Gone with the Wynns Jason and Nikki Wynn will be traveling to Nacogdoches in the next two weeks to determine if Nacogdoches is the Friendliest Town in the USA.
The best of the road competition is now officially underway, and Nacogdoches is one of six finalists as “Friendliest Town” in the contest sponsored by USA TODAY and Rand McNally. Five teams were chosen to search out the “best of the best” in each category, and “Gone with the Wynns” was the selected team to travel the nation in search of the “Friendliest Town in the USA.” The Nacogdoches Convention and Visitors Bureau, along with the City of Nacogdoches Main Street and the Nacogdoches Chamber of Commerce, are currently planning a welcome bash and other fun activities for the “Gone with the Wynns.” Citizens of Nacogdoches are encouraged to show the rally team what Texas Friendly hospitality is all about.
“This is a huge deal for Nacogdoches and for the state of Texas as a whole,” said Samantha Mora, media and community relations coordinator for the Nacogdoches Convention and Visitors Bureau. “The exact date and time the rally team will be arriving in Nacogdoches is unknown at the moment so we will need all of the support and help from the Nacogdoches community to pull this ‘impromptu welcome party’ off. We will be updating our facebook (See Nacogdoches) frequently and as soon as we get more information about the arrival time, we will let the community know.”
“Gone with the Wynns” started their journey from New York City on Thursday, June 23 and will be traveling for the next two weeks to Los Angeles, California, stopping along the way to scope out the Friendliest Town finalists and creating web videos and photos for each town that will be judged by the Best of the Road judges. The winning towns will be announced at the Destination Marketing Association International (DMAI) Annual Convention on July 22. The top towns will be highlighted on www.bestoftheroad.com and in the 2013 Rand McNally Road Atlas, as well as on USA TODAY’s Travel site.
The “Gone with the Wynns” team is comprised of Jason and Nikki Wynn, who quit their downtown Dallas lifestyle and took off on a road trip of America “searching out the best of what America has to offer.” The Wynns believe that “it’s the people and the charm of small towns that make America great.” Both are Texas Natives, he from Dallas and she from Hart, Texas, and they enjoy outdoor activities like disc golf, mountain biking, hiking, golf, as well as art museums, movies, and festivals.
“If you are a social media user, you can friend “Gone with the Wynns” on facebook at “Gone with the Wynns” and follow them on twitter @ the_wynns. You can also follow their journey and read more about the Wynns at www.bestoftheroad.com,” said Mora.
For more information about the Best of the Road competition and “Gone with the Wynns,” visit www.bestoftheroad.com. For more information about Nacogdoches and our events, please call 1-888-OLDEST-TOWN or visit www.visitnacogdoches.org. Be our friend on facebook @ See Nacogdoches.
