News Release Archive

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2008

• 8/13/08 Additional Tourism Recovery Grants Help Drive Business to Local Communities

• 7/23/08 Hudson Area Chamber & Tourism Bureau Awarded $28,250 Grant

• 7/21/08 Tourism Recovery Grants Announced

• 7/1/09 Crawford County Tourism Awarded $14,766 JEM Grant

• 6/26/08 Gov. Doyle Announces Funding to Boost Tourism Industry

• 6/26/08 Oneida Nation Presents Earth-Healing Ceremonies at Kenosha Wisconsin Welcome Center

• 6/17/08 TravelWisconsin.com Links to DOT Road Updates In Light of Recent Severe Weather

• 6/17/08 Port Washington Maritime Festival Awarded $25,059 JEM Grant 

• 6/17/08 West Bend Chamber of Commerce Awarded $15,680 JEM Grant

• 6/03/08 "Where in Wisconsin is Jessica Doyle" Announces Grand Prize Winners

• 5/30/08 Wisconsin State Parks to Host Open House Day on June 8 

• 5/30/08 Free Original Wisconsin Events Slated for First Weekend in June

• 5/22/08 Wisconsin Mississippi River Parkway Commission Awarded $28,650 Grant

• 5/22/08 Pierce County Partners in Tourism Awarded $8,000 JEM Grant

• 5/21/08 Tourism Awards $120,455 in Marketing Grants

• 5/21/08 Wisconsin Hosting Free Fishing Weekend

• 5/16/08 Tourism Awards $14,200 in Ready, Set, Go! Grants

• 5/15/08 Wisconsin Historic Sites Hosting Events in 2008

• 5/15/08 Fifth Annual Golf Wisconsin Weekend - Kids Play Free

• 5/10/08 Wisconsin Protects Its Share of Tourism Revenue in 2007

• 5/5/08 Tourism Council Takes Meeting "On the Road" to Southwest Wisconsin

• 5/1/08 Lake Geneva Wine Festival Earns $30,000 Grant

• 4/25/08 Wisconsin Tourism Website Recognized For Overall Excellence 

• 4/25/08 Event on Interior Design Inspired by Art Earns $25,021 Grant

• 4/23/08 Tourism Awards $101,572 In Joint Effort Marketing Grants

• 4/16/08 Trade Mission Leads Way to Closer Business and Tourism Ties to Ireland

• 4/10/08 Tourism Awards $229,847 in Joint Effort Marketing Grants

• 4/8/08 State’s Welcome Centers Open And Ready For Busy Travel Season Ahead

• 4/3/08 Menomonee Falls Barbecue Event Earns $30,000 Second-Year Tourism Grant

• 3/4/08 Governor Doyle Unveils Wisconsin's New Brand Platform

• 3/3/08 Film Wisconsin Receives Governor Doyle's "Putting Wisconsin on the Map" Award

• 2/25/08 New Wisconsin Brand Platform to be Unveiled at 2008 Governor's Conference On Tourism, March 2-4, 2008

• 2/18/08 Tourism Awards 10 Joint Effort Marketing Grants

• 1/24/08 New Central Sands Region of Wisconsin Birding Guide Released

• 1/17/07 Wisconsin Department of Tourism Rolls Out "Green-And-Gold Carpet" for New York Visitors

2007

• 11/08/07 Motorcycles, Mansions & History: New museums, tours and hotels are on tap for Wisconsin in 2008

• 10/26/07 New Wisconsin Tourism Publication Highlights Travel Activities From Auto Racing To Zoo

• 10/18/07 Registration Begins for Governor Doyle's Northwoods Summit

• 9/24/07 Travel Green Wisconsin Achieves Major Milestone

• 9/19/07Gov. Doyle Announces $30 Million in Traveler Spending, Boosting Local Economic Growth

• 9/17/07 Increased Focus On Culinary Travel Highlights Wisconsin's Fall Tourism Campaign

• 9/13/07 'Where in Wisconsin is Jessica Doyle?' Kicks Off Fifth Year

• 9/07/07 Skip Kendall To Receive Governor Doyle's "Putting Wisconsin On The Map" Award

