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In This Issue:
New York
Visitors Enjoy New Exhibition to South Street Seaport
New Orleans
Waterways
Find Your Own
Muse In Maine's Woods on the Routes Traveled by Thoreau
Toe-Tappin'
Music “Out Wickenburg Way”
New York, NY
New York
Visitors Enjoy New Exhibition to South Street Seaport
Get ready to find
out why they say, “I love New York!” Situated in the heart of
the financial district, South Street Seaport is a thriving
waterfront destination with a world-class maritime museum,
breathtaking views, more than 100 shops, cafes and restaurants,
as well as amazing events.
New Public Art
Project, "Sea Warriors," Flags of Renowned Pirates on Display in
Historic Cobblestone District (Fulton & Front Streets). Cannon's
Walk. September 19 - October 18.
Francis Drake,
Captain Kidd, Anne Bonny, Calico Jack, Jean Lafitte and the
notorious Blackbeard, are among the 11 historical pirates
scheduled to invade The Seaport from September 19 through
October 18 as part of the new public art exhibition, "Sea
Warriors."
Sponsored by the
New York Foundation for the Arts, in conjunction with the
Seaport Marketplace, "Sea Warriors" features flags bearing
artistic depictions of pirates who lived between 230 B.C. and
1930. The flags will be mounted on 16 historic lampposts
throughout the cobblestone streets of The Seaport, thereby
offering public viewing 24/7.
Created by New
York artist Michelle Vaughan, "Sea Warriors" offers an
interpretive history of pirates and privateers, and raises
questions of piracy from present and past. The project also aims
to help promote the historical awareness of the South Street
Seaport.
For further
details on South Street Seaport, or a complete listing of
America’s Premier Shopping Places, visit
www.americasshoppingplaces.com and General Growth Properties
www.ggp.com.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Photo courtesy of New Orleans CVB
New Orleans
Waterways
There are a
number of ways to experience one of the greatest rivers in the
world, in the oldest part of the city. Walk along the Moonwalk,
or relax in Woldenberg Park. Watch huge freighters and tankers
travel up and down the great river, see the countless tugs and
barges as they pass through one of the largest ports in the
world; listen to the music of a steam-driven calliope as it
serenades the city and its visitors.
Take the Canal
Street Ferry for a ride to Algiers Point, a beautiful
residential neighborhood with a number of great cafes and a
coffee shop overlooking a town square. Looking at the city from
the other side is like stepping through the other side of a
“looking glass.” For a longer trip, the Natchez Steamboat and
the Paddlewheeler Creole Queen offer daily and nightly cruises
on the river.
Running from
Jefferson Davis Parkway in Mid-City to Lake Pontchartrain, Bayou
St. John is an historically significant waterway. Both Native
Americans and French colonists used this bayou as a portage
between the Lake and the Mississippi River. Today, it meanders
through Mid-City, passing beautiful examples of French
antebellum residences as well as early 20th century cottages.
Bayou Sauvage
contains 23,000 acres of fresh and brackish marsh, all inside
the city limits of New Orleans. The largest urban wildlife
refuge in the country, Bayou Sauvage is a highly regarded bird
watching area – with tens of thousands of waterfowl winter in
its bountiful marshes.
For more
information, visit
www.neworleanscvb.com
Maine
Find Your Own
Muse In Maine's Woods
on the Routes Traveled by Thoreau
Follow in Henry
David Thoreau footsteps (and canoe trail) as you traverse the
routes in Northern Maine that Thoreau followed on his adventures
in the mid 1800s. With guides leading the way, Thoreau set out
along canoe routes used for centuries by the Wabanaki Indians
and wended his way through lakes, rivers, forests and up to
Katahdin's peak. He wrote of his travels in "The Maine Woods"
and travelers along the Thoreau-Wabanaki Trail can read the
memoir as they, too, experience Maine's wonderful forests.
The Thoreau-Wabanaki Trail makes a loop of more than 200 miles
through Central and Northern Maine, starting on Moosehead Lake,
following the West Branch of the Penobscot River to Eagle and
Chamberlain lakes, and then continuing down the West Branch
Penobscot River to Bangor. With a Registered Maine Guide you,
too, can head out on a Thoreau-themed hiking, backpacking or
paddling adventure.
Maine has the longest foliage season in the nation – almost six
weeks from first color to past peak from Ft. Kent to York.
Experience the vibrant colors and you’ll understand why many
Maine residents consider fall their favorite season. Fall is a
great time to experience the beauty of the outdoors by bike and
no trip to Maine during fall is complete without attending a
traditional agricultural fair. Maine has some of the longest
running agricultural fairs in New England. Other fall fun not to
miss: Sunday River Chondola Rides, Harvest on the Harbor, Maine
Wine Trail, heritage trails and scenic byways.
For more information, visit
www.visitmaine.com
Wickenburg, Arizona
Photo courtesy of Wickenburg Chamber
of Commerce
Toe-Tappin'
Music “Out Wickenburg Way”
30th Annual Bluegrass Festival & Fiddle Championship
The Four Corner
States Bluegrass Festival on November 13-15, 2009 is sponsored
by the Wickenburg Chamber of Commerce - and it's one of the
oldest bluegrass festivals in the Southwest.
Featured bands
entertaining all three days at the festival are Mark Phillips &
Ill Generation Palmer Divide Bluegrass, and Honi Deaton & Dream.
Additionally, contestants will compete in thirteen categories
for prizes and cash awards. Some of the categories bring
Championship designation, such as Open Fiddle, Mandolin, Flat
Pick Guitar, and Banjo.
The festival is
held outdoors at the Everett Bowman Rodeo Grounds, just 1/2 mile
east of Highway 60/93 in Wickenburg. Limited reserved
self-contained RV camping is arranged through the Wickenburg
Chamber of Commerce.
The festival
opens on Friday to the public at 11 am, with entertainment from
1 pm- 5:30 pm. On Saturday and Sunday, gates open at 7 am for a
pancake breakfast, and entertainment follows.
You'll also find
food & drink concessions, arts/crafts, and a designated Kids
Zone. Spectators are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets
to sit on. General bleacher seating is available on grounds.
For more
information, visit:
Wickenburg Chamber
www.wickenburgchamber.com
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