Byway Organizations Get Byway Organizations Get Thi D i Mi tThi D i Mi tThings Done in MinnesotaThings Done in Minnesota

Heartland Byways ConferenceHeartland Byways ConferenceApril 6, 2009April 6, 2009April 6, 2009April 6, 2009

Omaha, NebraskaOmaha, Nebraska

Who is in our Byway Organizations?Who is in our Byway Organizations?Who is in our Byway Organizations?Who is in our Byway Organizations? Citizen volunteersCitizen volunteers National Forest Service staffNational Forest Service staff Chambers of commerceChambers of commerce Visitor and convention bureausVisitor and convention bureaus Tourism associationsTourism associations

National Park staffNational Park staff Tribal officialsTribal officials Explore Minnesota Tourism staffExplore Minnesota Tourism staff

County CommissionersCounty Commissioners City Council membersCity Council members MayorsMayors Main Street business ownersMain Street business owners

University of Minnesota staffUniversity of Minnesota staff Marketing firm ownersMarketing firm owners RC&D staffRC&D staff Regional Development Commission staffRegional Development Commission staff Main Street business ownersMain Street business owners

Resort and hotel ownersResort and hotel owners State LegislatorsState Legislators DOT staffDOT staff

Regional Development Commission staffRegional Development Commission staff RetireesRetirees City Park staffCity Park staff Environmental activistsEnvironmental activists

State Park managersState Park managers State Historic site managersState Historic site managers

County Historical Society DirectorsCounty Historical Society Directors

North Shore Scenic Drive CouncilNorth Shore Scenic Drive CouncilNorth Shore Scenic DriveNorth Shore Scenic Drive CouncilNorth Shore Scenic Drive CouncilAll American Road

Grand Rounds National Scenic

Bywayy yEst. 1883

Paul Bunyan National Scenic Byway

Gateway GazeboGateway Gazebo

Historic MailboatLive Theater

Minnesota River Valley National Scenic BywayNational Scenic Byway

Swensson Farm Barn

Great River Road National Scenic Bywayy yMississippi River Parkway CommissionEst. 1938

Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue OxBemidji, Minn. Est. 1937

Celebrating Water on Scenic Byways

Glacial Ridge TrailScenic BywayScenic BywayEst. 1968

Camp Rabideau CCC CampCamp Rabideau CCC Camp

Lake Country Scenic Byway

Community Entrance SignCommunity Entrance Sign

Historic Highway 75“King of Trails”King of TrailsEst. 1917

Minnesota Scenic Byways Minnesota Scenic Byways ProgramProgramMark AndersonMark Anderson

Scenic Byways CoordinatorScenic Byways Coordinator651651 366366 36063606651651--366366--36063606

mark.r.anderson@dot.state.mn.usmark.r.anderson@dot.state.mn.us