white pine said:
Point I meant to make here is that you may overlook things that are commonplace to you. You don't think how that corn forest might look to someone who has never seen it! I had someone comment in awe to me about a cattle feed-lot once!
Maybe that bridge you cross, those train yards, or the birds that come to your feeder. Local events! Everywhere is new to someone! It is your corner of the world, look with fresh eyes and market it! (Business I mentioned has been there a long time, but the times, they are a changing.....)
There are many people who hit the "blue ways" to see Small town America. They road trip to see things that are different than at home. I will never forget the call from my parents who ventured to the south for the first time and saw
a chain gang working on the sides of the road. It was the HIGHLIGHT OF THE WHOLE TRIP! My Dad said "The guy holding the shotgun even had mirrores sunglasses, it was just like Cool Hand Luke"
That movie was filmed in CALF where Dad grew up, but was more portrayed as a southern thing. So Dad was excited. Mentioning this as some things we find interesting may only be from a movie we enjoyed years ago. To see the low country and the shrimp fleet...little things like that are VERY valuable to visitors.
I will never forget when Seashanty mentioned the place in town in Port Clyde where you eat lobster at a picnic table on newspaper, she said that some guests don't like that sort of thing, and wanted the fine dining experience, and I asked immediately the name and location as it is ideal for many others. Sitting near the dock when the lobsterman come in...eating lobster on newspaper covered tables. COOL!!!