-----Original Message-----
From: Monta May [mailto:<email obscured>]
Sent: Monday, June 30, 2008 4:44 PM
To: <email obscured>
Subject: [Winona] Fwd: Does Winona Lack Tourists?
To Bob,
Your "*or did you specifically want a Tractor Pull, Linda?*" nearly
qualifies as argumentum ad hominem.
I think that all the events you mention are wonderful in and of
themselves.
However I wonder - with the possible exception of Steamboat Days - if
they
bring much in the way of tourist dollars into the community in general.
Is
information on this issue gathered? Does anyone have verifiable numbers
on
local business cash flows during these events?
I can understand Linda's point very well. As a relative newcomer to
Winona
(only 12 years in the area and 5 in town) I have always wondered about
the
decision back when the highway was built, to bypass the downtown
district.
With the highway routed outside of the downtown area there is little
incentive for the "Sunday drivers" to stop in Winona as they wind their
way
up or down the river, as opposed to towns like Lake City or Redwing
which
have the highway pass through the downtown areas and seem to have fairly
vibrant downtowns.
Although with gasoline prices as high as they are now, perhaps the
Sunday
drive tourists are staying closer to home.
Monta
On Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 4:02 PM, Bob Sebo <<email obscured>> wrote:
> I don't know...Great River Shakespeare...Gilmore Creek...Beethoven
> Festival...Dakota Homecoming...Steamboat Days...Frozen River Film
> Festival...
>
> or did you specifically want a Tractor Pull, Linda?
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "LindaF" <<email obscured>>
> To: "Winona Online Democracy" <<email obscured>>
> Sent: Monday, June 30, 2008 3:57 PM
> Subject: [Winona] Does Winona Lack Tourists?
>
>
> > This isn't necessarily about talent but I think Winona often misses
the
> > boat so to speak on getting more tourists.
> > Look at all the people that just attended the biker build off in
> > LaCrosse.
> > I was told that was expected to generate $3M for the city.
> > The little city of Richland Center,WI has their country music fest;
I
> have
> > no idea what that event adds to their economy.
> > Eau Claire has their country jam music event.
> > Winona needs a huge event to get tourists to town. The highway
passes
> the
> > city and unless someone was coming for a purpose I don't know if
they
> > would
> > even stop.
> >
> >
> > Linda Fort
> > Ridgeway
> >
> >
> >
> >> My personal opinion is that Winona is NOT lacking in talent. We
have
> >> access to some of the brightest people in the world through our
> >> Universities and Technical College. If not at the College itself,
then
> >> through their contacts. We have had several groups go through
Blandin
> >> Foundation Community Development training, just to name a few
reasons we
> >> have talented people in the area.
> >>
> >> When one looks at the multiple businesses in this community that
have a
> >> successful international presence we have to be in awe of the
business
> >> accumen there is available.
> >>
> >> Where Winona has it's problems, again in my opinion, is pulling it
all
> >> together. There are two many folks "satisfied with the way it has
> always
> >> been". There are a lot of "NIMBY" attitudes that keep us from
going
> >> forward and looking forward to what is possible.
> >>
> >> Rochester, for example, says we have a problem or here is an idea
and
> >> everyone asks "how can we make it work". Some one in Winona has an
idea
> >> or
> >> sees a problem and immediately it is a negative response. "It
won't
> work
> >> here", "we don't need that", "what we have was good enough for my
> parents
> >> so it's good enough for my kids" are some of the typical responses.
> >>
> >> No Paul, we don't lack talent. We lack strong enough leadership to
move
> >> people forward instead of staying stuck in the past. We aren't
> >> proactive,
> >> we react instead.
> >>
> >> Joliene Olson
> >>
> >>
> >> Joliene Olson
> >>
> >> Info about Joliene Olson:
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> > Linda Fort
> > Winona
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