Friday, May 9, 2008
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A new museum is opening June 2 at the site of the 1969 Woodstock concert.
Tired of stressing about what your pale skin and flabby muscles are going to look like on the beach during your summer vacation? Then do what I did. Trade in your shorts for a pair of long underwear, jump on your motorcycle and head north to Alaska.
Colonial Williamsburg’s Fifes and Drums have been entertaining visitors at the reconstructed village in Virginia for decades. This year the musical group is celebrating its 50th anniversary. Founded in 1958, the Fifes and Drums perform in the historic area nearly 500 times during the year in daily programs. The musical organization is made up local boys and girls aged 10-18. They perform as members of either the junior or senior group.
Residents of Breaux Bridge take great pride in the their town’s title, “Crawfish Capital of the World.’’ And they know how to pay tribute to the crustacean with flourish. The annual Crawfish Festival takes place today through Sunday, May 4.
Three places are likely to capture the hearts of traveling locals in coming months: Italy, Alaska and Disney. The steady favorites are so popular, according to JoAnne Bowman, owner of Carlson Wagonlit Travel, “You’d think it was free.”
Houston has a new global tourism marketing campaign featuring anecdotes from local celebrities, peeling away Houston’s layers and offering visitors insight into the city. The “My Houston” ads seen in magazines and on television feature numerous personalities, including Beyonce, Yao Ming, Dr. Denton Cooley, A.J. Foyt, Carl Lewis, George Foreman and President George and Barbara Bush.
Baton Rouge tourism officials are gearing up (literally) to serve as hosts for the 2008 Fireball Run Transcontinental Rally. The event, scheduled Sept. 25-Oct. 4, is a networking and fun rally for 100 teams made up exclusively of business and community leaders from throughout the U.S. And it has a serious side as a race to recover America’s missing children. Started last year as an awareness campaign for the Child Rescue Network, participants contributed to the recovery of 11 missing children.
New Orleans, just an hour away from Baton Rouge, offers easy access to one of America’s most historic cities. While The Big Easy is still recovering from Hurricane Katrina, much of the city is up and running. Tourists are flocking to the city’s streets and shops, and New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin said the atmosphere is like nothing seen before.
From the inner canopy of the rain forests to the dark depths of the sea, Moody Gardens combines education with entertainment to provide fun for the whole family.
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