New tourism kiosk with 8 panels touting Medina coming to Canal Basin

Photo by Tom Rivers: Jim Hancock, chairman of Medina’s Tourism Committee, addressed the Village Board on Monday, giving them a sneak peak of two of the 8 panels that will be included in a new kiosk by the Canal Basin. The panels will be 8 feet high.

MEDINA – A new kiosk that will highlight attractions and services in Medina should be in place later this summer by the Canal Basin.

The Orleans County YMCA is using a $10,000 grant to pay for most of the cost. Takeform in Medina is designing and making the kiosk.

Several members of Medina’s Tourism Committee attended the Village Board meeting on Monday to provide an update on the project.

The central part of the kiosk will include a map of Medina and the surrounding area in the 14103 zip code. That central part will have a lighted panel to be visible at night. There will be eight flanking panels, with four in a dark blue background and the other four in light blue.

“It’s really going to be quite impressive,” said Jim Hancock, chairman of the committee.

The committee is working with Takeform to finalize the panels and have the kiosk installed likely near the end of August, Hancock said.

Rendering by Takeform: The kiosk will include a map of the Medina community in the 14103 zip code and then the 8 flanking panels.

The panels will highlight the history and development of the village, exploring the Great Outdoors (the Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge, canal trails, the Bluebird Trail, Glenwood Lake, village parks), the Erie Canal, cultural attractions (Medina Railroad Museum, local architecture, performing arts), culinary options (restaurants, farmers’ markets, familiar fast foods and places to get a drink).

Other panels will highlight community and local government services, and community events and festivals during all four seasons.

The panels will have a laminate that will be graffiti resistant. The panels can be updated and swapped out in the future.

“It’s information that residents and visitors would find of value,” Hancock said.

There will also be QR codes on the display to direct people to the Orleans County Tourism website with current information and a longer list of events and activities in the Medina community.