• 8/31/07 Madison Local Wins TravelWisconsin.com’s “Great Moments” Photo Contest

• 8/10/07 Wisconsin Fall Events, Culinary Travel And Color-Watching Tours At Your Fingertips With Two New, Free Travel Guides

• 8/08/07 Walworth County Communities Awarded $40,000 Tourism Marketing Grant

• 7/11/07 Tomahawk Region Awarded $34,200 Tourism Marketing Grant 

• 7/11/07 St. Germain Rib Fest Awarded $22,350 Tourism Marketing Grant

• 6/26/07 Wisconsin Department of Tourism To Solicit Traveler's Great Moments

• 6/15/07 Governor Named Mark Richardson Deputy Secretary of Tourism

• 6/14/07 Governor Doyle Announces Free Admission at U.S. Senior Open for Military Personnel

• 6/1/07 Elkhart Lake Art Festival Awarded $31,898 Tourism Grant

• 5/31/07 Golf Wisconsin Weekend (Kids Play Free) Set for June 9-10

• 5/30/07 Chippewa Falls Renaissance Festival Receives $34,751 Tourism Grant

• 5/17/07 Kenosha Area Receives Tourism Grants

• 5/11/07 Wisconsin Traveler Spending Jumps to a New High in 2006 

• 5/08/07 Food is the Focus at Wisconsin Welcome Centers During National Tourism Week

• 3/30/07 Wisconsin Welcome Centers Open, Ready for Busy Travel Season

• 3/28/07 Lake Geneva Wine Festival Awarded $37,700 JEM Grant

• 3/06/07 Traveler Spending Up $1 Billion 

• 3/04/07 New Tourism Ads Highlight "Great Moments"

• 2/12/07 Governor Doyle Names Kelli Trumble as Secretary of Tourism

• 2/7/07 Golf Wisconsin Teams Up with Women's British Open Champion Sherri Steinhauer

• 1/29/07 "Where in Wisconsin is Jessica Doyle?" Announces Milwaukee Madness Prize Winners

2006

• 12/21/06 Make Wisconsin Your Wedding Destination

• 12/19/06 Free Birding Guide Makes a Great Gift Idea

• 12/13/06 Cheese Bowl I: National Food Critics Invited to Wisconsin-California Cheese Competition 

• 11/27/06 Thought You Knew Wisconsin? Take a Look at Everything That's New in 2007

• 11/16/06 Deer Season A Popular Time for "Girlfriends' Getaways"

• 11/03/06 Ashland Chamber of Commerce Awarded Tourism Grant

• 11/2/06 Stevens Point Earth Day Event Award Tourism Grant

• 11/1/06 Milwaukee Art Museum Awarded $28,027 Tourism Grant

• 10/31/06 Golf Wisconsin License Plate Now On Sale

• 10/27/06 Boulder Junction Chamber of Commerce Awarded $14,700 Tourism Grant

• 10/27/06 Rusk and Price Counties Receive $9,000 Tourism Grant

• 10/27/06 Minocqua-Arbor Vitae-Woodruff Area Receives $12,240 Tourism Grant

• 10/27/06 Hayward Lakes Area Receives $13,900 Tourism Grant

• 10/26/06 Jackson and Clark Counties Awarded $32,800 Grant

• 10/26/06 Chippewa Valley Receives $39,556 Tourism Grant

• 10/24/06 Menomonee Falls Chamber Awarded $39,500 Tourism Grant

• 10/17/06 Racine Art Council Awarded $22,900 Tourism Grant

• 10/17/06 Department to Host Crisis Communication Workshops for Tourism Professionals

• 10/13/06 Woodson Art Museum Receives Gov. Doyle's "Putting Wisconsin On The Map" Award

• 10/13/06 Marshfield Awarded $13,791 Tourism Grant

• 10/09/06 Planning Your Wisconsin Winter Getaway is Easy with Free Guide

• 10/03/06 Nekoosa Giant Pumpkin Festival Awarded $14,442 Tourism Grant

• 7/17/06 Sec. Holperin Offers Marketing Grant to Packer Country Visitors & Convention Bureau

• 7/17/06 Sec. Holperin Presents Marketing Grant to Gillett to Promote ATV Rally

• 7/14/06 Wisconsin State Fair to Receive Travel Green Certification

• 7/7/06 Two Rock County Golf Courses Offer "Kids Play Free" Promotion All Summer 

