LIFE'S GREATER IN THE POCONO MOUNTAINS
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At the October 2nd Annual Report Dinner it was announced that 2009 would be the 75th anniversary of the Pocono Mountains Visitors Bureau (PMVB) as tourism marketing organization.  As such we want to make it as complete and enjoyable an event as possible. The staff at the PMVB has been doing some brainstorming of possible things that could be done which include such things as:

- Set up an electronic scrapbook on our website where people can post images and stories of past visits to the Pocono Mountains
- Produce a special logo and stationery for the year
- Acknowledge tourism businesses that have operated for at least 75 years
- Collateral written histories of the area
- Encourage reunions of various kinds to the Pocono Mountains
- Create a time capsule to be unearthed at the 100th anniversary
- Have monthly articles placed in local newspapers throughout the year

I'd like to hear from you.  Any thoughts or ideas you would have about what we could or should do, would be very much appreciated.  Help us to make 2009 the best year ever in the Pocono Mountains. 

posted on: October 6, 2008 12:00 AM
by: Carl Wilgus

Comments

I love the historical aspect of the celebraton. Wayne County has a uniquely rich history as a tourist destination. In fact, the town of Waymart came to be for 2 reasons (one it was the weigh station for the coal that was being transported via gravity railroad to Honesdale from the mines in Lackawanna county) The second reason is that the trains would also transport people from Lackawanna county to Farview mountain for picnics and such. Kurt Reed has written a number of books detailing the history of Wayne County--He is probably best accessed through the Dorflinger Sancutary or the Honesdale Historical Society. I'm happy to help on this project, too. 75 years is amazing! Congrats!! Jan Keen
posted on: October 21, 2008 12:00 AM
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