ANNUAL REPORT - Onondaga County Parks
ANNUAL REPORT - Onondaga County Parks
ANNUAL REPORT - Onondaga County Parks
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Working with a new tournament and holiday fishing publication published by <strong>Parks</strong> which has<br />
drawn raves at national sport shows, the Chamber’s Director of Sports Development and<br />
Oneida Shores Park Superintendent are working on a variety of tour requests for coming years.<br />
They are selling our tourism-oriented strengths in a business model which this year delivered<br />
a 20:1 return on investment from Room Occupancy Tax dollars used to secure and produce the<br />
ESPN Empire Chase.<br />
Syracuse Post-Standard Outdoor Writer J. Michael Kelly perhaps best summarized the<br />
quality of life impact of the Bassmaster Memorial Tournament coming to <strong>Onondaga</strong> Lake:<br />
The lake’s notorious image... will be obliterated by the time pros like Kevin VanDam of<br />
Michigan and Mike Iaconelli of New Jersey have come and gone, for the pond lapping at<br />
the city’s North Side is loaded with lunker largemouth and smallmouth bass. Watching<br />
the big-time bassers hoist their trophy catches on ESPN TV with the Syracuse<br />
skyline prominently visible in the background should do wonders for our civic<br />
pride.<br />
Alton Jones, a professional angler from Texas, said the Elite event at Oneida<br />
Lake in July was his most enjoyable tournament. “I hated to see that tournament<br />
end - I wanted to stay and keep fishing. If it didn’t freeze over, I’d go up<br />
there in the off season.”<br />
Courtesy bassfan.com.