This
website is an ongoing project of Bradford County Tourism Grants Committee,
which is supported by Bradford County Room Tax funds.
These
funds are collected by lodgings throughout the county and administered
by Endless Mountains Visitors Bureau. A portion of those funds is
made available for the county to request back through a grant program
funding county developed projects such as this website.
Other
projects included:
A
contest involving elementary students throughout the county who voted
for their favorite mammal, bird, amphibian, reptile, flower and tree
to become county symbols. Bradford County Conservation District partnered
with Bradford County Tourism Grants Committee for this project. Selected
by the children were: Deer, Bald Eagle, Black Eyed Susan, Painted
Turtle and Maple Tree.
Bradford County Symbols Contest
Winners
A
media tour took reporters and tourism industry personnel through Bradford
County sights and businesses. Endless Mountains Heritage Region was
a partner for this project.
A
photo-filled colorful brochure with a large map was developed and
distributed. This popular item is in it's fourth printing and was
requested for distribution by PennDOT's "PA on Display"
servicing welcome centers throughout the state. Out of state distribution
includes New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Maryland and West Virginia.
A
tri-fold brochure listing Bradford County events was printed and distributed
annually.
Advertisements
featuring Bradford County's slogan were placed in state and regional
media including the State's Route 6 and Endless Mountains Visitor's
guides.
Press
releases keeping the public informed about Bradford County and committee
projects were regularly written and distributed.
A
County Tourism Marketing Plan was developed.
An
"Agri-venture Tour" of visitor-friendly agriculture activities
is promoted via the website. "Agri-venture Tour" folders
containing brochures of places of interest such as farm markets, fair,
festivals, museums and recreational activities such as corn mazes
were distributed.
Many
Bradford County non-profit organizations also received grants to implement
their own projects. These include: Bradford County Regional Arts Council,
Wyalusing Valley Musem, Northern Tier Cultural Alliance, Wyalusing
Community Corporation, Bradford County Heritage Museum, Home Textile
Tool Museum, Sayre Historical Society, Tioga Point Museum, and the
Valley Heritage Festival.
More
information about the grant program is available by contacting Endless
Mountains Visitors Bureau, 4 Werks Plaza, Rt. 6, Tunkhannock, PA 18657.
Call 1-800-769-8999 or 570-836-5431 or email emvb@epix.net.
