Accomack County
“An artisan trail for the Eastern Shore of Virginia will
likely be created after an anonymous donor gave $10,000 of the $15,000 needed
to get started. The Artisans’ Center of Virginia is the group that would help
develop and market the trail, which a representative said would help local
agricultural and artisan businesses. ‘Our program is all about strengthening
communities,’ said Sherri Smith, exexcutive director of the center.
Smith asked for and received the support of the Accomack County
Board of Supervisors to go forward, and said she will ask the Northampton
County board for similar support. She said the group is not asking local
governments for funding. Among the first steps in an initial 10- to 14-month
development process for the trail is to set up a 10-14 member management team
of local stateholders. Trail sites would include artisan studios, galleries,
museums and the like, as well as supporting sites like unique lodgings and
restaurants.”
~Writes Carol Vaughn of Delmarva
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