In the Godspeed's wake: Will tourists follow? The replica Jamestown ship returns to Virginia soon, after an 80-day promotional trip.

Daily Press (Newport News, VA) | July 30, 2006 | Copyright

Byline: Victor Reklaitis

Jul. 30--NEWPORT, R.I. -- As the Godspeed's summer tour wraps up here today, tourism officials in Virginia can move on to a big question surrounding the $4.8 million extravaganza. Has it made enough of an impression to draw people to the state for events marking Jamestown's 400th anniversary? The 80-day tour to six East Coast ports has promoted the statewide Jamestown 2007 commemoration and travel to Virginia. In the first five ports, an estimated 410,000 people from Alexandria to Boston checked out the $2.6 million replica ship or ...

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