Maine Office of Tourism awards $5,000 grant to Whoopie Pie Festival

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Maine Office of Tourism has awarded over $110,000 in Enterprise Marketing Grants and Special Event Marketing Grants to 12 applicants through the office’s Maine Tourism Marketing Partner Program.

Among the projects supported in the fall 2015 grant cycle is the Maine Whoopie Pie Festival, which was awarded a $5,000 grant. Celebrating Maine’s official snack, this Dover-Foxcroft-based festival will promote a Whoopie Pie Trail through bakeries and the surrounding community with printed materials, radio ads and social media.

The Tourism Enterprise Marketing Grants program was established in 2014 to support the tourism-related projects of smaller organizations with funding that can help them grow or launch new initiatives. Grants are reviewed and awarded biannually, and range from $2,500 to $10,000.

“These grants will help connect visitors to some of Maine’s distinctive experiences, and expand awareness of the diversity of these adventure, culinary, cultural and retail experiences throughout the state,” said Carolann Ouellette, director of the Maine Office of Tourism.