Quick hits: how cycling helps rural economies; Maine islands get health care by boat; rainbow tailgate goes viral - Entrepreneur Generations

Here's a roundup of stories with rural resonance; if you do or see similar work that should be shared on The Rural Blog, email us at heather.chapman@uky.edu.
Health care comes by boat to Maine's most remote islands https://www.modernhealthcare.com/providers/healthcare-comes-boat-maines-most-remote-islanders?utm_source=modern-healthcare-daily-dose-friday&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20190607&utm_content=article6-headline

Last week thousands of cyclists from all over the world "set off on a grueling 200-mile race across gravel roads in Emporia, Kansas. The sport has grown to such a level that there are now 600 such events across the country — and they're lifting rural economies," Jay Price reports for WUNC FM in North Carolina.

Check out "This Land", a new true-crime podcast, hosted by journalist and Cherokee Nation citizen Rebecca Nagle, about a high-stakes murder investigation that triggered big questions about Native American land rights and tribal sovereignty: https://deadline.com/2019/05/crooked-media-this-land-1202621176/

A group looks to mountain biking to give rural New England an economic boost: https://bangordailynews.com/2019/05/27/news/new-england/group-looks-to-mountain-biking-to-give-rural-new-england-an-economic-boost/

Social media post from rural Oklahoma man, who decorated his truck's tailgate with a duct tape rainbow in honor of Pride Month, goes viral:
https://journaltimes.com/news/national/how-a-duct-taped-tailgate-from-rural-oklahoma-touched-people/article_6ee011bf-2bbe-57e1-bdc7-ba7233ed6440.html

Could returning to sheep farming help the Appalachian economy? Read more here: https://www.saveur.com/appalachian-sheep-farmers-lamb/

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