Tourists spend more in Vermilion County in 2006 (The Champaign News-Gazette)
DANVILLE ? The tourism industry in Vermilion County has done more with less. In 2006, tourists spent $67.6 million in the county ? on entertainment, shopping, dining, gas and lodging ? according to a recent study by the Travel Industry Association of America....more...Minnesota & Wisconsin / River cities celebrate 150 years with cruises (Pioneer Press)
They were a rough bunch, those hard-knuckled men who manned the steamboats along the Mississippi River. When the steamers docked, the bars filled. Then the drinks went down. And the fists flew....more... Mayo Clinic marks 20th anniversary (The Arizona Republic)
Mayo Clinic marks the 20th anniversary of its Scottsdale location....more... American Plan resorts among last of vanishing breed (CNN.com)
BERRIEN SPRINGS, Michigan (AP) -- For more than a century, parents and children have dined together, played together and reconnected at Pennellwood Resort in a wooded setting alongside Lake Chapin in Berrien Springs, Michigan, about 70 miles east of Chicago....more... On course: Tips for road trips with kids (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
According to the Travel Industry Association, auto travel will account for about eight in 10 summer leisure trips. That makes for lots of family road trips -- and antsy children. How to keep the kiddies riding high? My favorites include a travel journal, in which they draw pictures and write about things they see along the way, and wrapped trinkets they can open at strategic (i.e. cranky) times. ......more... Celebrations recall Orr's colorful past (The Timberjay)
Orr will mark a hundred years of history next week with a combined All-Class Reunion and Centennial Celebration....more... Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao announces 65 million for workforce innovation in regional economic development (Democrat News)
WASHINGTON ? Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao today announced the U.S. Department of Labor?s third generation of Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development (WIRED) regions. Each of the 13 self-identified areas successfully competed for 5 million to be awarded over a three-year period....more... 'Baby' Mayo has come a long way in 20 years (The Arizona Republic)
Twenty years ago, Dr. Victor Trastek was a thoracic surgeon at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, the 800-physician healthcare behemoth that to some is synonymous with personalized care.{b} Scottsdale, Phoenix shifting functions...more... Last of dying breed of resorts (Worcester Telegram & Gazette)
BERRIEN SPRINGS, Mich. - For more than a century, parents and children have dined together, played together and reconnected at Pennellwood Resort in a wooded setting alongside Lake Chapin in Berrien Springs, Mich., about 70 miles east of Chicago....more... |