The Horizon workshop held March 5th at the Chewelah Civic center was well attended. Nearly 100 people from various counties attended but about 90% came from Stevens Co. The workshop provided great ideas and tools for recruiting tourism to our region. The Key note speaker was Judy Walden, a specialist in rural tourism development. George Sharp from the WA. Dept. of Commerce also presented many ideas for bringing people to our region listing what kinds of things tourists are looking for. A great lunch was enjoyed by all who attended and several drawings were held for wonderful gift baskets. The Valley VIP's were especially encouraged as everything presented in the workshop confirmed & encompassed our vision for a "Huckleberry Fest". We are encouraged that a Huckleberry Fest could be a hugh success in bringing tourism to our community. We would also need to make some of those items always available at local businesses so people will come to know Valley, WA is known for wonderful and unique gifts made from huckleberries.
Panarama View of Valley, WA Photo by Robert Koch
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Regional Tourism Workshop Hugh Success!
The Horizon workshop held March 5th at the Chewelah Civic center was well attended. Nearly 100 people from various counties attended but about 90% came from Stevens Co. The workshop provided great ideas and tools for recruiting tourism to our region. The Key note speaker was Judy Walden, a specialist in rural tourism development. George Sharp from the WA. Dept. of Commerce also presented many ideas for bringing people to our region listing what kinds of things tourists are looking for. A great lunch was enjoyed by all who attended and several drawings were held for wonderful gift baskets. The Valley VIP's were especially encouraged as everything presented in the workshop confirmed & encompassed our vision for a "Huckleberry Fest". We are encouraged that a Huckleberry Fest could be a hugh success in bringing tourism to our community. We would also need to make some of those items always available at local businesses so people will come to know Valley, WA is known for wonderful and unique gifts made from huckleberries.