Archive for the ‘United States NorthEast’ Category
Popular GeoTrail along NY-PA Great Lakes Seaway Byway to Continue in 2011
Great Lakes Seaway Trail, NY and PA — The Great Lakes Seaway Trail GeoTrail is the hot destination for geocachers – people and groups who enjoy exploring with hand-held GPS units. With a successful launch of the 518-mile-long travel initiative in New York and Pennsylvania in August 2010, Seaway Trail, Inc., Sackets Harbor, NY, has [...]
December 16, 2010
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The enchanted forests of Hocking Hills, Ohio
By Dr. Anton Anderssen, eTN special correspondent | November, 2010 In 2011, the entire world will celebrate “The International Year of Forests,” a designation officially decreed by The United Nations (General Assembly Resolution 193 session 61). Dozens of countries are planning festive commemorations to celebrate the beauty and grandeur of their nations’ forests and cultural [...]
November 24, 2010
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Lake Michigan Events, Museums and Attractions Bring to Life Wisconsin’s Maritime History
MADISON, Wis. (August, 2010) — More than a dozen vintage tall ships will dock in Wisconsin’s Lake Michigan harbors this month for the Tall Ship Festival in Green Bay (Aug. 13-15) and the Maritime Heritage Festival in Port Washington (Aug. 20-22). Along with these two major events, Wisconsin’s maritime heritage is alive today, told through [...]
August 11, 2010
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US Travel Association Honors Pure Michigan with Four Awards
Lansing, MI – And the winner is…Pure Michigan, the state of Michigan’s official travel and tourism campaign. The Pure Michigan campaign brings home a record four Mercury Awards, Best State Tourism Television Commercials, Best State Tourism Radio Commercials, BestState Tourism Co-op (Partnership) Program, and Best State Tourism Welcome Center Program, from the recent ESTO Conference.
August 11, 2010
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Allegheny National Forest Region in Pennsylvania – A Cool Place for Summer Fun
BRADFORD, Pa. – As the summer continues to sizzle, there’s one place you can go to cool off. That place is the Allegheny National Forest region, located in northwestern Pennsylvania, just 1.5 hours south of Buffalo, N.Y. The Allegheny National Forest region not only has unbelievable scenery, it also has many opportunities for the outdoor [...]
July 20, 2010
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Great Lakes United’s “Race to Save the Lakes” kicks off in Cleveland – Eight tall ships raced from Cleveland to Pelee Island to promote Great Lakes protection
Eight of the tall ships departed Cleveland on Monday at the conclusion of the successful Cleveland Tall Ships® Festival, sponsored by the Port of Cleveland, The Rotary Club of Cleveland, to participate in the first race leg from Cleveland to Pelee Island. This is the first leg of four Tall Ships® races that will take [...]
July 14, 2010
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From Da Yooper’s Tourist Trap to the Mystery Spot, Michigan’s Roadside Attractions Continue to Delight Visitors
LANSING, MI – What do Hiawatha, Paul Bunyan and the famed Snowshoe Priest Bishop Baraga have in common? They all are part of Michigan’s roadside attractions that draw thousands of tourists off the main highway to explore wild, wacky, solemn tributes and man-made spectacles. From Detroit to the far reaches of the Upper Peninsula, roadside [...]
July 9, 2010
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Celebrate 10th Anniversary of Seaway Trail Discovery Center July 15, 2010
Sackets Harbor, NY — On Thursday, July 15, 2010, the Great Lakes Seaway Trail Discovery Center at the corner of Ray and West Main Streets overlooking the Sackets Harbor, NY waterfront will celebrate its 10th anniversary. Visitors will be provided free admission to the three-story, nine-room travel and tourism attraction, giveaways, gift shop discounts, refreshments, [...]
July 6, 2010
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A sampling of ways to play—wild and mild—on a Pure Michigan adventure this summer
Wild: Scream, Rattle and Roll - Ride Shivering Timbers, a top-rated wooden roller coaster that travels 5,383 feet at up to 57 mph and includes a 125 foot drop. It’s one of seven coasters at Michigan’s Adventure in Muskegon (which also offers kinder, gentler rides in the amusement park and companion WildWater Adventure Park).
June 23, 2010
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Announcing the 2010 Great Lakes Seaway Trail Travel Guide
Sackets Harbor, NY – In your time, at your pace, in your style — that is how the 2010 Great Lakes Seaway Trail Travel Guide invites readers to experience the freshwater shoreline of New York and Pennsylvania. With a bold new look, the full-color magazine is creating excitement about traveling the 518-mile America’s Byway that [...]
May 12, 2010
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