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The Maine Office of Tourism is seeking your ideas!

The Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry asks for your help to please share this opportunity with Maine's agricultural community. Including:

• Farmers and agritourism operators,
• U-Pick, PYO, Choose & Cut sites, farmstands, 
• Maine Maple Weekend, Open Farm Day, Cheese Festival, Apple Day, Fiber Tour & Trail, Open Creamery Day, etc., participants,
• Farmers' markets, agricultural fairs,
• Trade groups, and anyone else involved in Maine agritourism.

How to offer ideas

• The Maine Office of Tourism will host a series of Town Hall Visioning Summits
• Attend any or all—your choice—of the sessions. They are not region-specific.
• In-person and online sessions are available.

Sign up for a ‘Visioning Summit’ session

Click the link below to sign up for an in-person session. You’ll be redirected to a sign-up or event registration page.  

• Wednesday, 4/13 | Governor’s Conference on Tourism Session
• Wednesday, 4/20 ,12:30 – 3:30pm | Aroostook County Tourism Summit  Presque Isle 
• Tuesday, 5/10 ,9:00am – 12:00pm | Abromson Community Education Center – USM Hannaford Hall, Portland 
• Tuesday, 5/24, 2-5pm –Husson University – Richard E. Dyke Center for Family Business, Bangor 

Why is this happening now?

The Maine Office of Tourism launched a project to develop a statewide Destination Management Plan in 2022. The outcome will be a five-year strategic plan to set goals for the future. Read about the process. 

Questions?

• About the Maine Office of Tourism (MOT) strategic planning: Reach out to MOT staff or email DestinationPlan@maine.gov
• Learn about agritourism support from the Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry, and the Real Maine promotional program.