The efforts of Dayton, Tenn., to use bass fishing as a tourism and economic development tool will be the topic of a public presentation and meeting Tuesday in Massena, N.Y.
The details of the meeting were reported Monday by NorthCountryNow.com, which covers northern New York.
Massena Town Supervisor Joseph D. Gray said he reached out to Dayton officials after the city, which sits on Lake Chickamauga in southeastern Tennessee, was featured on CBS This Morning over the summer.
“I did some research and found my way to Dennis Tumlin, director of FishDayton,” Gray said, according to the report. “I was amazed by his story of how a community of 9,100 people reacted to the devastating loss of employment with bass fishing. After several phone calls with Dennis, we made arrangements for him to travel to Massena to tell us and our neighbors about Dayton’s journey.”
Massena is situated along the St. Lawrence River, which has hosted three Bassmaster Elite Series tournaments in the last five years in nearby Waddington.
“I’m anxious for us all to learn more about what he and the folks of Dayton have done to rebuild their economy with fishing as a cornerstone,” Gray said.
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