State
Senator Patricia Ritchie, R-Heuvelton, who also is chair of the Senate Agriculture Committee, is planning to introduce legislation in
January to establish a St. Lawrence County Wine Trail to help put local
winemakers and vineyards on the map, boost local businesses and create
jobs in the North Country.
“St.
Lawrence County can now proudly say that it has three outstanding local
wine producers in Lisbon, Black Lake and Winthrop,” said Ritchie. “Unfortunately, a lot of people have yet to discover River
Myst, Bella Brooke and High Peaks wineries. My legislation will
literally put these three local businesses on the map. Just as
importantly, it will create a new county-wide tourist destination that
will provide new business and employment opportunities for neighboring
restaurants, stores and attractions.”
Under Ritchie’s plan, the St. Lawrence County Wine Trail would start
near Black Lake’s Bella Brooke Winery in Morristown, extending to
Lisbon’s River Myst Winery and then to High Peaks Winery in Winthrop.
The trail is being designed to also bring visitors to St. Lawrence
Brewing’s microbrewery in Canton, allowing the four companies additional
opportunities to work together to market themselves.
“The
St. Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce has long dreamed of using our
local wineries as tourist destinations," said Chamber Executive Director
Pat McKeown. "We know that visitors come for our great outdoor
offerings, like fishing, hunting and snowmobiling. Senator Ritchie's new
plan adds a really great dimension to St. Lawrence County's arsenal of
tourist attractions and we are delighted to do whatever we can to help
her project gain traction.”
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