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Jerry Huffman was a featured guest on Tom Sutton's "Midwest Golf" show to promote the upcoming Golf Wisconsin day.

Birding and the rapid growth in wildlife watching was a hot topic last month in both the Pioneer Press and Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

Department of Tourism video was instrumental in assisting John Ratzenberg's "Made in America" television segment on Kohler. The showed aired three times on the Travel Channel.

Rankings, lists and top spots…

The April edition of Men's Journal lists Madison number five on their list of "50 Best Places to Live."

Jimmy Seas Pub, Grill and Fenders in Green Bay earned the number two spot on Motor Boating magazine's list of the 10 Best Boater's Bars in the country.

Travelocity revealed the top hometown hot spots for North America in its "2005 Local Secrets, Big Finds" international poll. This exclusive list includes 10 insider spots in each state, D.C. and Canada. Wisconsin's Baumgartner Cheese Store and Bar, Cedar Grove Cheese Factory, Jacob Leinenkugel's Brewing Company, Eugster's Farm Market & Petting Farm, Bayfield Apple Festival, River Valley Karting, Milwaukee's Oriental Theatre, Bradley Sculpture Garden Party, Capital City Bike Trail, and Kohler's Cardboard Boat Race made Wisconsin's list. See the full Travelocity feature.

The Milwaukee Art Museum's yearly Lakefront Festival of Arts achieved the number three ranking in the nation for art fairs by the Art Fair Source Book.

Wisconsin Arts in Print…

Midwest Airlines Magazine's March-April cover story was "State of the Arts, Wisconsin Museums Blend Culture and History."

Smithsonian magazine's April issue named the Milwaukee Art Museum one of "Seven Special Places to Visit This Summer" in its Destination America feature. The magazine's writer dubbed the museum "a shore bird" and "an urban landmark."

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