McDowell County has a 15-year master plan to better market the local community as a destination for tourists, complete with proposed improvement projects for Marion, Old Fort and Little Switzerland and a strategy to enhance McDowell’s tourism “brand.” One of the recommendations include improvements and streetscapes to the West Henderson and Logan streets in downtown Marion.
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The McDowell tourism master plan calls for improvements and streetscapes to the West Henderson and Logan streets in downtown Marion. This artist’s rendering shows proposed changes to Logan Street.
The McDowell tourism master plan calls for improvements and streetscapes in Old Fort. This artist’s rendering shows proposed changes to Catawba Avenue, including a streetscape.
The master plan calls for making Commerce Street in Old Fort more friendly to cyclists and pedestrians, which where the Old Fort Ride House, Kitsbow and Hillman Beer are located.
During a special meeting Tuesday, the Marion City Council, the McDowell County Board of Commissioners, the McDowell Tourism Development Authority (TDA), the Marion Business Association, the McDowell Chamber of Commerce and other economic development stakeholders met at the Marion Community Building to hear the tourism master plan presentation. Members of the public were welcome to attend but only a few were present.
Destination by Design has created a new logo for McDowell County that calls it a “Blue Ridge Mountain Wonderland.” The town of Old Fort could be branded as “Pisgah First,” under the plan. These new logos could be printed on signs, bumper stickers, T-shirts and souvenirs.
Destination by Design has created a new logo for McDowell County that calls it a “Blue Ridge Mountain Wonderland.” The town of Old Fort could be branded as “Pisgah First,” under the plan. These new logos could be printed on signs, bumper stickers, T-shirts and souvenirs.
McDowell County has a 15-year master plan to better market the local community as a destination for tourists, complete with proposed improvement projects for Marion, Old Fort and Little Switzerland and a strategy to enhance McDowell’s tourism “brand.” One of the recommendations include improvements and streetscapes to the West Henderson and Logan streets in downtown Marion.
The McDowell tourism master plan calls for improvements and streetscapes to the West Henderson and Logan streets in downtown Marion. This artist’s rendering shows proposed changes to Logan Street.
The McDowell tourism master plan calls for improvements and streetscapes in Old Fort. This artist’s rendering shows proposed changes to Catawba Avenue, including a streetscape.
The master plan calls for making Commerce Street in Old Fort more friendly to cyclists and pedestrians, which where the Old Fort Ride House, Kitsbow and Hillman Beer are located.
During a special meeting Tuesday, the Marion City Council, the McDowell County Board of Commissioners, the McDowell Tourism Development Authority (TDA), the Marion Business Association, the McDowell Chamber of Commerce and other economic development stakeholders met at the Marion Community Building to hear the tourism master plan presentation. Members of the public were welcome to attend but only a few were present.
Destination by Design has created a new logo for McDowell County that calls it a “Blue Ridge Mountain Wonderland.” The town of Old Fort could be branded as “Pisgah First,” under the plan. These new logos could be printed on signs, bumper stickers, T-shirts and souvenirs.
Destination by Design has created a new logo for McDowell County that calls it a “Blue Ridge Mountain Wonderland.” The town of Old Fort could be branded as “Pisgah First,” under the plan. These new logos could be printed on signs, bumper stickers, T-shirts and souvenirs.
