GREATER
GREATER PORTLAND, THE MID COAST, THE LAKES AND THE MOUNTAINS.
>> SO, THE ORIGINAL CONCEPT AS
YOU LOOK AT TOURISM4@ YOU LOOK
TOURISTS COMING TO MAINE AND
MOST OF THEM COME TO A MAJOR
CITY LIKE PORTLAND.
>> YOU DON'T HAVE TO DRIVE A
GREAT DISTANCE TO FIND JOY AND
BEAUTY AND BE OUTSIDE.4@
>> THEY WANT TO GO EXPLORE THE
OUTDOORS IN THE MOUNTAINS FOR
WESTERN MAINE, THEY ALSO WANT
TO EXPERIENCE THE COAST4@. THE
MAINE COASTLINE IS LONGER THAN
THE ENTIRE EASTERN SEABOARD 4@
SO, IF YOU LOOK AT ALL THE
PENINSULAS AND THE INLETS AND
THE ISLANDS. 4@SO, FOR US IT WA
REALLY SHOWING THE UNITY
BETWEEN 4@THE COAST, THE
MOUNTAINS AND AN URBAN AREA.
THAT'S WHAT A LOT OF 4@PEOPLE D
WANT TO EXPAND THE OCEAN AND
THEY WANT TO GET INTO THE
OUTDOORS THE THEY WANT TO COME
BACK AND HAVE A BEER AND GOOD
FOOD IN DOWNTOWN PORTLAND .
>> AND WORKING IN HIS DID YOU
YOURSELF GET THE PLACES YOU NOT
BEEN TO BEFORE THAT MADE AN
IMPRESSION?4@
>> I'M ONLY ABO4@UT TWO HOURS
FROM THE WESTERN MAINE REGION.
I'M AN OUTDOOR GUIDE 4@SO I LOV
TO CAMP AND TAKE MY KIDS OUT ON
THE TRAILS. I REALLY FELL IN
LOVE WITH THE REGION BECAUSE
IT'S SO DIVERSE.4@
. EACH ONE HAS A DIFFERENT
COMMUNITY4@4@ AND NOT JUST HIKI
BUT ALSO, AMAZING WORLD-CLASS
MOUNTAIN BIKING. BUT, THEN ALSO
COMMUNITY4@4@ AND NOT JUST HIKI BUT ALSO, AMAZING WORLD-CLASS MOUNTAIN BIKING. BUT, THEN ALSO@
THE COAST, I HAD NEVER BEEN UP
TO WALDEN BOROUGH.
I NEVER HAD A WASTERS ENDEAVOR
SCOTT AND SO IT WAS REALLY FUN4
GO BACK TO THE SCOUTING WORK,
BEING ABLE TO EXPLORE 4@DIFFERE
REGIONS4@, NOT IN A RUSH AND 4@
TO KNOW THE LOCAL PEOPLE.
THEN, WHEN IT CAME TO FILMING,
IT JUST MADE THE STORIES OF MY
QUESTIONS MUCH RICHER AND
DEEPER AND 4@MORE PERSONAL.
>> I DON'T WANT TO MAKE IT
SOUND LIKE THIS WAS A SLAMDUNK4
BUT IT'S PRETTY EASY TO TELL
STORIES ABOUT MAINE PEOPLE.
IN THE BEAUTY OF THE STATE, DID
YOU FIND THAT YOU CAME TO
FAIRLY EASILY?4@
>> YOU KNOW, I GREW UP IN
MASSACHUSETTS.
SO, I'VE ONLY BEEN IN MAINE FOR
FIVE YEARS NOW, BUT I 4@WILL SA
THAT THERE'S A WONDERFUL ENERGY
AND VIBE HERE THAT I'VE FALLEN
IN LOVE WITH4@ 4@AND MY FAMILY
FALLEN IN LOVE WITH, JUST THAT
PERSONAL4@ COMMUNITY SIDE AND
ESPECIALLY, SPENDING TIME IN
THE MID COAST REGION.4@
IT'S A TOURISTY AREA, BUT IT'S
WHEN YOU GET OFF THE MAIN ROAD
THAT I REALLY JUST FELL IN LOVE
WITH 4@THE REGION, TH4@E AREAS
WHERE THERE AREN'T THAT MANY
PEOPLE, BUT THERE IS A GREAT4@
FARM BREWERY ARE GREAT PLACE TO
SIT AND HAVE OYSTERS WITH NOT A
LOT OF PEOPLE AROUND. SO, IT
WASN'T TOO HARD TO CONNECT WITH
LOCAL PEOPLE4@, I'M TRYING TO
UNDERSTAND WHAT GETS THEM
EXCITED.
WHY THEY LOVE MAINE AND WHY
THEY LOVE DOIN4@G THE WORK THEY
DO.
AND THEN THEY LOOK AT HIKING IN
THEY LOVE DOIN4@G THE WORK THEY DO. AND THEN THEY LOOK AT HIKING IN@
THE WESTERN4@ MAINE REGION IN T
MOUNTAINS.
THAT AREA IS SPECTACULAR.
IT WASN'T TOO HARD, BUT I THINK
I REALLY GOT TO KNOW A MORE
PERSONAL SIGN SIDE TO MAINE
THAT I'VE NEVER KNOWN.
>> YOU TRAVEL TO MORE THAN 80
COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD, HOW
DO YOU FEEL RIGHT NOW ABOUT4@
GETTING OUT AND TRAVELING IN
THE UNCERTAIN TIMES WE ARE IN.4
>> THAT'S A RATE QUESTION, ROB,
RIGHT NOW IT'S ALL ABOUT WAITIN@
, WAITING FOR THINGS TO CALM
DOWN.4@
I'VE BEEN IN THE TRAVEL
INDUSTRY FOR MOST OF MY CAREER4
I LOVE TO TRAVEL, I REALLY
EMBRACE THE TIME AT HOME WITH
MY KIDS. I'VE GOTTEN TO KNOW MY
AREA BETTER BUT IN THE LAST
FOUR MONTHS OF TH4@AN THE LAST
FIVE YEARS, JUST WALKING ON THE
TRAILS AND GOING TO DIFFERENT
RESTAURANTS4@ AND WHATNOT.
SO, I HAVE REALLY EMBRACE THIS
TIME AND REALLY ENJOYED IT.4@
OUR COMPANY HAS BEEN VIRTUAL4@,
SO THERE'S BEEN NO DESTRUCTION
ON THE WORKSITE.
I'M REALLY ENJOYING THIS TIME
AND EMBRACING IT AND I'M EXCITED
. I'M TAKING A ROAD TRIP WITH
MY KIDS NEXT MONTH4@, IN AUGUST
I'M GOING AROUND THE ENTIRE
STATE4@. I'M JUST SEEING MAINE
WITH THEM AND HAVING A LOT OF
FUN.
SO I'M NOT WORRIED.
TR4@AVEL WILL RESUME 4@THIS FAL
IT WILL START, BUT I THINK AT
THE END OF THE DAY YOU HAVE TO
BE CONSCIOUS OF BEING