WEB-BASED RESOURCES

for community and economic development.

Heritage Tourism Resources

Introductions• Francis Boggus - Francis Boggus & Associates, LLC

– Community Planning & Development. Des Moines, Iowa

• Larry Dickerson - University of Missouri Extension, Boone County -Community Development Specialist

• Julie Avery – Michigan State University, Curator/Rural Life & Culture,- Extension Specialist/Cultural Community & Economic Development

• Growing from Missouri rural development conference• NCRCRD small grants supported planning & development• NC Region-wide three conversations identified interest• Committed & skilled development team emerged:

community development & planningeconomic development • tourism management

Economics • business research & planningculture as driver for community & economic development

• Meetings – brainstorming – research – writing – sharing. . . VETTING & DISTRIBUTION . . .

Heritage Tourism Initiative

The TeamIowa • Indiana • Michigan • Missouri • Nebraska

Francis Boggus • Connie Mefford • Eric Thompson • Cathy Dothage • Jonathan DayLarry Dickerson • Julie Avery

Approach• Introduction What is it? Importance Regionalism

• A Fit for your Community Community Building Economic Strategies

• Initiating Assessing Community Engagement

• Organizing Partnering

• Planning Strategic & Action Planning

• Implementing Products, Marketing, Hospitality, Resources

• Evaluation & Renewing Life Cycle,

Module #1

A new view -- heritage tourism

Heritage is what we value and choose to pass on.

Preserving & Sharing

-cultural and natural resources unique to place

-has shaped the past and present and will influence the future

-engages citizens and visitors alike

-can contribute to stability, growth and economic development

Importance of Heritage Tourism

• Increasing #s of heritage travelers

• Engagement – visiting multiple activities with longer stays

• Economic benefits

• Regional opportunities

• Combine assets to pursue common goals

• Pool vital resources to implement heritage tourism

• Promote dialogue and cooperation

• Connect and builds people and their capacities

Communities Working Together To:

Opportunity for Regional Collaboration

Seeking Contributors. . . Wisdom & resources

Identify and Share Tourism Resources• people• programs• processes

AND BUILD • A Community • A Network of Peers • A Common Site

for Resources

Oct 4 A Fit for Your Community? Is your community ready?Community building & economic strategies

Oct 11 Initiating Heritage tourism. Getting started: assessing your community & citizen engagement

Oct 18 Organizing for Heritage Tourism. Stakeholders andpartnerships.

Oct 25 Planning for Heritage Tourism. Strategic andaction planning.

Nov 1 Implementing Heritage Tourism: product development,marketing and hospitality.

Nov 15 Evaluating and Renewing Heritage Tourism: life cycle,

renewal and evaluation

Webinar Series • 2:00 pm ET

Heritage Tourism for the North Central Regionhttp://connect.msu.edu/heritagetourism

The Heritage Tourism modules 2 through 7 are scheduled for 2:00 PM ET and will be located at http://connect.msu.edu/heritagetourism

#2 October 4, 2012 – Is Heritage Tourism A fit for your Community?#3 October 11, 2012 - Initiating Heritage Tourism in your Community#4 October 18, 2012 – Organizing for Heritage Tourism#5 October 25, 2012 – Planning for Heritage Tourism #6 November 1, 2012 - Implementing Heritage Tourism #7 November 15, 2012 – Evaluating and Renewing Heritage Tourism

Please register for modules 2 through 7 above. Registration is located at: http://web2.msue.msu.edu/events/event.cfm?folder=HeritageTourism

Contact Julie Avery (averyj@msu.edu) or Larry Dickerson (dickersonl@missouri.edu) for questions regarding the modules above.

Thank You!

Larry Dickerson, University of Missouridickersonl@missouri.edu

Julie Avery, Michigan State Universityaveryj@msu.edu

Supported these efforts with two grants

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