coordinator 
American Farmland Trust 
1200 18th Street NW, Suite 800 
Washington, DC 20036 
Tel: (202) 331-7300 ext. 3044 
Fax: (202) 659-8339 
gchen@farmland.org 
www.farmland.org 



2001 Calendar 
Send calendar entries by the 5th of each month 
to center@byways.org 

SEPTEMBER 
September 13-14, 2001 
Alaska Bicycle and Pedestrian Summit 
Hotel Captain Cook 
Anchorage, Alaska 
For more information, please call: 
Bob Laurie at (907) 465-6989 

September 13-16, 2001 
Rail – Volution 2001, A Conference 
on Building Sustainable Communities 
San Francisco, California 
For more information, please call: 
(800) 788-7077 or www.railvolution.com 

September 20-21, 2001 
Preserve Minnesota, the 22nd Annual 
Statewide Historic Preservation Conference 
The State Historic Preservation Office 
of the Minnesota Historical Society 
Glenwood, Minnesota 
For more information, please call: 
(651) 296-5434 or www.mnhs.org 

September 25-26, 2001 
Transportation Enhancements Professionals Seminar 
St. Louis, Missouri 
For more information, please call; 
NETC at (888) 388-6832 

September 26-29, 2001 
Trail Link 2001: The 3rd International 
Trails and Greenways Conference 
Sponsored by Rails-to-Trails Conservancy 
St. Louis, Missouri 
For more information, please call; 
Doretha Williams at (202) 974-5152 
or www.railstrails.org 

September 29-October 2, 2001 
Land Trust Rally 2001 
Sponsored by the Land Trust Alliance 
Baltimore, Maryland 
For more information, please call: 
(202) 638-4725 or rally@lta.org 

OCTOBER 
October 3, 2001 
Conference Call for Byway Leaders 
America’s Byways Resource Center 
For more information, please call: 
(800) 429-9297, ext. 5 or mjohnson@byways.org 

October 3-6, 2001 
The National Recreation and Park Association’s 
Annual Congress & Exposition 
Denver, Colorado 
For more information, please call: 
(703) 858-2158 or congress@NRPA.org 

October 8-9, 2001 
Rural Economic Development Through Tourism 
(REDTT) Annual Conference 
Cloudcroft, New Mexico 
For more information, please call: 
Charlene Selbee, Program Coordinator at (505) 8924178 
or cccselbee@yahoo.com 
wwwnmquest.org 

October 16-21, 2001 
National Trust For Historic Preservation’s 
National Preservation Conference 2001: 
Preserving The Spirit of Place 
Sponsored by the National Trust 
for Historic Preservation 
Providence, Rhode Island 
(800) 944-6847 
www.nthpconference.org 

NOVEMBER 
November 6-10, 2001 
National Interpreters Workshop (NIW) 
Des Moines, Iowa 
For more information, please call: 
Brook McDonald (630) 428-4500 or 
Kelly Ulrick (515) 276-4656 x 237 

November 7, 2001 
Conference Call for Byway Leaders 
America’s Byways Resource Center 
For more information, please call: 
(800) 429-9297, ext. 5 or mjohnson@byways.org 

November 7-8, 2001 
Minnesota State Scenic Byways Conference 
Sugar Lake Lodge 
Located 12 miles south of Grand Rapids, MN 
For more information, please call: 
Mark Anderson 
(651) 284-3748 or mark.r.anderson@dot.state.mn.us 

November 12-14, 2001 
“Farming on the Edge: Conservation, 
Community and Commerce” 
Pheasant Run Resort 
St. Charles, Illinois 
ewest@farmland.org 

November 30 -December 4, 2001 
AASHTO Annual Meeting 
Fort Worth, Texas 
For more information, please call: 
(202) 624-8489 or hannahw@aashto.org 

DECEMBER 
December 5, 2001 
Conference Call for Byway Leaders 
America’s Byways Resource Center 
For more information, please call: 
(800) 429-9297, ext. 5 or mjohnson@byways.org 
2002 

January 29-31, 2002 
Minnesota Governor’s Conference on Tourism 
Duluth, Minnesota 
For more information, please call: 
(800) 657-3637 or jan.sawinski@state.mn.us 

April 11-14, 2002 
Preserving the Historic Road in America 
Third Biennial Conference on Historic Roads 
Omaha, Nebraska 
For more information, please call: 
(202) 588-6204 or www.historicroads.org 

September 28-October 1, 2002 
AASHTO Annual Meeting 

Opryland Hotel 
Nashville, Tennessee 
For more information, please call: 
(202) 624-8489 or hannahw@aashto.org 

October 8-13, 2002 
56th National Preservation Conference 
Sponsored by the National Trust 
for Historic Preservation 
Cleveland, Ohio 
www.nationaltrust.org 

Oct. 26-29, 2002 
National Land Trust Rally 2002 
Sponsored by the Land Trust Alliance 
Austin, Texas 

November 2002 
National Interpreters Workshop 
Sponsored by the National Association 
for Interpretation 
Virginia Beach, Virginia 
For more information, please call: 
(888) 900-8283 

2003 
Sept. 30-October 5, 2003 
57th National Preservation Conference 
Sponsored by the National Trust 
for Historic Preservation 
Denver, Colorado 
www.nationaltrust.org 

October 11-15, 2003 
AASHTO Annual Meeting 
Anchorage, Alaska 
For more information, please call: 

(202) 624-8489 or hannahw@aashto.org 
America’s Byways Resource Center 
Arrowhead Regional Development Commission 
227 West First Street, Suite 610 
Duluth, MN 55802 


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