Car Museum earns coveted AAA rating
NORWICH – The Automobile Association of America (AAA) has recognized the Northeast Classic Car Museum as a GEM Attraction, a special honor held only by a handful of diversions across the nation.
The car museum staff applied for the prerequisite evaluation for the award in 2009, but because there are so many pending requests they had to wait three years to be inspected. In 2012, a AAA representative came to the museum posing as a tourist and anonymously evaluated it. The classic car museum was subsequently notified they had been named a GEM Attraction. In 2012, nearly 16,000 attractions across the nation contended for the GEM tittle and only approximately 10 percent actually attained it.
“To us it’s a stamp of approval of the quality we are putting on here at the museum,” said director Marc Michaels. “It’s an affirmation of all the hard work which has been put into the museum and it represents yet another reason to come to Chenango County.”
According to the AAA website, GEM attractions are “must-see” points of interest, which have been judged to be of extraordinary interest and caliber by AAA inspectors. The
museum staff are proud to have received the recognition of a national organization referenced by many travelers who are looking for guidance on where they should visit. Having a GEM designated attraction in Norwich is sure to bring more tourists into the area to see the highly-recommended museum.
The GEM attraction is also not a certification which can be bought, as some of the other designations doled out by AAA are. Instead it can only be earned through the high quality of site, thus maintaining the integrity and value of the title.
“We are very proud to be given this award,” said museum staff member Marti Kuhn. “Not only does it attest to the museum itself, but it also recognizes all of the hard work which volunteers have put in. Without them we wouldn’t be here.” Kuhn also accredited the museum’s success to the community’s support and the aid of local businessess.
The car museum first opened its doors in 1997, after a group of concerned citizens got together to promote the city in an effort to offset the departure of Procter & Gamble. The museum is now the largest classic car museum in the Northeast with over 170 classic and vintage vehicles dating from 1899 to the early 1970s, as well as a number of WWI and WWII airplane engines.
“Come see us and discover the quality right in your own back yard,” said Michaels.
The Northeast Classic Car Museum is located at 24 Rexford St., Norwich. For more information, call 334-2886.
The car museum staff applied for the prerequisite evaluation for the award in 2009, but because there are so many pending requests they had to wait three years to be inspected. In 2012, a AAA representative came to the museum posing as a tourist and anonymously evaluated it. The classic car museum was subsequently notified they had been named a GEM Attraction. In 2012, nearly 16,000 attractions across the nation contended for the GEM tittle and only approximately 10 percent actually attained it.
“To us it’s a stamp of approval of the quality we are putting on here at the museum,” said director Marc Michaels. “It’s an affirmation of all the hard work which has been put into the museum and it represents yet another reason to come to Chenango County.”
According to the AAA website, GEM attractions are “must-see” points of interest, which have been judged to be of extraordinary interest and caliber by AAA inspectors. The
museum staff are proud to have received the recognition of a national organization referenced by many travelers who are looking for guidance on where they should visit. Having a GEM designated attraction in Norwich is sure to bring more tourists into the area to see the highly-recommended museum.
The GEM attraction is also not a certification which can be bought, as some of the other designations doled out by AAA are. Instead it can only be earned through the high quality of site, thus maintaining the integrity and value of the title.
“We are very proud to be given this award,” said museum staff member Marti Kuhn. “Not only does it attest to the museum itself, but it also recognizes all of the hard work which volunteers have put in. Without them we wouldn’t be here.” Kuhn also accredited the museum’s success to the community’s support and the aid of local businessess.
The car museum first opened its doors in 1997, after a group of concerned citizens got together to promote the city in an effort to offset the departure of Procter & Gamble. The museum is now the largest classic car museum in the Northeast with over 170 classic and vintage vehicles dating from 1899 to the early 1970s, as well as a number of WWI and WWII airplane engines.
“Come see us and discover the quality right in your own back yard,” said Michaels.
The Northeast Classic Car Museum is located at 24 Rexford St., Norwich. For more information, call 334-2886.
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