• 7/6/06 Madison Golf Courses Participate in "Take Your Daughter to the Golf Course" Promotion

• 6/29/06 Ready, Set, Go! grant brings the Wisconsin Grand Slam Tournament to Kenosha

• 6/23/06 Welcome Centers Offer A Chance To Win A Free Wisconsin State Fair Fun Pack

• 6/20/06 Department of Tourism Announces $9,500 in Grants to Draw Sporting Events to Hayward-Cable Area

• 6/06/06 Department of Tourism Announces $15,000 in Grants to Racine County Convention & Visitors Bureau

• 6/03/06 International Crane Foundation Receives Gov. Doyle's "Putting Wisconsin On The Map" Award 

• 6/01/06 Get In Gear For Summer At Wisconsin Welcome Centers

• 5/24/06 More Than 200 Courses To Participate In "Golf Wisconsin Weekend"

• 5/18/06 Secretary Holperin Presents Marketing Grant to Great Lakes Intertribal Council to Promote Native American Tourism

• 5/15/06 Wisconsin Tourism Destinations Offer "Gas Beater Getaways"

• 5/12/06 Wisconsin Travel Less Expensive Than Other Midwestern States Says AAA Survey: Sauk County Joins Exclusive "Billion Dollar" Club For Traveler Spending

• 5/11/06 Tourism Secretary Presents Three Marketing Grants For Chippewa Valley Events

• 5/06/06 St. Germain Chamber of Commerce Receives $30,800 Tourism Marketing Grant

• 5/05/06 Celebrate "See America Week" with a Stop at a Wisconsin Welcome Center

• 5/05/06 Tourism Secretary Jim Holperin Presents Grant to Oneida, Vilas, Price, and Lincoln Counties

• 5/3/06 Inland Lakes Fishing Season To Open Saturday

• 5/01/06 Governor Doyle Presents Tourism Marketing Grant To The Madison Museum Of Contemporary Art

• 5/01/06 Department Of Tourism Works To Capture Chicago Market: New Spanish Language TV spot targets Hispanic travelers

• 4/12/06 Tourism Secretary Jim Holperin Presents $17,030 Grant to Wisconsin Rapids Area Convention & Visitors Bureau

• 4/05/06 Gov. Doyle Signs "Golf Wisconsin" License Plate Bill, Announces Kids Play Free Weekend

• 4/04/06 Department of Tourism Announces Ready Set Go Grant for Pewaukee and Waukesha CVB's

• 4/04/06 Lt. Governor Presents JEM Grant to Crawford County Art Fair

• 3/31/06 Wisconsin Welcome Centers Now Open, Ready For Busy Travel Season Ahead

• 3/12/06 Gov. Doyle Presents Lifetime Achievement Award to Tom Diehl

• 3/12/06 New Summer Tourism Ad Campaign Targets Adults, Families

• 3/10/06 2005 Tourism Spending In Wisconsin Holds Steady

• 2/14/06 "Snow-Cams" Hard at Work for Wisconsin's Northwoods

• 2/13/06 Tourism Secretary Jim Holperin Announces $19,793 Grant to Stoughton Chamber of Commerce

• 2/3/06 Show Me the Snow

• 1/26/06 Tourism Secretary Jim Holperin Announces $23,490 Grant to Rice Lake Tourism and Retail Development 

• 1/23/06 Governor's "Putting Wisconsin On The Map" Award Goes to Eagle-Watching Events in Cassville, Prairie Du Chien, Sauk City and Prairie Du Sac 

• 1/20/06 Travelwisconsin.com Posts 24 Percent Increase in 2005 

• 1/18/06 Where in Wisconsin is Jessica Doyle Announces Milwaukee Madness Prize Winners 

• 1/13/06 Win a Winter Ski & Spa Vacation Courtesy of the Wisconsin Department of Tourism

2005    

• 12/20/05 Wisconsin Tourism Secretary Jim Holperin Appoints Deputy Secretary

• 12/01/05 Tourism Secretary Announces $40,000 Grant To Promote Winter And Early Spring Travel In The Kenosha Area

• 11/30/05 New Tourism Ad Campaign Targets Active Winter Enthusiasts

• 11/28/05 Bird Watchers Take Note: Second Edition Of Free Wisconsin Birding Guide Is Now Available

• 11/02/05 Portage County Receives Ready Set Go Grant

• 10/14/05 Wisconsin Welcome Centers Offer Chance to Win Biking Vacation 

• 9/27/05 Governor Doyle Announces $22,300 Grant to Promote Northwoods Travel

• 9/26/05 Wisconsin Vacation a Tremendous Value, According To AAA Report

• 9/15/05 First Lady Doyle Kicks Off Third Year of Where in Wisconsin is Jessica Doyle?

