Grand County program targets to expand arts & culture tourism

In spite of the expansive history of Grand County and its lively arts scene, it is popularly known for its world-renowned ski resorts, trail systems and outdoor adventure. A new program expects to modify that by luring tourists to the county because of its cultural, historic and creative offerings.The Grand County Economic Development office, the Grand County Colorado Tourism Board and the Grand County Historical Association collaborate together to apply for funding that would have tourism workshops along with training targeted on culture, history and art elements of the community.“We’re history people, we’re arts people or food people, but we don’t know about tourism, so the goal is to help increase that knowledge so that we can all move toward sustainability and becoming economic drivers in our community,” said Shanna Ganne, executive director of the Grand County Historical Association.