O'Mara and Palmesano: Keep voting for Watkins Glen State Park ~ 'America's Best State Park' online competition ends on Monday, March 30th ~ Vote Here

Watkins Glen, N.Y.—With USA Today’s  online competition to decide “America’s Best State Park” set to end on Monday, March 30th, Watkins Glen State Park in  Schuyler County is currently running in 3rd Place out of 20 nationwide finalists for the 2015 designation.

As a result, State Senator Tom O’Mara (R,C,I-Big Flats) and Assemblyman Phil Palmesano (R,C,I-Corning) are joining the Watkins Glen Chamber of Commerce to urge residents from throughout the 58th Senate District and the 132nd Assembly District to “continue showing our support for one of our great state parks and keep voting to put the Finger Lakes region on the national map once again.”

In a joint statement, O’Mara and Palmesano said, “We have an opportunity to once again keep the Finger Lakes region on the national map. Watkins Glen State Park is the only area park still in the running and included in this prestigious collection of best state parks in America. We’re proud that we can help rally support for one of our own.  We hope everyone will keep voting every day from now until March 30th.”    

O’Mara and Palmesano said that the ‘America’s Best State Park’ designation would be an effective marketing tool for local leaders and help boost tourism throughout the entire Finger Lakes region.

According to USA Today more than 6,000 state parks from across America were considered for this year’s designation.  That number was whittled down to 20 finalists.  Watkins Glen State Park is currently in 3rd Place behind, respectively, Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park in Michigan and the only other New York State park in the competition, Letchworth State Park in the Genesee Region.

According to USA Today, voters are allowed to vote once every 24 hours from every Internet-capable device they have.  

To vote in the “Best State Park in America” contest, CLICK HERE.