• 9/02/05 Travelwisconsin.com Adds Global Positioning Technology

• 7/14/05 Wisconsin Tourism Radio Ads to Feature PGA Tour Player Skip Kendall 

• 7/08/05 "Life's So Goody" Coupon Book Now Available at Wisconsin Travel Information Centers 

• 5/29/05 Travelers Can Reel In Free "Fish Wisconsin" Poster At Wisconsin Travel Information Centers 

• 5/17/05 "Golf Wisconsin Day" Event Slated For Sunday, May 22

• 5/08/05 Annual Economic Study Shows Travelers Love to Shop, Eat and Play in Wisconsin

• 4/29/05 Travel Information Centers Help Visitors "See America" Right Here In Wisconsin

• 4/4/05 Travelwisconsin.com Adds Virtual Tours, Gets New Look

• 3/30/05 Wisconsin Travel Information Centers Open For Season, Hours Extended 

• 3/6/05 Tourism Spending Rises By $71 Million: Travelers Spent $11.8 Billion In Wisconsin Last Year

• 2/27/05 New Attractions, Events Welcome Wisconsin Visitors In 2005

• 2/25/05 "Where in Wisconsin is Jessica Doyle" Participation More Than Doubles From Last Year

• 1/6/05 Two Students Named Grand Prize Winners in First Lady's Online Game

2004    

• 12/22/04 Travelwisconsin.com Hits Three Million
• 12/14/04 2004 PGA Championship Pumps $76 Million into Wisconsin Economy, Governor Doyle Announces
• 12/10/04  New Tourism Campaign Invites Travelers Across All Cultures
• 11/29/04 Free Wisconsin Birding Guide Highlights Northwoods Hot Spots
• 11/12/04 Beloit, Lake Geneva, Waukesha, Racine and Jefferson County Partnership Receives Grant To Promote Tourism
• 11/12/04 Horicon, Fond du Lac, Manitowoc, Sheboygan, Kohler and Oshkosh Partnership Receives Tourism Grant
• 10/22/04 Four Wisconsin Travel Centers Close for Season Reveal Tourism Increase
• 10/14/04 Jefferson County awarded $31,609 Joint Effort Marketing Grant to promote arts tourism
• 9/17/04 First Lady Encourages Students To "Come Aboard" And Play The "Where In Wisconsin Is Jessica Doyle" Online Game
• 9/15/04 Governor Doyle Announces Training for Travel and Hospitality Workers
• 9/09/04 Disney "Shares The Magic" Of Their Success With Area Businesses
• 8/27/04 Latest Joint Effort Marketing Grants to Generate Millions for Local Economies
• 8/24/04 Governor Doyle Announces Tourism JEM Grant for Merrill, Tomahawk, Rhinelander and Crandon Marketing Campaign 

• 8/23/04 Governor Doyle Announces Tourism JEM Grant for Iron River, Bayfield, Ashland and Superior Chambers of Commerce 

• 8/18/04 Travelwisconsin.com Continues to be a "Hit" in First Half of 2004

• 7/16/04 Governor Doyle Announces Tourism JEM Grant for Appleton Downtown 

• 7/12/04 With New Indoor Waterparks and Added Attractions, Wisconsin is an Epicenter for Water Fun

• 6/23/04 Boelter + Lincoln Marketing Communications Named Agency of Record  

• 6/22/04 New, Electronic Guide Makes Wisconsin Travel Planning Faster and Easier 

• 6/07/04 Wisconsin Tourism Airs Spanish-Language TV Ads 

• 5/24/04 Theisen Middle School Student Wins Wisconsin Dells Trip Thanks to First Lady Jessica Doyle 

