Destination McDowell - Tourism Master Plan

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The McDowell Arts Council Association (MACA) is a non-profit organization formed in 1972 to support the local creative economy, arts education, and the

MCDOWELL ARTS COUNCIL ASSOCIATION

performing arts. MACA offers a variety of classes, hosts a unique gift shop filled with local artisans’ works, and monthly gallery exhibits. Local craftsmen show and sell pottery, woodwork, photographs, original paintings, and sculpture.

The Orchard at Altapass is located on 144 acres in northern McDowell County along the Blue Ridge Parkway. The Clinchfield Railroad started the orchard in 1908 and shipped apples by rail around the country. The Orchard still grows a variety of apples and is operated today by a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving local history and lore, heritage apple varieties, and traditional music, and storytelling.

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Destination McDowell - Tourism Master Plan

Published on Nov 7, 2022

Destination by Design

The Destination McDowell Tourism Master Plan serves as the chief planning document for the McDowell County Tourism Development Authority (MCTDA) and its partners pertaining to future investments in tourism-related capital infrastructure development. The plan is the result of nearly 12 months of intensive planning, and it is critical for uniting the county together with a common purpose and strategy for investing in tourism infrastructure development. This cooperative planning effort ensures the stewardship of the MCTDA’s capital infrastructure budget, while situating the organization and its partners in an optimal position to leverage local funding to win federal, state, and private grant dollars.

Destination McDowell - Tourism Master Plan

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C. Old Fort Trails Project Overview

A. Destination McDowell Fact Sheet

EXHIBIT 71: ORCHARD AT ALTAPASS MASTER PLAN

EXHIBIT 69: LYNN GAP TRAILHEAD

IMPROVEMENTS AND PEDESTRIAN CONNECTOR

EXHIBIT 70: MINERALS MUSEUM TRAILHEAD

MAP 08: LITTLE SWITZERLAND AREA PROJECTS

EXHIBIT 66: CURTIS CREEK TRAILHEAD

EXHIBIT 63: NORTH CATAWBA AVENUE RENDERING

EXHIBIT 62: COMMERCE STREET RENDERING

AVENUE CROSSINGS

EXHIBIT 50: GEORGIA STREET CROSSING

EXHIBIT 48: STATE STREET RENDERING

EXHIBIT 52: BALDWIN STREET RENDERING

EXHIBIT 54: MCDOWELL HOUSE RENDERING

EXHIBIT 51: BALDWIN AVENUE CROSSING

EXHIBIT 53: MARION STREET CROSSING

EXHIBIT 46: PEAVINE STUDY AREA

AND SIGNAGE

INTERIOR IMPROVEMENTS

EXHIBIT 36: W. HENDERSON GATEWAY STREETSCAPE

EXHIBIT 37: WEST HENDERSON STREET STREETSCAPE

EXHIBIT 41: DREXEL PROPERTY

EXHIBIT 38: WEST HENDERSON STREET RENDERINGS

EXHIBIT 40: LOGAN STREET RENDERING

EXHIBIT 35: MARION STUDY AREA

MAP 06: MARION AREA PROJECTS

EXHIBIT 32: OLD FORT GATEWAY SIGN - NCSTEP PLAN

WONDERLAND

MAP 05: COUNTY-WIDE WAYFINDING

EXHIBIT 26: OLD FORT TRAILS PROJECT MAP

EXHIBIT 25: FRIENDS OF MOUNTAINS TO SEA TRAIL

EXHIBIT 24: OVNHT CONNECTOR

ASSOCIATION (OVTA

SEGMENT 3

EXHIBIT 19: BLACK BEAR TRAILHEAD

STATE TRAIL (F3ST

EXHIBIT 20: US HWY 64 TRAILHEAD

EXHIBIT 16: PHILLIPS LANDING ENTRANCE SIGN

MCDOWELL COUNTY

4.1 County-wide Connections Tourism Area

3.3 Community Survey

3.4 Emerging Themes and Guiding Principles

EXHIBIT 13: PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT

3.1 Tools of Engagement

OUTDOOR RECREATION

3.2 Community Partners

EXHIBIT 12: MCDOWELL ARTS COUNCIL ASSOCIATION

EXHIBIT 10: MARION

EXHIBIT 09: OLD FORT

EXHIBIT 08: LITTLE SWITZERLAND

EXHIBIT 06: STATE TRAILS

RECREATION BUSINESS CASE STUDIES

EXHIBIT 05: CATAWBA FALLS

EXHIBIT 04: POINT LOOKOUT TRAIL

EXHIBIT 03: CATAWBA RIVER

1.1 Project Background

EXHIBIT 02: PISGAH NATIONAL FOREST

2.3 Previous Planning Efforts

1.4 Plan Organization

1.2 Project Goals

2.4 Asset Inventory

1.3 Planning Process

2.1 Regional Context