While Maine's tourism-related businesses work to rebound, planning is underway to grow a new branch of the industry.
The Wabanaki Cultural Tourism Initiative is setting out to create the first year-round, multifaceted infrastructure for tourism involving Maine's Native peoples.
The goal of the initiative, led by Four Directions Development Corp., is to foster by 2030 a thriving tourism economy with the five Wabanaki tribes in Maine — the Maliseet, Mi'kmaq, Passamaquoddy at Indian Township, Passa...