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PROJECTS FOR FUTURE CONSIDERATION <br /> • Development of an Interpretive Center and Paul Bunyan Museum in cooperation <br /> with our partner, the USACE <br /> • Big Pine Lake Picnic Area <br /> • Shoulder paving completion along the remaining unpaved portions of the Byway <br /> • Paul Bunyan live theater performances in various venues/may be a spin-off of <br /> the By-The-Way players created through the Historic Mailcarrier project <br /> • Improvements at the Gateway Gazebo <br /> 1. Parking areas <br /> 2. Landscaping and pathways <br /> 3. Greater visibility <br /> • Development of an interactive portable exhibit booth <br /> • Spur route possibilities <br /> • Develop additional saleable products to compliment the playing cards and art <br /> prints <br /> WHAT HAPPENED IN PAST YEARS??? <br /> 2006 <br /> • Installed 14 interpretive panels at 13 locations <br /> • Completed and installed 4 informational panels for the Wetlands (Bog) Walk <br /> at Veterans Trail. This is the final phase of the $31,000 Bog Walk Project. <br /> • Third deck of playing cards, 'Explore the Lore- Paul Bunyan Characters' was <br /> completed in time for Christmas, 2005 <br /> • Participated in V of M, Central Region Partnership's Green Routes brochure <br /> development <br /> • Held a National Designation event in May,06, celebrating the Paul Bunyan <br /> Scenic Byway's newly awarded national designation and inclusion as one of <br /> America's Byways. <br /> • Awarded a federal grant of $31,250 for Sustainability Planning -Year 1. <br /> Work to begin mid-2007. Required local match of $6250. <br /> • Submitted application through the US Army Corps of Engineers for <br /> Handshake Program support of the local match for the Mailcarrier <br /> Interpretation project <br /> 2005 <br /> • Trademarked the Paul/Babe logo image <br /> • 'Byway Site' signage designed and posted at selected sites <br /> • Bog Walk sections constructed and installed at Veterans Hiking Trail <br /> • Established a Paul Bunyan Scenic Byway Foundation as a part of Central <br /> Minnesota Foundation <br /> • Developed a byway office site within the USACE main building in Crosslake <br /> • Earned official National Scenic Byway designation <br /> • Playing cards, collector's series #3, Paul Bunyan characters (expected <br /> completion-Dec., 2005) <br /> {PAGE <br />