Cheers! Thirsty visitors to Upcountry South Carolina have an unusual variety of choices, from locally produced wine to goat milk or cow’s milk from an organic dairy. Victoria Valley Vineyards, a new 47-acre winery located in the Blue Ridge Mountain foothills near Table Rock State Park, about 45 minutes from Greenville, offers tours of its […]

Courtesy Traverse City CVB Thanks to its location on the shores of Grand Traverse Bay near the once-bustling Manitou Passage, Traverse City is a convenient base for exploring five historic lighthouses. “One thing that’s great about those lights is that they’re accessible,” said Michigan lighthouse expert and lecturer Dianna Stampfler. The easiest to access is […]

By Cameron Davidson, courtesy Monticello CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — New restoration and interpretive initiatives unveiled in June provide new insights into the domestic life at Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello. Called “New Perspectives on Life at Monticello,” the changes include the newly restored and refurbished dining room, wine cellar and south pavilion, along with a new exhibit in […]

SAN FRANCISCO — Hundreds of travel industry volunteers converged in the San Francisco Bay area in late May to participate in a clean-up project at Angel Island State Park for the eighth annual Tourism Cares restoration event. The 300 volunteers represented more than 100 different companies from 30 states and four countries, including tour operators, […]

Courtesy Museum of Appalachia Cradle of Country Music Walking Tour Knoxville, Tenn. At age seven, Dolly Parton made her debut broadcast on WIVK radio station in Knoxville, Tenn. The rest is history. To celebrate the town’s connection not only with Dolly Parton, but also with many other influential country musicians, the city offers the Cradle […]

Courtesy Barksdale Theatre Here are the 2010-2011 schedules for the theaters profiled in the June issue of The Group Travel Leader. Barksdale Theatre, Richmond, Va. www.barksdalerichmond.org 2010-2011 Signature Season “Shipwrecked” Sept. 17-Oct. 24 At Willow Lane “Irving Berlin’s White Christmas” Nov. 19-Jan. 9 At the Empire Theatre “Legacy of Light” Feb. 4-March 13 At Willow […]

Courtesy Promises, Promises From the Broadway League, www.broadwayleague.com For detailed information on each show, visit Internet Broadway Database, www.ibdb.com/index.php, the official database for Broadway theater. Current Broadway shows • A Behanding in Spokane • A Little Night Music • American Idiot • Billy Elliot: The Musical • Chicago • Collected Stories • Come Fly Away […]