The Old Florida Heritage Highway Corridor Management Council, working with Friends of Paynes Prairie, h as instituted a self-guided cell phone tour of the OFHH. Several sites have been set up around the Prairie, and new ones are on the way. To check out some of the first few test sites, dial 327.9005, and try 1# for the 441 Boardwalk, 12# for the top of the VC observation tower and bison, 6# for the old railroad trestle near Camp Ranch, and 8# for Alligators along the La Chua Trail. Many more stops are in the planning stage, Visitors are already showing interest, and the tracking website has recorded well over two hundred calls so far. The program is coordinated by the City of Gainesville Cultural Affairs Department and the Department of Parks, Recreation, and is funded through Alachua County tourism tax dollars.
Dial & Discover - Link to Cell Phone Tour of Scenic Byway
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The Master Plan will provide a guide for the future development, such as open space and recreational opportunities and
preservation of the Corridor, including the US 441 Ecopassage.
- OFHH Report (.pdf 16MB)
- Cost Estimate (Estimated cost estimate/budget is conceptual and for planning purposes only.)
- Next Meeting Announcement
Old Florida Heritage Highway
Corridor Management Council
Wednesday, February 17, 2010 at 2:30pm
Herlong Mansion, Long Hall
402 NE Cholokka Blvd.
Micanopy, FL
Agenda:
- Finalize grant projects for NSB grant application
- Plan event for State Scenic Byways Day, Friday March 26
- Marketing - Logo and Brochures
- Bylaws
Minutes from previous meetings:
Upcoming Events
State Scenic Byways Day is Friday, March 26, 2010
Evinston Plein Air Paint Out
April 17-24, 2010
www.evinstonpaintout.org
** Marjorie K. Rawlings Cross Creek Home is now a
National Historic Landmark, dedicated March 3, 2007. **
For more meeting info: email Alachua County Customer Service Center or call (352) 374-5210.
The 48 (forty-eight) miles of U.S. 441 and adjacent loop/spur roads just south of Gainesville provide a vista of rural countryside draped with Spanish hanging moss, cattle, state parks and historic towns.
Exploring this corridor offers access to an unusually well preserved section of Florida's natural and scenic heritage.
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