National Geographic Puts Trout Point Lodge on the Short-List for Geotourism Prize
It’s not very often that a fishing lodge gets any mention in mainstream tourism but the Trout Point Lodge in East Kemptville, Yarmouth County has been named one of 10 finalists in the Geotourism Challenge sponsored by the National Geographic Society. This was out of 600 entries in this, the second year of the challenge.
The award goes out to individuals or companies that introduced the the most innovative practices in tourism that sustain of enhance the geographical character of a place. The entries came from tour operators, guide companies, hotels and business from 81 countries.
National Geographic created this list using extensive research, including advice from local experts and seasoned travelers, numerous questionnaires to the more than 600 hotels and then there was detailed follow-up by magazine staff. Regardless of price, all the featured hotels a sense of place and offer a sweet night’s sleep, according to the magazine.
The judges include such personalities as Dr. Wangari Maathai, a Nobel Peace Prize winner and Tony Wheeler, the founder of the Lonely Planet. The judges selected Trout Point Lodge because of the efforts of the Lodge at revitalizing a woodland area of the Acadian Forest.
Trout Point opened up in 2000 as a woodland lodge on both the Tusket and Napier Rivers in the Tobeatic Wilderness Area. With construction including massive white spruce logs and hand-cut granite & sandstone, the huge Great Lodge building was a built to blend into its forest environment. There is a total of 11 guest rooms and two cottages,
In addition Trout Point Lodge promotes sustainable tourism, low-energy bulbs and encouraging guests to recycle. Also, they teach their guests about the arboreal forest ecosystem and show how they grow their own greens, vegetables, and herbs. In fact The Trout Point Lodge won the Parks Canada Sustainable Tourism Award for 2007.
You will a chance to vote for Trout Point Lodge as the best by visiting the Geotourism Challenge.
Voting Ends: August 12, 2009
Winners Announced: September 9, 2009
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