Naturally Lewis Receives NYS Tourism Industry
Association Tourism Excellency Award
Published: September 15, 2024
at 03:00 p.m.
By: Press Release from Naturally Lewis, Inc.
Naturally Lewis,
Inc. Awarded New York State Tourism Industry Association Tourism Excellency
Award
LEWIS COUNTY, NY – Naturally Lewis,
Inc. has been awarded a New York State Tourism Industry Association Tourism
Excellence Award for the 2024 Discover Tug Hill Visitor Guides. The award
was presented at the 2024 New York State Tourism Industry Association
Tourism Excellence Summit at the Canfield Casino in Saratoga Springs, NY.
“We are humbled
to accept this award and honored to have our unique, rural community
acknowledged at this level” says Kristen Aucter, Director of Tourism at
Naturally Lewis, Inc. “As we work to develop resident-centric tourism and
champion the growth of our communities by focusing on our residents, we are
excited to see what the future of tourism promotion looks like in Lewis
County.”
The Discover Tug
Hill Visitor Guides, illustrated by RG Design & Illustration (Beaver
Falls, NY), are magazines sharing experiences and attractions across Lewis
County, the Adirondacks-Tug Hill Region. Three editions of The Guide were
developed to target the primary audiences for tourism promotion: families,
weekenders, and adventure seekers.
“Over the past
three years, Naturally Lewis, Inc. has worked towards becoming an
independent 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, serving all of Lewis County, to
streamline business support services, economic development, and tourism
development and promotion” says Brittany Davis, Executive Director of
Naturally Lewis, Inc. “After meeting this goal of restructuring our
organization, the honor of this NYSTIA Tourism Excellence Award is proof
that our community and organization are on the right track for sustainable
growth.”
The Discover Tug
Hill Visitor Guides can be found online using this link. For
more information on Naturally Lewis, Inc. and economic development in Lewis
County, NY, please visit naturallylewis.com and follow @naturallylewis on
Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
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Photo: Naturally
Lewis, Inc. staff, Kristen Ward Aucter and Kaylee Tabolt, with the NYSTIA
Award
About Naturally
Lewis, Inc: Naturally Lewis, Inc. is a nonprofit economic development
organization administering services for the County of Lewis Industrial
Development Agency, Lewis County Development Corporation, and Lewis County
Chamber of Commerce. The mission of Naturally Lewis, Inc. is to champion
the growth of a community where people want to live, work, build business,
and play.
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