Tourism
The Maine Office of Tourism puts a great deal of time and effort into developing a beneficial tourism strategy for the State of Maine. They publish an annual travel guidebook, Maine Invites You, that distributes over 250,000 copies through online requests and at rest stops throughout the state. The Maine Thing Quarterly, their online publication, features stunning photos, videos, and writing done by professionals that truly highlight the unique nature of what Maine has to offer. Franklin County is located in the Lakes and Mountains region.
The Maine Office of Tourism’s Tourism Partners section will help you find numerous support services and resources including advertising information, a staff directory, extensive research, marketing partnership opportunities and other useful information that will help us all better market Maine.
Greater Franklin works with the Maine Office of Tourism as well as the Maine Tourism Association
Recent Blog Posts
Food Industry Marketing Meetup
The Greater Franklin Food Industry Marketing Meetup was a fruitful conversation among farmers, graphic designers, restaurant owners, marketing professionals, coffee slingers, writers, store managers, tree tappers, and aspiring entrepreneurs. The conclusion of the night was that the most enjoyable, effective way to grow our local economy is to bring people together in person, support each other, and inspire each other. And that Morrison Hill Orchard makes really good pizza!
Maine Marketing Meetups: Join the Conversation
Marketing Meetups are casual conversations about what works, and doesn’t work, when doing business in Western Maine. We talk about websites, Google, social media, AI, writing, pricing, packaging, hiring help, finding customers, finding time, and the universal challenge of making money doing the things we actually like doing.
Farmington Food Co-op Receives $15,000 Community Investment Fund Grant
The Farmington Food Co-op is growing its bulk food offerings with help from a $15,000 grant from Greater Franklin’s new Community Investment Fund. The co-op’s bulk food bins are a pilot project for the grant program, which opens on January 15, 2027.