I wish to start a new thread.
How do others feel about the proposed location for the CVB in the
County's Plaza Building?
One of the questions I have regarding this matter is - Where are the
tourists that come to Winona and desire further information about
our beautiful city etc. going to conveniently park their vehicles? I
feel that is a
real problem in that area of our city presently and we will possibly
lose quite a number of interested tourists due to lack of parking.
Also, I thought the county was seriously considering selling that
building to help the revenue shortfall as well as try to consolidate
their county campus and have less buildings to maintain??
I wondered if there would be enough space in Amy's Winona
Island Cafe building to house some offices for the CVB? That is
a city owned building that would be a much more appropriate
setting and have more parking space for tourists as well as
introduce them to the beauty of our city with the River right there
as well as the Wilkie etc.
This then leads me to another subject or thread regarding
placing the Dredge Thompson on the Winona Levee. This is an idea
which
should be seriously reconsidered. It is such a large Dredge that it
will
look very awkward and cumbersome I feel at that location.
Why not consider putting it on Latsch Beach where it could be seen
from the Levee and if tourists wish (which I am sure some will)
to
get closer and tour it or whatever the plans are for the Thompson's
final days, they can simply drive over the bridge etc. By then the
Agahmoning Park over the reconstructed Old Wagon Bridge may be
a wonderful area for tourists to walk and view the beauty of pristine
and virgin nature plus all that is planned for that park area.
The Wilkie does look very well placed at the foot of Main Street and
is very impressive at that location. Will the Dredge Thompson
create
the same or similar look?? Most tourists are much more interested
in
steamboats than work dredges I feel.
Don't take me wrongly on this issue because the City of Winona is
very
fortunate to be offered the Dredge Thompson but placing it on the
Wisconsin/Minnesota shoreline I feel would be more meaningful as
well as looking in place on the Latsch sandbeach area where there is
alot of room for such a very large dredge placement.
Just my personal thoughts.
How do others feel about these issues?
Joann Ziegeweid
