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Forging The Freedom Trail Project, Inc

(New York State Underground Railroad Freedom Trail)

and

Great Stuff Is Made Locally

(Marketing and Promoting for Local Economic Development)

With Route 206 Scenic ByWay Association, www.route 206.org serving as a Seventy Five (75) miles Scenic ByWay through Four (4) Counties, Broome, Chennango, Delaware and is adjacent to Otsego County. There is a dynamic economic potential and vision of what Route 206 can evolve into. A economic vision that would be beneficial, with its assistance and participation, that would bring to the economic table of the region a product ( Scenic ByWay ) that would energize and help to be supportive for the accomplishment of many economic agendas in the region. We are suggesting the following as examples from this tourism agenda for its participation in any current or future economic agenda,

1. With Forging The Freedom Trail Project, Inc., a New York State wide not for profit incorporate organization see objectives and goals and based in the Village of Bainbridge, New York which is right on Route 206. Organization objectives and goals which allows Forging The Freedom Trail Project, Inc., as our priority, the opportunity to collectively work with Route 206 on its agenda. For Forging The Freedom Trail Project, Inc., to assist Route 206 with the North and South tourist traffic in New York State, helping to address the utilization of Route 206 Scenic ByWay into Forging The Freedom Trail Project, Inc., plans for its developing heritage freedom tourism initiative.

2. Route 206 Scenic Byway can be developed into and serve as a high profile "Scenic Gateway" for tourism and become a tremendous profitable economic development corridor, within the "Central Leatherstocking Region" of New York State,

(a) With the designation, promotion and inclusion of Forging The Freedom Trail Project, Inc. development of its Agri-Cluster Tourism Heritage Initiative as part of its state wide "Freedom Trail" within the "Central Leatherstocking Region" of New York State. A "Agri-Tourism Heritage Initiative" that will include the participation and involvement of the Route 206 Scenic ByWay within the said stated region.

(b) With the promotion of the "Southern and Northern" tourist traffic with directions and information as described in "Great Stuff Is Made Locally" web page www.greatstuffmadelocally. org for the utilization of Route 206 for tourist traffic into,

Southern tourist traffic;

1. The Capital-Saratoga Region and Catskills region of New York State, the Hudson Valley ( Peekskill, New York ) Region of New York State, Westchester County and including parts of the metropolitan area ( Brooklyn ) of New York City and New Jersey

Northern tourist traffic:

2. The Central Leatherstocking Region of New York State Binghamton, Ithaca: North to Buffalo, Niagara Falls and Canada, including the Finger Lakes Region for Auburn, New York, Rochester, New York, Syracuse, New York and Utica, New York to visit local tourist attractions, for tourist to buy local agricultural products, arts and crafts items while visiting local area/regional historical sites and places of interest on the Route 206 Scenic Byway. Also, with the inventory of what is to be found on or around Route 206 Scenic By-Way. A inventory that will assist in the description and promotion of the Scenic By-Way as it relates to "Great Stuff Is Made Locally" to attract and develop tourism traffic, that will enhance the total overall tourism initiative.

The Village of Bainbridge, New York is on Route 206 Scenic ByWay and is being promoted as the "Crossroads for Tourism" for Four (4) Counties, Broome, Chenango, Delawaree and Otsego. This tourism promotion is due to the fact that the Village of Bainbridge is geographically located in Chenango County with easy access to Broome, Delaware and Otsego Counties, including the Village being just off of Interstate 88 with easy access for East to West automobile traffic.

The Village of Bainbridge has a Tourist and Visitor Information Center" in office space donated by MKL.Net Internet Service Provider located at 28th North Main Street that the Bainbridge Chamber of Commerce is supportive of and is cooperating with. The "Tourist and Visitor Information Center" is to facilitate local tourism activities, for the initiation of the activities of Forging The Freedom Trail Project, Inc., and Great Stuff is Made Locally within the region collectively.

The formation and development of a "Agri-Tourism Cluster" of local agricultural businesses that exist and/or can be founded from the surrounding communities of the Village of Bainbridge, which will be initiated from the Bainbridge "Tourist and Visitor Information Center". Utilizing the economic marketing slogan that "Great Stuff Is Made Locally" to assist in the effort of the development to promote a heritage and agricultural tourism initiative, this will be initiated at the direction and cooperation of,

1. Friends of Harriet Tubman

2. Market Research Initiative

3. Great Stuff Is Made Locally

4. Central New York Resource Conservation and Development

5. Hudson Mohawk Resource Conversation and Development

6. NY Farms!

7. MKL.Wireless

8. Forging The Freedom Trail Project. Inc.

Fully understanding the tourism agenda of Forging The Freedom Trail Project Inc., with its marketing and promotional agenda of “Great Stuff Is Made Locally“ as described above and with a state wide agenda that includes,

It is being suggested/proposed that this tourism economic scenario will assist in the forging and creation of a collective partnership, giving all of the involved entities, the opportunity to bring to the economic table their agenda for its participation in this economic agenda. A economic agenda for the establishment of an economic engine that will help to address the successful development of a cohesive comprehensive tourism initiative agenda in each area of those involved entities A tourism initiative that will include the Hudson River Valley National Heritage - Hudson River Estuary. Route 206 Scenic ByWay in the Central Leatherstocking Region and the Catskills Region of New York State. The Hudson Valley, Westchester Regions of New York State, including the metropolitan area of New York City. To foster the Village of Bainbridge as the "Crossroads for Tourism" for Broome, Chenango, Delaware and Otesgo Counties. The agriculture agenda of NY Farms!, Central New York Resource Conservation Development Project, Inc. and Hudsom Mohawk Resource Conservation Development in their respective region of New York State.

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