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article thumbnailColby ski event promises big stage for Waterville's Quarry Road Recreation Area, big dollars for business

WATERVILLE -- Call it a ski boost. This weekend, area hotels and restaurants will get an econom [ ... ]


article thumbnailBuilding Trails of Dreams, One Loop at a Time

Morton Trails helps clients reimagine their property A solitary figure glides through the woods, ma [ ... ]


Aroostook County, Maine

Aroostook KidsAroostook County resides in the northeastern-most corner of Maine and the continental United States and, at first glance, seems like an unlikely place for the development of what are now internationally-recognized Nordic skiing venues, as well as a broader system of smaller trail systems across "The County" (the colloquial name) and the state of Maine.  In 1999, Andy Shepard, now the Executive Director of the Maine Winter Sports Center, and Max Cobb, with the US Biathlon Association, had the foresight to recognize the tremendous potential of the County, beginning with Ft. Kent.  Abundant snow, a highly supportive community, and a past history of skiing (from Scandanavian immigrants of the 19th century) provided the impetus to begin what would become a highly successful story in trail-based community and economic development.  The area had been hard hit economically, with the closure of Loring Air Force Base and the challenges of a farming economy (primarily potatoes).

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The Morse Farm Ski Touring Center, Montpelier, VT

morse_farmBurr Morse is one of those classic, hard working Yankee entrepreneurs. He grew up on a 240-acre dairy farm in East Montpelier, VT. Like many Vermont farmers, the Morse family had a sugar house and made maple syrup every spring. Because the sugar house was adjacent to a main county road, and only a couple of miles from the state capital, it attracted visitors every spring. Seizing the opportunity, Burr established a store, snack bar and gift shop which soon became a destination for tourists in the spring for sugaring, the summer during school vacation and in the autumn for the foliage. With a wry smile, Burr Morse confesses, “I used to milk cows, now I milk the tourists.”

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Pineland Farms, Maine

pinelands_aerialIn the summer of 2000, Morton Trails was asked to participate in an exciting project in New Gloucester, Maine, a town about 30 minutes north of Portland. The Libra Foundation, a large, charitable organization dedicated simply “to benefit the people of Maine,” had purchased the abandoned 1000-acre campus.  This property included two farms and more than 20 brick buildings that had formerly housed the state mental institution.

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Muju Resort, South Korea, 1997 World University Games

 

Muju Resort, South Korea, 1997 World University GamesIn late 1993, Morton Trails was contacted by an American consultant working for the South Korean Organizing Committee which had just been awarded the 1997 World University Games. These international competitions are in effect, Olympic Games for college and university students, and typically attract competitors from more than 30 nations. After hosting a very successful Summer Olympics in Seoul in 1988, the South Koreans were determined to demonstrate their ability to host a Winter Games as well.

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