America's Byways® Resource Center

Wayne Gannaway (wgannaway@byways.org)
Byways Specialist
Direct Phone: 218-625-3315

Wayne Gannaway joined the America’s Byways community as a Byways Specialist in 2009, bringing extensive experience in many aspects of historic preservation. Most recently, Wayne worked with the Connecticut Commission on Culture & Tourism in the State historic preservation office as a construction grants coordinator, assisting nonprofits and municipalities with the application process and the planning and implementing of their construction projects.

Previously, Wayne served as the curator of historic properties at the Mark Twain House & Museum in Hartford, Connecticut. His has also worked as a project specialist with the Minnesota Historical Society, where he helped the community of Hastings determine and plan for the future use of the circa 1865 LeDuc Historic Estate. 

Wayne’s responsibilities at the America’s Byways Resource Center include:

• Serving as a contact for assigned States and byways
• Planning and problem solving with State coordinators and byway organizations
• Developing content for Resource Center events

Wayne and his wife, Rebecca, along with their two children, were excited to return to Minnesota’s unique landscape and weather.