Island Adventures | Island Vacations News for 07/27/2010
| Offshore light tower may become B&B 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... |
Tofino's Wickaninnish Inn Voted #1 Canadian Resort in Travel + Leisure's World's Best Awards 2010 Reader's Survey West Coast Vancouver Island Inn Also Garners "#4 Resort In USA and Canada" Ranking.. |
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... |
Curt Schillings video-game company gets $75-million loan to come to R.I.. Board approves issuing $75 million in bonds in exchange for promise of 450 jobs with video-game firm.. |
Profiles in Mileage: Irv Gordon, the 2.8 Million Mile Man Irv Gordon has some advice for keeping your car running forever: Follow the factory service manual, replace worn or broken parts immediately and dont let anyone else drive your car. Those simple rules have allowed Gordon to rack up record-setting 2.8 million miles on his beloved Volvo P1800... |
BusinessNorth Exclusives Visitors make Bayfield a business destination Just visiting Bayfield? Why not stay! Thats a message being communicated in a flier distributed by the Bayfield Chamber of Commerce and its not just idle talk. Chamber Executive Director Cari Obst is evidence the former director of Uptown Minneapolis moved to Bayfield eight years ago... |
Travel smart: Oil-free beaches Naples, Marco Island and the Everglades are making the "paradise promise" for visitors -- oil-free beaches and resorts... |
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... |
Short trips, bargain hunting the new normal Shorter, cheaper vacations and bargain-obsessed buyers aren't just popular now they may be the future... |
Thompson Okanagan emerges as a region for wellness vacations The Thompson Okanagan is well known for many popular getaway activities. Now a new trend emerging in the region is health and wellness vacations... |
