The Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce would like to invite photographers to submit photographs of the region with their name and business (if applicable) for possible inclusion in the new guide for 2013. Photographs can be emailed to seamaine@boothbayharbor.com with the subject line: Region Guide Photos. If you submit a photo and it is chosen to be included, you give the rights to use the photos to the chamber.

In addition, we are offering a contest to design the cover with a rough design for the front and back (similar to the 2012) that is 8 1/2-inches by 11 inches folded by November 23, 2012. The design can be photography and/or art and needs to include the copy elements from this past year. Design elements from the cover will also be used in the Downtown Walking and Region Map.

Submissions will be judged by the Marketing Committee and the winner will receive a free membership to the chamber, an enhanced website listing and recognition for the design on the guide and map, a value of over $500. The cover design and artwork will become the property of the chamber.

To date, the chamber has distributed over 100,000 copies of the 2012 Region Guide to the following locations:

-34,552 locally to members for their visitors, guests and own use

-28,800 Maine Tourism Association Visitor Centers statewide

-18,822 Chambers/Visitor Centers from York to Bar Harbor to Aroostook

-7,500 Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce Visitor Center

-3,900 mailed from the chamber office

-1,900 to 15 AAA offices from Albany, N.Y. to Louisville, Ky.

-1,800 Downtown Information Center in Boothbay Harbor

-1,266 mailed from Yankee Leads

-600 for six shows in Canada, including Montreal, Ottawa, Quebec and Ontario

Submit your design and/or photos to Catherine Wygant Fossett, Executive Director at the Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce. Call 633-23583 or seamaine@boothbayharbor.com by Friday, November 23, 2012 to submit or for more information.