AROOSTOOK COUNTY, Maine — The Aroostook Partnership (AP) and Aroostook County Tourism (ACT) are teaming up to attract more tourists to the region.
The Partnership has discussed ‘marketing Aroostook’ on numerous occasions to gain county exposure as well as help grow the tourism segment of our economy. Thus, when the opportunity to increase the number of maps and circulation of the tourism map, AP committed $5,000 toward the publication of the new Aroostook County destination map. The funding will be paired with ACT dollars from the Maine Office of Tourism to make this a more robust overall effort.
The map will highlight fun things to see and do in northern Maine. It is being produced by Thalo Blue, LLC., the same firm that recently completed a redesign of the Aroostook County Visitors Guide.
Robert Dorsey, President and CEO of Aroostook Partnership, said tourism is a vital component of economic development in the region.
“Although not as large as the forest and agriculture economies, tourism is important to Aroostook and with so many spectacular sights and access to the woods and water, The Partnership wants to encourage more folks to visit the region,” he added.
Dorsey also mentioned with the establishment of the Katahdin Woods and Waters national monument the opportunity to draw more tourists to Aroostook County is now.
Recent research for the Maine Office of Tourism shows that roughly 1.37-million tourists visited Aroostook County in 2016, which is a 9.5% increase from 2015. That translates into an economic impact of $157-million, up 13.1% from 2015.
Tourism represents about 2,784 full and part-time jobs in Aroostook County.
The destination map is scheduled to be completed in July. For copies or additional information contact Judy Dinsmore at Aroostook County Tourism by phone at 493-5752 or by email atjdinsmore@nmdc.org.
