In the summer of 2003, researchers from the University of Maine and community leaders from Piscataquis County, Maine, conducted a survey to assess local attitudes toward nature-based and cultural-heritage tourism and elicit feedback on alternative development scenarios. One phase of that process was surveys of residents and businesses operators in Piscataquis County. This report provides an overview of the survey responses. In addition, the report summarizes the methods used in conducting the surveys. The appendices to this report present the survey questionnaires and aggregate survey responses