• 5/08/04 Wisconsin Travel Spending Generates $1.9 Billion in Taxes, Study Shows

• 4/29/04 Wisconsin Celebrates National Tourism Week May 8-16 

• 4/15/04 Nearly 200 Courses to Participate in Golf Wisconsin Day

• 4/08/04 "Golf Around the Lake" Promotion Receives Grant

• 3/31/04 Travelwisconsin.com Launches "Multicultural Wisconsin"

• 3/26/04 Gillett Middle School Student Wins "Where in Wisconsin is Jessica Doyle Grand Prize

• 3/18/04 Governor Doyle Announces Awards for Tourism Development and Diversification

• 3/16/04 Travelers Spent More than $11.7 Billion in Wisconsin Last Year

• 3/15/04 Governor Honors First Lady and Green Bay Packers for 'Putting Wisconsin on the Map'

• 2/5/04 Governor Doyle Announces Agreement with PGA of America

• 1/27/04 First Lady Announces Grand Prizes for "Where In Wisconsin is Jessica Doyle?" Online Game

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2003 

• 12/17/03 Wisconsin Roads Open to Travelers This Winter 

• 12/11/03 Tourism Deputy Secretary Receives National Recognition 

• 11/25/03 Department Unveils New Advertising Campaign 

• 11/18/03 Travelwisconsin.com Closes in on 3 Million Visits

• 10/10/03 Tour Will Focus on Recognition for Arts, Cultural Tourism 

• 10/10/03 Registration Open for "Focus on Growth" Tourism Course 

• 9/19/03 Wisconsin Tourism Web Site Offers Online Travel Guide 

• 9/19/03 Eau Claire Middle School Student Wins First "Where's Jessica" Quiz

• 9/18/03 Tourism Industry Using New Television Ads to Lure Fall Travelers 

• 9/10/03 Governor Doyle Announces 'Grow Wisconsin' Plan 

• 9/02/03 Green Bay Local Wins Travelwisconsin.com Photo Contest 

• 8/28/03 New Tourism Award Honors Great River Road in Downtown La Crosse

• 8/27/03 Department, First Lady Joining Forces for Tourism and Education 

• 8/26/03 JEM Program Helps Tourism Lead Way to Economic Growth 

• 7/28/03 Governor Doyle Announces Appointments to Tourism Council

• 8/18/03 First Lady Announces Tourism Promotion Program (.pdf)

• 7/28/03 Wisconsin Scores Well in AAA Cost Survey

• 7/22/03 Travelwisconsin.com Takes Record Hits in First Half of 2003

• 6/20/03 Jerry Huffman Named Tourism Communication Director 

• 6/19/03 Gov. Doyle Announces Awards to Assist Tourism Businesses 

• 5/4/03 Traveler Spending Continues to Grow in Wisconsin 

• 4/30/03 Governor Appoints Jim Holperin as Tourism Secretary 

• 4/17/03 Major Motion Picture to Film in Milwaukee

• 4/4/03 Governor Doyle announces new Tourism Development Initiative

• 4/24/03 Wisconsin celebrates Tourism Week May 4-10 

• 4/17/03 Chippewa Falls resident wins grand prize in "Fish With Babe Winkelman Sweepstakes"

• 4/16/03 Tourism Secretary Kevin Shibilski announces resignation

• 3/18/03 Governor to announce traveler expenditures increased in 2002 

• 3/14/03 Wisconsin Department of Tourism launches redesigned travelwisconsin.com 

• 1/28/03 Wisconsin ranks second in the nation for quickest publication delivery time

• 2/05/03 State tourism industry unites for annual conference 

• 1/28/03 Genyne Edwards named Tourism Deputy Secretary

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2002

• 11/6/02 East Town Association, Inc. receives tourism grant

• 11/6/02 Wisconsin Dells Convention and Visitors Bureau receives tourism grant

• 11/6/02 Kenosha Area Convention and Visitors Bureau receives tourism grant

• 10/28/02 River Falls Area Chamber of Commerce receives tourism grant

• 10/28/02 Greater Madison Convention and Visitors Bureau receives tourism grant

• 10/28/02 Horicon Marsh Committee receives tourism grant

• 10/17/02 Castle Rock and Petenwell Lakes Association receives tourism grant

• 10/8/02 Town of Bell, Cornucopia Historic Society receive tourism grant

• 10/8/02 Elkhart Lake Chamber of Commerce receives tourism grant

• 10/8/02 Hurley Area Chamber of Commerce receives tourism grant

• 10/8/02 Bayfield Tourism and Recreation receives tourism grant

• 10/8/02 Ashland Area Chamber of Commerce receives tourism grant

• 10/8/02 Wausau/Central WI CVB receives tourism grant

• 10/8/02 Manitowoc, Fond du Lac and Sheboygan partnership receives tourism grant

