‘The Maine Question’ explores career opportunities in outdoor recreation

Maine is known as Vacationland to lovers of outdoor recreation from around the world. An industry grew out of Mainers’ and tourists’ passion for hiking, biking, kayaking, skiing and other outside pastimes, and it generates $3 billion in economic activity for the state. The Outdoor Leadership program at UMaine was created to take advantage of this opportunity. 

Working with an existing program at the University of Maine at Machias and University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H camps, this new program is preparing students for careers in tourism, education and other fields that pertain to outside activities and learning. 

In Episode 7 of Season 5 of “The Maine Question,” host Ron Lisnet heads outside with a roundtable discussion exploring the outdoor recreation industry.

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