Workgroup Members
Robin Zinchuk, Bethel Area Chamber of Commerce; Bruce Hazard, Mountain Counties Heritage; Jim Costello, Sunday River and Sugarloaf; Matt Polstein, New England Outdoor Center; Phil Savignano, Maine Office of Tourism; Russell Walters, Northern Outdoors; Tracy Stutzman, Maine Crafts Association; Bryan Wentzell, Appalachian Mountain Club; Chris Shrum, Eastern Maine Development Corporation; Kate Williams, Northern Forest Canoe Trail; Bo Norris, Lennox Foundation and Maine Network Partners; Warren Cook, Saddleback; David Vail, Maine Center for Economic Policy; and Dave Herring, Maine Huts and Trails.  

Workgroup Project
This workgroup is developing authentic place-based tourism experiences combined with high quality customer service to create visitor experiences that customers can access through a variety of coordinated trip planning and booking tools.  

Project Development Tools
Meeting Notes & Documents - View meeting notes, reports, and project specific documents. 

Status of Project
Jeff Rowe of CraggyRock Communications and Donna Fichtner have completed a report summarizing their surveys of hub tourism attractions and potential collaborators and offered recommendations on how to proceed forward. Click here to view "Hospitality and Recreation in the Maine Woods: Collaborative Possibilities."

The need for a Maine Woods training program has been identified in both Maine prototypes. Below are documents pertaining to the development of this program.

• Training program prospectus
• Spreadsheet of current training programs
  
• Detailed description of these programs and curriculum

Next Meeting
A meeting is scheduled for February 24 at Saddleback.