WAYS TO INCREASE QUILCENE’S APPEAL TO VISITORS & PASSERS-THROUGH
* Gas station
* Public rest rooms
* An operating business in every storefront
* Clean up (& landscape) derelict lots & buildings
* Community “theme” that is based on Quilcene’s assets
* Color scheme for the town
* Signage that shows off our assets, esp Quilcene Bay
* Events with a “rural living” theme
* Canoe, kayak, boat rentals
* Sporting goods store / outfitter
* Pumpkin-fest
* Beer garden
* Continuous string of community events throughout the year
* Soup café
* Good quick food
* Bakery
* Farmers market – beef it up
* Picnic tables visible from 101
* Parking lot for motorcycles & vintage cars (so tourists can stop to look at these things)
* Rotating display of vintage cars & farm equipment
* Music events
* Communication devices of all sorts (to let people know what’s going on here), e.g. South Hood Canal events brochure)
* Web site(s) and links
* Internet access community-wide / Quilcene wi-fi
* Increased “open” hours for the Forest Service station, esp in winter
* Enhance Baseball Champion sign at Center Road entrance
* Branding our local products with the “Quilcene” name
* Partnerships with Olympic Music Festival, Finn River Farm & other venues that attract visitors
* Outdoor adventures school / camp (with academic credit on agreement from other school districts)
* Paint ball facility
* Assisted living facility
