Island Adventures | Island Vacations News for 07/17/2010
| Mount Desert Island lures leaders past and present AUGUSTA - Trains, steamships, yachts, and now planes. That's how presidents have traveled to Mount Desert Island for summertime getaways... |
Shifting Politics in Presidents Vacations First families leisure time like the Obamas trip to Maine, and not the Gulf Coast is increasingly seen as fraught with meaning and ripe for critique... |
Obama vacations in 'Republican stronghold' BAR HARBOR, Maine, July 16 (UPI) -- Locals in President Barack Obama's vacation destination of Maine's Mount Desert Island said they were surprised he chose the traditionally Republican area. Barack Obama - Maine - Mount Desert Island - Bar Harbor Maine - President.. |
Grand Island public safety hit hard by open positions On any given day in Grand Island, it takes 16 firefighters to staff the four fire stations and 22 police officers to patrol the streets day and night... |
Firefighters agree to pay freeze, seek changed contract Grand Island firefighters have agreed to forego any pay increase in the coming year, as long as all 69 firefighters can keep their jobs... |
Jamaica vacations are nothing but fun Steel drums, a delicious taste of pawpaw (papaya) mixed with jerk chicken, crystal blue waters teeming with colorful fish darting around and colorful island ambiance all mean one thing - "Welcome to Jamaica, mon!".. |
Paradise Island vacations really live up to their name Looking for a summer vacation spot where you can get away from it all and just relax? Then you may want to consider booking a trip to Paradise Island in the Bahamas... |
Shifting Politics in Presidents Vacations A first familys leisure time including trips like the Obamas to Maine, and not the Gulf Coast is increasingly seen as fraught with meaning and ripe for critique... |
With policy fights waiting in D.C., Obama vacations in Maine Spending the weekend in Maine, President Obama and his family played tennis and took in the sights around this upscale ... |
residents spend vacations lending a helping hand When Gary and Sue LaRoy of Fenton returned home on June 19, after a weeks vacation, they were more tired than they had ever been after a week off from work... |
