Beautiful scenery—grazing animals, contour crops,
ripening hay—attracts people to rural areas in the Midwest. Rural
appreciation has grown rapidly in recent years, and tourism development
has become a popular vehicle for rural economic development. This kind
of development has the potential to dramatically transform a stagnant
rural community into a thriving community by attracting retirees,
entrepreneurs, and young workers, diversifying the economy, and
improving the quality of life with a broader array of goods and
services.
Food comes from the land and reconnecting with food
requires reconnection to the land and the people and communities that
steward these resources. Rich in tradition, rural communities give
us a peak into our past and our futures.
ARIZONA
Beyond
the Grand Canyon: Arizona’s Statewide Heritage Tourism Program
Respecting
Differences: Arizona Tribal Tourism
COLORADO
A
Hands-on Colorado Vacation: Saving Puebloan Ruins in Sand Canyon
FLORIDA
Home-grown
Festival Stops Highway Construction: Eatonville, Florida’s Zora Neale
Hurston Festival
ILLINOIS
A
Cultural Mosaic: Chicago’s Neighborhood Tours
LOUISIANA
Keeping
Traditions Alive: Sweet Home Folk Life Days
MAINE
More
Than Lobsters, Lighthouses, and L.L. Bean: Maine’s Statewide Cultural
Tourism Program
MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND
Renewing
a Revolution: The Blackstone Valley National Heritage Corridor in
Massachusetts and Rhode Island
MICHIGAN
A
Niche in the Northwoods: Michigan’s Great Outdoors Culture Tour
MINNESOTA
A
New Growth Industry: Agritourism in Minnesota
MONTANA
Montana
Reins in Wide Open Spaces: The Yellowstone Heritage Partnership
NEW YORK
Building
Bridges to Success: The Seaway Trail in New York
NORTH CAROLINA
Shaping
Craft Heritage Trails in Western North Carolina: Handmade in America
PENNSYLVANIA
Commerce
and Canals: The Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor
SOUTH CAROLINA
The
Arts Council of Rock Hill and York County: ChristmasVille
TENNESSEE
From
Furs to Factories to Tourism: The Tennessee Overhill Heritage
Association
Historic
Jonesborough: Preserving the Past - One Story and One Building at a Time
VIRGINIA
Traveling
with the Ghosts of Conflict: Virginia Civil War Trails
WASHINGTON
Culture,
Corridors and Cars: Washington State's Heritage Tours
