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1 <br /> `.. 1 Parks and Trails Council of Minnesota. 'The Economic and Social Benefit of Trails." www.parksandtrails.org <br /> 2 Z Rails-to-Trails Conservancy. "Economic Benefits of Trails and Greenways." <br /> 3 http://www.trailsandgreenways.org/TAG Documents/ <br /> 4 3 Rails-to-Trails Conservancy. "Economic Benefits of Trails and Greenways." <br /> 5 http://www.trailsandgreenways.org/TAG_Documents/ <br /> 6 4 Parks and Trails Council of Minnesota. 'The Economic and Social Benefit of Trails." www.parksandtrails.org <br /> 7 <br /> 8 Heritage Tourism <br /> 9 Heritage tourism provides an opportunity for rural areas to capitalize on the characteristics that celebrate their <br /> 10 uniqueness and make them positive and interesting places to visit.An increasing number of families and retirees <br /> 11 enjoy traveling to places that have preserved and enhanced their natural, cultural, historical, architectural and <br /> 12 social features rather than developing in the same generic manner as most American towns and cities have been <br /> 13 for the past few decades. People want to experience places and activities that authentically represent the <br /> 14 American experience, past and present. Communities that offer this experience are positioned to take advantage <br /> 15 of this trend. <br /> 16 <br /> 171 Page <br />