November 21, 2009
Tourism
Annie Duke to host one-day tournament in Pala’s new poker room
PALA, Calif. – Southern California poker players can win a share of $25,000 and test their skill against poker pro Annie Duke when she hosts the “$25,000 Annie Duke Free Roll Poker Challenge” starting at 9 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010 in the new Poker Room at Pala Casino Spa & Resort.
Eagle Falls golf course keeps green fees low
INDIO, Calif. – While some economists may proclaim the end of the recession is upon us, most people are still watching their pennies.
Nk’Mip Cellars
OSOYOOS, British Columbia – The Okanagan Valley slices through the mountains of south-central British Columbia, Canada for about 145 miles. The valley is blessed with warm, dry weather and a long, cool lake.
Squamish-Lilwat Cultural Centre will welcome the world
WHISTLER, British Columbia – The Squamish-Lilwat Cultural Centre, an imposing and dramatic building set against snow-capped mountains, has become a landmark in Whistler, British Columbia, since it opened in July 2008.
Dream of a ‘Monsta’ at Plimouth Plantation
PLYMOUTH, Mass. – If the historical living museum Plimouth Plantation is your destination over this Thanksgiving holiday, be sure to visit Plimouth Plantation Museum Shops to pick up a signed copy of “Da Goodie Monsta,” a newly released children’s book from Wiggles Press of Cambridge, Mass. that addresses what happens when a child does not have a dream.
Crazy Horse Memorial will be home to Native education programs
CRAZY HORSE, S.D. – While the huge likeness of a horse’s head takes rough shape from the granite of Thunderhead Mountain, educational buildings begin to emerge at Crazy Horse Memorial, where the massive statuary tribute to a Lakota warrior and leader is accompanied by a commitment to Native education.
Tourism and law enforcement needs preoccupy a Colorado tribal nation
TOWAOC, Colo. – A family recreation destination and a law enforcement department are different yet compatible goals of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe as it contemplates potential uses of federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds.
Story of Americans with Native and black ancestry stirs deep emotions
WASHINGTON – An exhibition opening this fall at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian explores the identity of people whose ancestry is both African American and Native American.
Cherokee history is new focus in southeast Tennessee
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Local tourism professionals are working alongside scholars, citizens and history buffs in a movement that is uncovering new stories and raising awareness of southeast Tennessee’s extremely significant Cherokee history, a part of America’s Native American past.
The land of many welcomes
1 of 3 in a series In Alaska, there is always a story being told, always a teaching being offered. Some stories and teachings are offered by people whose heritage dates to creation. Some are offered by the environment that has challenged, inspired and sustained them for millennia.
