The Northern Shenandoah Valley reaped a large chunk of the Virginia Tourism Corporation’s annual grant money Tuesday, clinching four of the 56 tourism program awards for more than $80,000.
The largest grant, for $50,000, went to Shenandoah County’s “This is Our Rush Hour” campaign in D.C., and the rest of the funding was divided among Shenandoah Caverns, Discover Shenandoah, the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation and the Apple Blossom Festival.
Shenandoah County Director of Tourism Jenna French said these tourism dollars are especially critical for small-town Virginia communities.
