Mann Comments in American Folk Festival Story
Comments from Marilynne Mann, interim director of UMaine’s Center for Tourism Research and Outreach (CenTRO) are included in a Tuesday Bangor Daily News report about economic factors associated with the American Folk Festival on the Bangor Waterfront. Mann says that CenTRO research indicates a $10 million regional economic impact associated with the 2008 event and an $8.7 million impact last year. This year’s festival is scheduled to begin on Friday.