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Down East Resource Conservation &
Development
Where Need Meets
Opportunity......and Progress is Made!!
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DownEast & Acadia Regional Tourism
(DART)
DART began informally in 1995
when local chambers of commerce in Ellsworth and Bar Harbor began talking
about how collaboration throughout the area would help everyone. As a
result of these informal discussions, all the chambers in Washington and
Hancock County were invited to cooperatively market the region under DART’s
umbrella. Chambers have historically been the most active
players, but DART welcomes participation from “all business organizations
and non-profits (such as, but not limited to Chambers of Commerce) in the
DART region, who have an interest in planning for tourism growth and/or
promoting tourism in the region”. DART’s purpose is:
- to
represent these business organizations with the State Office of
Tourism
- to
promote, support, and manage regional tourism and commercial interests
while protecting and preserving the region’s natural resources,
historic integrity and cultural character and enhancing economic
vitality
- to
coordinate with other regional and state planning and development
programs
- to
promote economic well-being through coordinated promotion and
marketing and development of tourism products, i.e. via regional
information and visitor orientation services to the public.
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discrimination in its programs on the basis of race, color, national origin,
sex, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, and marital or familial
status. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs). Persons with
disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program
information (braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact the USDA's
TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600, (voice and TDD).
To file a complaint, write the Secretary
of Agriculture, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC 20250, or call
1-800-245-6340 (voice) or (202) 720-1127 (TDD). USDA is an equal
employment opportunity employer.
