WISCONSIN IN THE SPOTLIGHT

Peter Greenberg recently did a piece on day trips from Milwaukee for the Today Show. He slept on the USS Cobia, took the Lake Geneva mail boat tour, made cheese and listened to yodeling at Huber Brewery in Monroe, and touted the Farmer's Market in Madison. The feature was seen by over 5 million viewers.

Wisconsin's favorite golf pro Skip Kendall recently taped a series of three:30 second ads on behalf of the Department that will be rotated on Packers and Brewers radio network. Listen to one here. In addition, the Communications team coordinated an interview for Mr. Kendall on WTMJ's "Sports Central" that focused on Wisconsin as a golf destination.  

In national news… Marinette, its lovely lakes and Midwest charm, was recently the subject of an August travel story in the Washington Post.

Condé Nast Traveler "Word of Mouth" department featured "Hades" ride at Mt. Olympus on its list of top five coasters in the nation.

National Geographic plugged the Apostle Islands in a story about the nation's top national parks. Here's the story. 

Bayfield Heritage Tours and the Superior Accordion Museum each received a recent GEMmy award from the Midwest Travel Writers Association (MTWA) The GEMmy awards focus public attention on the "gems" of the travel world, extraordinary attractions, facilities, events, tours and experiences that make travel so enriching and enjoyable.

Northwoods PR maven Naomi Shapiro recently wrote an article on Eagle River that appeared on the popular Travel Lady Magazine website. Read it here. 

Windsor, Ontario's CKLW radio interviewed Andy Larsen on behalf of the Department of Tourism on the subject of travel in La Crosse and Wisconsin Dells.

Carrie Havranek for Frommer's e-newsletter did a nice fall color wrap up that featured the travelwisconsin.com website, and several Door County events, packages and activities.

Milwaukee is beginning to reap the benefits of hosting the Society of American Travel Writers (SATW), Central States Chapter meeting in June. Articles have appeared in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Chicago Tribune, Minneapolis Star Tribune, Des Plaines Journal, Small Business Times and other media outlets. Also, Visit Milwaukee's recent plunge into the world of blogging caught the attention of USA Today.

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