Recent Press
Finding your way around; Logan Tourism shows the way
By Chris Cooper-Managing Editor
Friday, June 13, 2008
When visitors come into Logan County they will now have information posted in several areas throughout the community to help show them what there is to see and do.
Thanks to the hard work and dedication of the Logan County Tourism Commission, there are four- by eight-foot maps in kiosks around the county and its four cities. The maps are made of a durable material and are sandwiched underneath plexiglass to help aid it's longevity.
The maps will be located at the Logan County Courthouse, Alice Dunnigan Museum, Adairville Information Center, Auburn Library Museum, Briarwood Inn, Lewisburg Information Center, Logan County Public Library, Russellville Chamber of Commerce, Shady Cliff Marina, Shaker Museum, Westside Shopping Center and the Logan County Tourism Office.
The idea of the maps began after Roger Brooks completed a Tourism Assessment Report, which was issued in 2006. One of the main issues identified in the report included inadequate signage throughout the county which would help visitors find their way around to the many sites the community has to offer.
A Wayfinding Committee was organized to look into ways to help visitors and the maps were a result. Identification of various sites began in late spring of 2007.
Primary criteria for inclusion on the map was - “Does the place attract visitors to the county?” and “Are we telling the visitor how to get there?”
USA Image Technologies, Inc. of Louisville was selected to construct the maps. The cost for the project ($6,000) was shared equally with the city of Russellville and the Tourism Commission. The tourism attraction identification and location work was completed by the volunteers. The digital work was kept low because tourism and committee member Regina Phillips volunteered to work with the graphic designer to finalize the map composition.
There will be blue and white tourism information signs posted in various locations on major streets and within city limits to point the visitor to the tourism kiosks which house the maps. Some maps are be mounted directly to existing walls of tourism related buildings (such as the Chamber of Commerce) while others have stand alone structures with coverings to protect the map and the reader from the elements (such as the courthouse).
The maps hold information pertaining to Civil War sites, cemeteries, specialty shopping, tours and trails, school administrative offices, civic locations, general historical sites, outdoor recreation, fun things to do and accomidations. The maps utilize a number system that will point out directly where a visitor can find the specific areas of interest.