• 8/08/02 Tourism grants enhance Wisconsin destinations and events

• 9/28/02 Tomahawk and Merrill Chambers of Commerce receive tourism grant

• 9/26/02 Chronic Wasting Disease brochure available to hunters 

• 8/26/02 Portage Area Chamber of Commerce receives tourism grant

• 8/26/02 New Glarus Chamber of Commerce receives tourism grant

• 8/26/02 Village of Spring Green receives tourism grant

• 8/13/02 Cable Area Chamber of Commerce receives tourism grant

• 8/13/02 RiverFest St. Croix, Inc. receives tourism grant

• 7/16/02 Baraboo Area Chamber of Commerce receives tourism grant

• 7/01/02 Mount Horeb Area Chamber of Commerce receives tourism grant

• 6/25/02 Richard I. Bong Heritage Center receives tourism grant

• 6/25/02 Richard I. Bong Heritage Center receives tourism grant

• 6/25/02 Community Improvement of Algoma receives tourism grant

• 6/25/02 Antigo Area Chamber of Commerce receives tourism grant

• 6/11/02 Necedah Lions Club receives grant for Crane Festival

• 6/11/02 Richford Ridge Riders receive grant

• 6/11/02 Sawyer County Recreation Association receives grant

• 6/06/02 Rock County Tourism Council receives grant

• 6/05/02 Lancaster Area Chamber of Commerce receives grant

• 6/05/02 Wisconsin Humanities Council receives tourism grant

• 6/05/02 Milwaukee Art Museum receives tourism grant

• 6/05/02 Kohler Tourism Board receives grant

• 5/21/02 Stevens Point Area CVB receives tourism grant

• 5/21/02 Rusk County receives tourism grant for Trails and Tails

• 5/21/02 Door County Chamber of Commerce receives grant

• 5/21/02 Kenosha Public Museum receives tourism grant

• 5/10/02 Middleton Tourism receives grant

• 5/10/02 New Glarus Area Chamber receives grant

• 5/07/02 Lakeland Discovery Center receives grant

• 5/07/02 Waupaca Triathlon receives tourism grant

• 5/07/02 Forest County communities receive grant

• 5/06/02 2001 Traveler Spending Tops $11 Billion

• 5/06/02 Secretary Speros Tourism Week letter to the editor

• 5/06/02 Prairie du Chien receives grant for Carparee Days

• 5/06/02 Tremepeleau County receives tourism grants

• 5/06/02 Price County receives tourism grants

• 5/03/02 Chippewa Valley CVB receives tourism grants

• 5/03/02 New Richmond Area Chamber receives grant

• 5/03/02 Rice Lake receives tourism grant for fall campaign

• 4/29/02 Wisconsin Celebrates National Tourism Week
  4/22/02 Lakewood Area Chamber of Commerce receives grant

