Great Lakes Seaway Trail, NY and PA: July 2, 2012, Sackets
Harbor, NY – Seaway Trail, Inc. has named Michael “Mike” Bristol as its new
President and CEO. The Great Lakes Seaway Trail is a 518-mile, two-state
National Scenic Byway, a New York State Scenic Byway, and a state-designated
Bicycle Route in New York and Pennsylvania.
Bristol begins his new leadership role July 2,
2012, bringing nearly 30 years’ experience in tourism, athletics and nonprofit
management to the tourism and economic development organization based in
Sackets Harbor, NY.
A Florida State University graduate, Bristol was
the Associate Director of his alma mater’s Seminole Boosters, Inc., a
national-level fundraising corporation. He served as President and CEO of the
Tallahassee Area Convention and Visitors Bureau from 2002 to 2005.
Upon returning to his native northern New York,
Bristol served as Director of Marketing and Outreach for The Antique Boat
Museum on the Great Lakes Seaway Trail in Clayton, NY.
Bristol is a member of the Clayton Local
Development Corporation Redevelopment Committee that is overseeing a new dock
and hotel development.
“We are pleased to bring aboard Mike Bristol
with his proven fundraising and development skills, his knowledge of the tourism
industry, and his ability to develop successful partnerships,” said Seaway
Trail, Inc. Chairman John Hall, Grand Island, NY.
“The Great Lakes Seaway Trail is the leading
regional tourism, cultural, and economic development organization that puts New
York and Pennsylvania on an internationally-recognized stage by promoting the
unique inland coastline of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River region and its
dynamic travel opportunities. I look forward to the opportunity to promote the
fabulous National Scenic Byway experiences that are found only on the Great
Lakes Seaway Trail,” Bristol said.
Bristol becomes only the second President and
CEO in the Great Lakes Seaway Trail’s 34-year history.
The Seaway Trail scenic driving route was
designated in 1978. The Seaway Trail, Inc. nonprofit organization formed in
1986 with Teresa Mitchell as its first director. Mitchell passed away January
24, 2012. Interim Executive Director Charles “Chuck” Krupke, a respected
Pulaski, NY, area businessman and former Chairman of the Board of Seaway Trail,
Inc., provided leadership through the transition to Bristol’s hiring.
The Great Lakes Seaway Trail organization is
known for diverse travel theme marketing, a “Best of the Byways” guidebooks
series, Great Lakes Seaway Trail “Outdoor Storyteller” signage, and innovative
programming that includes a American Volkssport Association-approved series of
War of 1812-theme walks.
The byway’s iconic destinations include Niagara
Falls, the 1000 Islands, and Presque Isle.
Popular travel themes include scenic driving
road trips, maritime and military history, four seasons’ outdoor recreation,
birdwatching, lighthouses and shipwrecks, bicycling, quilting and cultural
heritage.
To learn more about the Great Lakes Seaway Trail
byway that runs alongside the St. Lawrence River, Lake Ontario, Niagara River
and Lake Erie in New York and Pennsylvania, go online to www.seawaytrail.com.
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