Deana
We don't have exactly the same problem since our
"highway" runs straight through our tiny town, but the entire downtown area has
been trying to compete with shopping malls just outside of town. We are
fortunate to have a business association that works together to promote the
entire downtown area and the Museum is included in the group.
They support events - late shopping nights, free summer concerts, etc. and
the City has a couple of downtown festivals that help bring foot traffic into
the whole downtown area. There are a bunch of restaurants in the area so people
can make an afternoon of lunch/museum/shopping etc. We also have several groups
in the area promoting "heritage trails" and "scenic byways" etc. and we try to
work with those groups to be listed on their maps etc.
Good luck!
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Elise
Nelson
Carnegie Museum
Houghton, MI
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2011 3:19 PM
Subject: [MUSEUM-L] Being By-passed
Hello all,
Have any of you successfully navigated having your town by-passed?
We've lost a lot of our tourist traffic to a north-south by-pass that
enables travelers to miss our town as they travel. Soon the east-west
portion will be complete, and we stand to lose more. If any of your have
been in a similar situation, I would appreciate the opportunity to talk with you
about how your institution has handled it.
Thanks,
Deana
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Deana R. Mallory
Director of Public Programs
Bennington
Museum
75 Main Street
Bennington, VT 05201
802-447-1571
www.benningtonmuseum.org
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