Denver, Colorado
Denver
Recreation and Sports
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Multimedia Group/courtesy Colorado.com
With 300 days
of sunshine a year, Denver is a recreation and
sports capital. The city offers more than 850
miles of paved, designated bike paths, including
two beautiful stretches through downtown along
Cherry Creek and along the South Platte River.
There are more than 90 golf courses in the area,
and more than 143 free tennis courts.
Within an hour
and a half drive from Denver, there are
opportunities for skiing, river running, hiking,
fishing, camping, horseback riding, sailing or
mountain biking.
Denver is home
to eight professional sports teams including the
National Football League’s 1998 & 1999 Super
Bowl Champion Denver Broncos, the National
Basketball Association’s Denver Nuggets, Major
League Baseball’s Colorado Rockies, and the
National Hockey League’s Colorado Avalanche, who
won the 1996 and 2001 Stanley Cups. Denver also
has a professional lacrosse team, Colorado
Mammoth, an arena football team, the Colorado
Crush and a professional soccer team, the
Colorado Rapids.
Half of
Colorado is public land open to all forms of
recreation with four national parks, six
national monuments, 12 national forests, three
national recreation areas and 30 state parks.
For more info
visit
www.denver.org
Connecticut
PHOTO - Mystic - courtesy
Visit Connecticut
What To Do
in the State That's Full of Surprises
Connecticut is
very much a place for family adventures, with
easy access to great diversity.
Ideas for
family vacations include:
Historic
Carousels
Old-Fashioned Fun Parks
Trolley Rides
Trains
Museums
Fun and Games
Farms for Petting, Picking & Rising
History
Science Centers
Zoo and Nature Centers
Dinosaur Trails
Beaches
Marine Ecology
Native American History
Country Fairs
Speedways and Spectator Sports
To view these
ideas and more visit
www.ctvisit.com
to plan your Connecticut family getaway
North Dakota
North
Dakota's Scenic Byways
Lewis & Clark
Scenic Drives - See the scenic and historic
heritage that is uniquely North Dakota. Watch
for the natural wonder and incredible beauty
that is North Dakota.
Sheyenne River
Valley National Scenic Byway - First North
Dakota scenic drive to be designated as a
national byway. 63 paved miles. Follows a wooded
river valley, passes gorgeous sunflower fields
and shows off scenic farmsteads.
Sheyenne River
Valley National Scenic Byway - Killdeer Mountain
Four Bears Scenic Byway, 64 mile section
traverses spectacular Badlands near Little
Missouri State Park and passes near an historic
battlefield.
The Rendezvous
Region Backway following highways - Shows off
the Pembina River Gorge.
The Turtle
Mountain Byway - Extends 53 miles, located near
the U.S.-Canadian border, passing near the
International Peace Garden and beautiful Lake
Metigoshe State Park.
Standing Rock
Historical Scenic Byway - 35-mile scenic drive
on Standing Rock Reservation runs from the South
Dakota state line north along highways 24 and
1806 to the Cannon Ball River.
The Des Lacs
National Wildlife Refuge Backway - This 19-mile
backway is a wildlife watcher’s dream and
follows the gently rolling hills of upland
prairie.
The Chan
SanSan Scenic Byway (James River Valley) - 32
miles along the scenic river valley.
Theodore
Roosevelt National Park North Unit - A trip
through the scenic Badlands and the rustic
beauty that defines North Dakota.
Visit
www.ndtourism.com
Anna Maria Island, Florida
Anna Maria
Beach Cottages
Choose from a
full range of beautifully restored authentic
beach cottages including studios to
three-bedrooms. All Cottages are fully equipped,
like a home away from home and are just steps
from miles of a sugar sand beach and the Gulf of
Mexico; an island paradise.
Cottages are
tucked away at the favored northern end of Anna
Maria Island. The charm of yesterday has been
preserved & retained. Cottages offer old
Floridian peace and privacy, a place where you
can totally relax and get away from it all.
Visit
www.annamariabeachcottages.com
