Abstract
Maine’s rim counties—here called the Maine Woods region—suffer from chronic economic and community distress, marked by declines in several resource-based industries, an ongoing youth exodus, and a rapidly aging population. Nonetheless, many encouraging new ventures are helping to revitalize the Maine Woods economy and communities, and tourism and recreation should play a central role in these efforts. This article focuses on initiatives launched through a partnership between the 16-member Maine Woods Consortium and the Maine Office of Tourism designed to reinvigorate Maine Woods’ recreation and hospitality offerings and to enrich amenities in the region’s gateway communities.
First page
28
Last page
37
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.53558/HDVW4563
Recommended Citation
Vail, David J. , Donna Moreland, and Mike Wilson. "Reshaping Maine Woods Destinations for Twenty-First-Century Tourists." Maine Policy Review 28.1 (2019) : 28 -37, https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mpr/vol28/iss1/5.
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