WISCONSIN IN THE SPOTLIGHT

New York Times Readers … Meet Wisconsin 

"Trees are trees. But Wisconsin has trails to go with those trees." Wisconsin's winning combination of trees and trails made a recent New York Times article about the availability of fall color hot spots outside of New England. Hayward, Cable, Eagle River, the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway and the Chequamegon National Forest were mentioned along with a quote from staffer Lisa Marshall. 

Speaking of Wisconsin's trails… Stephen Regenold leaves no stone unturned as he reports from Wisconsin's Ice Age Trail for yet another article in the New York Times. Read it here. 

"Door County is where the heartland goes to clear its head." Wisconsin's own Cape Cod was in the New York Times but not in the Travel section. This time, it was the Real Estate section. The article paints a detailed portrait of what makes Door County so appealing to travelers and retirees alike and discusses what second homeowners can expect from the area's real estate market. 

The Tonight Show's "Ross the Intern" Visits the Lumberjack World Championships

One of Jay Leno's correspondents, Ross the Intern, visited the Lumberjack World Championships in Hayward last summer and tried some of the events for a segment that aired on Oct. 4th.  This very funny three-minute video is online if you want to watch.  Just scroll down the page until you see "Lumberjack Championships." 

Could that be Travel Green Wisconsin in the spotlight again? 

Will Christianson, Travel Green Wisconsin coordinator, recently traveled to Alaska to participate in an eco-tourism panel discussion. He met up with Anchorage Daily News reporter Elizabeth Bluemink who mentioned the program at great length in her article about Alaska's efforts to promote sustainable tourism. Read it here.

An Associated Press article by Beth Harpaz gives three ways to support the environment during one's travels including patronizing properties like Inn Serendipity and checking out programs such as the Travel Green Wisconsin. Read her story here. 

International Press 

An article on Wisconsin's "Indian Summer" was published in two international outlets, Die Welt (circ of 322,000) and Welt kompakt (circ. 380,000). The publicity was a result of Von Karin Schumann's recent press trip that included several Native American destinations and attractions in the Northwoods.

The UK travel program Globe Trekker recently aired their show on the Midwest, which featured Bayfield and the Apostle Islands. In addition to the show's broadcast in a dozen countries worldwide, PBS carries the program in the U.S.

Last year's fall UK fam tour with Nicola Boden resulted in an article syndicated in 19 regional Press Association newspapers. From gangster hideouts in Couderay to touring the Apostle Islands, Boden describers Wisconsin as a destination for "those seeking a truly escapist holiday."

Another international fam trip - this one from winter 2006 - produced an article this month in General-Anzeiger, a German magazine. If you speak German, you're lucky and can read this. If not, enjoy the fabulous pictures of Wisconsin and Minnesota snowmobiling, mushing, and ice fishing.

Famous Musky Even More Famous 

Hayward's famed fish made CBS Sunday Morning in a segment that captured both the romanticism and science behind catching - and recording - "the big one." Read the story. 

Southwest Wisconsin Attractions Subject of MotorHome Magazine 

Devil's Lake, Taliesin, the Fall Art Tour and the International Crane Foundation are all featured in the October issue of MotorHome Magazine. Linda Gartz's article "Autumn Harvest" is the result of her fall 2005 Spring Green fam trip coordinated by the Department of Tourism.

Read About Milwaukee in the Air 

Air travelers were reading up on Milwaukee in recent weeks. An article on Brady Street surfaced in the October issue of Northwest Airlines World Traveler magazine. Milwaukee as an urban outdoor Mecca, especially for runners, was the angle of a story in a recent issue of Continental Magazine, the in-flight magazine for Continental Airlines.

In other Milwaukee news …Following on the coat tails of their recent recognition as America's "thirstiest" city, the "city that eats, sleeps, and burps beer" has been named the #2 Party City by Maxim magazine.

Black Meetings & Tourism focused on the Midwest for their August/September issue. While a number of Midwest cities were featured between the pages, only one was on the cover - our very own Milwaukee.

Wisconsin on Television 

The Tourism Department's Communications Team has increased the number of regular interviews on TV morning news shows by adding appearances on WISN and WTMJ in Milwaukee and Madison's WMTV. Topics have included a little bit of everything with a recent emphasis on fall travel and events.

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