Rediscover Downtown Tour

Saturday, October 11, 2008

Travel on your own throughout Ionia County. Visit www.rediscoverdowntowntour.com for current information.

Welcome Stations in each community will be open from 9AM-4:30PM with maps to shopping and attractions in each downtown on the tour route. The schedule for the is open. You do not need to visit the communities in any order, or follow any given route:

• Belding Welcome Station in Front of the Belding Brothers Bldg
• Saranac Welcome Station in Front of the Depot
• Ionia Welcome Station in Front of the Theater
• Lake Odessa Welcome Station next to Walkers Pharmacy
• Portland Welcome Station in Front of Raffaelles’ Market Place

• A Travel Guide will be available at the welcome stations and on this web site as the event draws near for those traveling by car to note the history and attractions along the route for travelers.

Special Tours will be offered in some communities with registration at their Welcome Stations. Ionia will have the “Upstairs Downtown” Tour and a tour of the County Building. Check in at the welcome station to pick up your “Passport” and visit all 5 communities on this year’s tour route to be eligible for the prize drawing.

Passports and Grand Prizes: Each car / family - will get ONE passport. Those with a stamp from each community can enter their stamped passport page at the Last Welcome Station to win one of the Grand Prizes, which are:

• Garmin GPS unit
• Packet of free “dinners for two” in communities not stopped at on the trip

Lunch: You can bring a sack lunch, or eat in a community along the way.

REGISTRATION

1. NO REGISTRATION FOR TRAVELING BY CAR ... JUST PICK UP A PASSPORT AND ENJOY THE DAY.

2. TOUR BUS AND SUGGESTION FOR NEXT YEAR WOULD BE GREAT:

Diane Smith or Kristin Valentine ICEA 616-527-8014 Email:icea@msu.edu

This initiative is in cooperation from all chambers of commerce, the business associations and 2 DDA groups. Please enjoy your tour and remember to thank the sponsoring communities. As you travel, make notes in your Passport for next year. If you have suggestions for improvements, please let us know.