ORMOND SCENIC LOOP & TRAIL
CORRIDOR MANAGEMENT ENTITY
P.O. Box 1807
Ormond Beach, FL 32175 

Chair - Joe Jaynes
Vice Chair - Laura Bamberger
Secretary - Paula Wehr
Treasurer - Mary-Lu Leveroni
 

SCENIC HIGHWAY CELEBRATION
 

Tomoka State Park was the site of the Scenic Highway Celebration on Saturday, October 6.  Festivities included an official ceremony and ribbon cutting with local government officials and representatives from FDOT, kayak rentals, living history volunteers, information booths manned by environmental organizations, a bird-banding demonstration, boat tours of the Tomoka Basin and trolley tours of the Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail and a free picnic lunch.  Photo provided by Wayne Reither.

October 6 arrived at the end of a rainy, muggy week, and Ormond Scenic Loop and Trail members were worried about keeping dry at the Celebration scheduled to begin at 9:00 a.m. Fortune smiled upon the community and the overcast sky kept the sun from becoming too hot but did not bring rain.  With assistance from the City of Ormond Beach and Boy Scout Troop 404, tents were erected to shade the volunteers from local environmental groups who manned information tables.  An official stage was set in the pavilion close to the boat ramp and general store.

Over 450 people from the community stopped by during the hours of the Celebration.  Three local musicians volunteered their time to entertain guest at the celebration and Ormond Scenic Loop and Trail members and sponsors provided a free picnic lunch which was prepared by the Park concessionaire.   

Representing the continuing cooperation between the City of Ormond Beach, Volusia County and Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail are:  (from left to right)
 
Ormond Beach Mayor Fred Costello, Ormond Beach Zone 1 Commissioner Lori Gillooly, OSLT Chair Joe Jaynes; District 4 County Commissioner Carl Persis; County Vice-Chair Joie Alexander; District 1 County Commissioner Andy Kelly

Photos above and left are provided by Rob Bird, OSLT Director.

Photos below are provided by J. Walker Fischer.