There is hope for a rural Maine renaissance Contributed • June 9, 2021
By David Vail
The 2020 Census confirms that Maine’s “rim counties,” from Oxford in the west to Washington downeast, have endured another decade of depopulation and economic distress. But promising developments make me cautiously optimistic about prospects for revitalizing some of our high amenity rural regions.
By David Vail
The 2020 Census confirms that Maine’s “rim counties,” from Oxford in the west to Washington downeast, have endured another decade of depopulation and economic distress. But promising developments make me cautiously optimistic about prospects for revitalizing some of our high amenity rural regions.