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Outgoing Explore Lawrence Executive Director Michael Davidson is pictured at the Lawrence Visitors Center, 812 Massachusetts St., on April 29, 2021.
If downtown Lawrence is the city’s crown jewel, then the city’s outgoing tourism director thinks there is more the community can do to make it shine, as well as other community gems that deserve a little more attention.
Michael Davidson, the executive director of local convention and visitors bureau Explore Lawrence, plans to retire this spring after serving in his position since April 2016. Davidson came to Lawrence after working in the tourism industry for 30 years, including leading tourism bureaus in Walla Walla, Wash., and Long Island, N.Y., where he grew up.