Aug 2, 2016
After a summer of collecting and designing a brochure, the Wyoming County Chamber & Tourism office is pleased to announce that the Wyoming County Barn Quilt Trail brochures are available to the public. The brochures were officially unveiled at the Wyoming County Fair in August to rave reviews.
Information can also be found on the website gowyomingcountyny.com and the new Facebook page www.facebook.com/wycobarnquilttrail
“The popularity of barn quilts and Barn Quilt Trails has grown dramatically and we are very pleased to offer this first brochure highlighting barn quilts in Wyoming County,” said Eric Szucs, Director of Tourism & Marketing. “We knew about the success of the current trail in LeRoy, and the many quilts already on barns throughout Wyoming County. This was the right time to create an organized trail here and it has been wildly popular.”
Barn quilts are painted quilt squares, usually fashioned on boards and then mounted on a barn or other building. The pattern for a particular barn quilt is often a replica of a quilt that resides on the property or honors a love one, or a pattern which is appealing to its owners.
The Chamber will continue seeking information from anyone interested in having their barn quilt as part of the trail. The number one criteria for trail inclusion is that the barn quilt must be visible from the road, as the trail will be a self-driving tour. Participants must then be willing to have their quilt listed in the official trail brochure, and marketing to the visiting public. Quilts do not specifically need to be on a barn to be included; businesses with quilts on their building are welcome to participate, as are those mounted on poles in the yard.
If your home or business currently has a barn quilt and would like to be included in the trail, please email the Chamber directly at info@gowyomingcountyny.com with the address of the barn quilt, if it is visible from the road, your contact information, and a photo of the quilt. The initiative is currently searching for barn quilts that are already in place, however, if your home or business would like to have a barn quilt made, please contact the Chamber for more information at 585-786-0307.
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