Island Adventures | Island Vacations News for 07/25/2010
| Give your garden some summer love Colorado State University Extension in Weld County provides unbiased, research-based information about consumer and family issues, gardening, natural resources, agriculture and 4-H youth development... |
Travel smart: Oil-free beaches Naples, Marco Island and the Everglades are making the "paradise promise" for visitors -- oil-free beaches and resorts... |
Short-handed Pekin falls to Rock Island In the end, the numbers game caught up with the Pekin American Legion baseball team. Playing with just nine players, Pekin fell 12-4 to Rock Island on Thursday and was ousted from the Third Division tournament at Black Hawk College in Moline... |
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... |
B&B on the sea? A Mint Hill man hopes to turn an abandoned tower standing 60 feet above the white-capped waves of the Atlantic into one of North Carolina's most distinctive vacation getaways... |
In Madeira, a youthful glee A Portuguese island draws the young with balmy weather, rocky beaches and disco beats... |
Jekyll having a good summer Jekyll Island is making a profitable splash this summer as more people return for vacations and conventions. "Our season passes are up substantially this year," said Steve Sharpe, general manager of Summer Waves water park, on the island. "I think a lot of folks are staying closer to home... |
Florida Vacations Down; Gulf Coast Oil Spill Likely to Blame Florida vacations are suffering. Resorts and beachfronts from Florida to Louisiana were nearly empty this Independence Day weekend as Gulf of Mexico oil washed ashore and amid seafood scares... |
Galveston Staycations afford Houstonians convenient getaway Amidst local and national economic instability, summer vacationers are not all flocking towards the most exotic of destinations. Instead, many are skipping the airfare altogether and spending their saved cash closer to home... |
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... |
