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In This Issue:
Little Rock,
Arkansas
Visiting Little Rock
Anchorage, Alaska
Musher Jeff King to Race The Rondy World Championship Sled Dog
Races
Concord, New
Hampshire
Harvest Season in New Hampshire
Cherokee, North Carolina
Cruise the Smokies in Cherokee Car Show Style
Little Rock, Arkansas
Little Rock
Skyline - courtesy Little Rock CVB
Visiting Little Rock
In downtown Little Rock, the old and
new mix well together. Stately antebellum structures and ornate
Victorian buildings neighbor gleaming new glass-facade
skyscrapers stretching up into the river city's skyline with
scenic, natural surroundings providing the backdrop.
Little Rock boasts a population of
about 182,000 and is a thriving metropolis with an expanded
convention center and new anchoring hotel, the Peabody Little
Rock, one of only three Peabody hotels in the nation.
Developments in the city's downtown include a newly developed
River Market District.
See the Rock! See the landmark for
which the city was named, La Petit Roche, at the north end of
Rock Street in the History Pavilion in Riverfront Park. This
first outcropping of rock along the Arkansas River above its
mouth was known to pioneers and early explorers traveling the
river in the early 19th century as "La Petit Roche" to
distinguish it from the big rock upstream. The little rock on
the south bank marked the transition from level lands of the
east to the rugged hills of the mountain ranges and offered a
natural landing for those traveling by boat.
And while you're in Little Rock, see
Bill Clinton's Running Shoes and Saxophone! Serving as the
state's first capitol from 1836 until 1911 when the current
capitol was completed, the newly renovated Old State House, 300
W. Markham St., is the oldest standing state capitol building
west of the Mississippi River, and today houses a museum of
Arkansas history. Bill Clinton announced his campaign for
presidency and celebrated his victory, both in 1992 and in 1996,
on election night in front of the Old State House. Open 9 a.m.-5
p.m. Monday-Saturday and 1-5 p.m. Sunday.
For more
information visit
www.oldstatehouse.com
For more information about Little
Rock and its amenities and attractions, visit the bureau's Web
site at: www.littlerock.com
Anchorage, Alaska
Photo Courtesy of
Anchorage Convention & Visitors Bureau
Photo Credit: Wayne Johnson
Musher Jeff King to Race
The Rondy World Championship Sled Dog Races
Four-time
Iditarod winner, Jeff King, has confirmed that he will run in
the Rondy World Championship Sled Dog Races beginning at noon on
Feb. 26, 2010, in downtown Anchorage, Alaska. The races are part
of the 75th Anniversary of Anchorage’s Fur Rendezvous festival.
King, who has
excelled in the world of distance and stage races, will be
picking up the pace considerably for the Rondy World
Championship Sled Dog Races, a three-day series of sprint races
often referred to as the NASCAR of mushing.
“Running the Rondy has long been a
goal of mine,” said King. “It will be a welcome challenge,
giving me the ultimate experience in sprint racing. I’m beyond
excited and I’m shopping for spandex!”
King will take to the sled behind a
team on loan from three-time Rondy World Champion, Canadian
Blayne “Buddy” Streeper.
“I welcome Jeff
to Rondy and look forward to having him run a Streeper Kennels
team for his inaugural race,” said Streeper. “I’m also looking
forward to this year. It’s my chance to become the only musher
in history to win four consecutive titles.”
The Rondy World Championship Sled
Dog Races are produced in a partnership between Greater
Anchorage, Inc. and the Alaskan Sled Dog & Racing Association.
Registration for the race will formally open on Nov. 1, 2009,
and the race will boast a guaranteed minimum purse of $80,000.
For more
information on Anchorage’s Fur Rendezvous log on to
www.furrondy.net.
Also visit
www.anchorage.net for
info on visiting Anchorage
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