Jamestown (CSi)  Jamestown Tourism’s Talking Trail project continues to grow this summer in terms of the number of callers accessing information about and locations of historic sites in Jamestown.

On Thursday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Jamestown Tourism Director Searle Swedlund pointed out that since May this year, the system has counted 1,895 calls, mainly at the posted sites.

1,027 “unique” calls, as the calls tracked are counted one time, by phone number.  Those calls may access more than one Talking Trail location.

There are currently 72 historic sites listed with Jamestown locations.

Swedlund noted a slight decrease in dollars collected so far this year from the Restaurant and Lodging Taxes in Jamestown.

So far this year there has been a decrease in Lodging Taxes collected compared to 2016, at a reduction of 12.5 percent.

In 2015 with the state’s oil boom in place, the Restaurant Tax increased by 15 percent.

This year so far the tax is off point-5 percent from the 2016 numbers.

Swedlund added that attendance at Frontier Village and visitors to the National Buffalo Museum continue to be good this summer.

He said that the Mountain Bike Trial kiosk project is progressing.

Earlier this year the Tourism Grant/Executive Board approved funding at $6,550, noting that the kiosks will provide a visible trailhead landmark for two of Jamestown’s signature  trails, Pipestem and Overlook.  The kiosks will direct visitors to other trails, attractions and upcoming events.