PAWTUCKET – The Blackstone Valley Tourism Council (BVTC) will honor two major companies with Blackstone Valley Lifetime Achievement Awards during the tourism council’s 23rd annual meeting Sept. 25 at Twin River in Lincoln.

Companies honored will be Collette Vacations of Pawtucket and Hope Global of Cumberland.

Collette is being recognized “as a world leader in the travel and tourism industry and for its commitment to quality service,” the BVTC said. Founded in 1918 and celebrating its 90th anniversary this year, Collette Vacations has been owned and operated by three generations of the Sullivan family since 1962.

Hope Global is a “long-time manufacturer based in the Blackstone River Valley” that is being honored for its “commitment to support the local community, as well as economic and tourism development,” the council said. Hope Global is celebrating its 125th anniversary this year and manufactures “engineered textile solutions” for automotive, commercial and industrial use.

Others who will be honored at the annual meeting include Helen Maroney, proprietor of Echo Lake Campground in the Pascoag section of Burrillville. She will be inducted into the Rev. William Blackstone Society for “her years of service to the visitor industry in the Blackstone River Valley and for providing a popular camping resort located on the banks of the Pascoag Reservoir,” the tourism council said.

The North Gate Toll House in Lincoln, home of the Blackstone Valley Historical Society, will receive the Footprints in History award. Built in 1807, the building served as a toll house for the Louisquisset Turnpike Co. and as a hotel and grange hall in the mid-1800s. The site features a museum room with early 18th-century furniture.

This year also marks the 215th anniversary of the American Industrial Revolution, started in 1793 by Samuel Slater, who founded the Slater Mill on the banks of the Blackstone River in Pawtucket, the council noted.

Reservations for the BVTC annual meeting must be made in advance. The event will be held at the Twin River Event Center and cost is $55 per person, $500 for a table of 10. More information can be obtained online at www.tourblackstone.com or by calling the tourism council at 401-724-2200.