• 4/22/02 Menomonie Community Foundation receives grant

• 4/22/02 Mazomanie, Middleton receive tourism grant

• 4/22/02 City of Two Rivers receives tourism grant

• 3/25/02 Greater Milwaukee CVB receives tourism grant

• 3/25/02 Hudson Area Chamber receives tourism grant

• 3/25/02 Burnett Co. Historical Society receives grant

• 3/15/02 Filmwisconsin.org gets a new look

• 3/12/02 Governor announces 2001 Tourism spending tops $11 billion

• 2/19/02 Olbrich Gardens receives grant to promote Thai Pavilion opening

• 2/19/02 Phillips Area Chamber receives tourism grant

• 2/19/02 Milwaukee's East Town Assn. receives tourism grant

• 2/19/02 Mercer Area Chamber receives tourism grant

• 2/19/02 Green Bay Marathon receives tourism grant

• 1/09/02 Pleasant Prairie receives grant to promote triathlon

• 1/09/02 Green Co. receives grant to promote Taster's Tour

• 1/22/02 Green Bay Area Chamber receives grant for Great Lakes Classic

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2001

• 12/05/01 Park Falls Area Chamber receives grant for Sled Dog Race

• 12/05/01 Wisconsin Veterans Museum Foundation receives grant

• 12/05/01 Wisconsin Dells VCB receives  grant

• 12/05/01 Wausau/Central Wisconsin CVB receives grant for ski area event

• 11/27/01 Secretary Speros speaks at Wisconsin Economic Summit

• 11/14/01 Boscobel Area Chamber receives grant
• 11/14/01 Phillips Area Chamber receives grant
• 10/29/01 Wausau/Central Wisconsin VCB receives JEM grant
• 10/24/01 Minocqua, Arbor Vitae, Woodruff Area Chamber receives JEM grant
• 10/22/01 Fort Atkinson Chamber of Commerce receives JEM grant
• 10/18/01 Hurley Area Chamber of Commerce receives JEM grant
• 10/18/01 Green Lake Country Visitors Bureau receives JEM grant
• 10/17/01 Bayfield County receives JEM grant
• 10/17/01 Ashland Area Chamber of Commerce receives JEM grant
• 10/17/01 Grant County receives JEM grant
• 10/17/01 Trees for Tomorrow Education Center receives JEM grant
• 10/16/01 Park Falls Area Chamber of Commerce receives JEM grant
• 10/16/01 Wedge of Wisconsin group receives JEM grant
• 10/11/01 Fox Cities CVB receives JEM grant
• 10/11/01 Fond du Lac, Manitowoc and Sheboygan partnership receives JEM grant
• 10/11/01 Forest County receives JEM grant
• 10/11/01 Manitowish Waters Chamber receives JEM grant
• 10/10/01 Greater Madison CVB receives JEM grant
• 10/10/01 Middleton Tourism Commission receives JEM grant
• 10/4/01 Secretary Speros letter to the editor encouraging residents to travel
• 10/1/01 Horicon Marsh receives JEM grant
• 9/19/01 Industry Leaders Remain Optimistic despite Sept. 11 aftermath
• 8/30/01 Elkhart Lake Chamber of Commerce receives JEM grant 
• 8/30/01 Greater Milwaukee CVB receives JEM grant
• 8/30/01 JEM Grants Enhance Wisconsin Tourism
• 8/29/01 "Stay" ad campaign receives Telly Award
• 8/15/01 Wisconsin Maritime Museum receives JEM grant
• 8/14/01 Wisconsin Rapids CVB receives JEM grant
• 8/14/01 Olbrich Botanical Society receives JEM grant
• 8/14/01 Waupaca Area Triathlon receives JEM grant
• 8/10/01 Riverbend Storytelling Festival receives JEM grant
• 6/7/01 Rock County Tourism Council receives JEM grant
• 6/4/01 Stevens Point CVB receives JEM grant
• 6/4/01 Cable Chamber of Commerce receives JEM grant
• 5/24/01 Chippewa Falls CVB receives JEM grant
• 5/23/01 Tomahawk Regional Chamber receives JEM grant
• 5/21/01 Jefferson County Tourism receives JEM grant
• 5/12/01 2002 Governor's Conference on Tourism heads to La Crosse
• 5/8/01 Door County Golf and Galleries receives JEM grant
• 5/07/01 2000 Traveler Spending up 9.8 Percent
• 5/7/01 Northeast Wisconsin Native American Cultural Tour receives JEM grant
• 4/26/01 Wisconsin to celebrate National Tourism Week
• 3/15/01 Department Launches new Web site, high-tech tools to reach customers
• 3/13/01 Wisconsin tourism grows nearly 10 percent in 2000
• 03/05/01 Native American Tourism Conference Receives JEM Grant
• 03/02/01 Wright Like 2001 Receives JEM Grant
• 02/26/01 Delafield Freedom Fest Receives JEM Grant
• 02/26/01 East Troy Railroad Days Receives JEM Grant
• 02/06/01 Spring Sampler Available
• 02/06/01 Airshows of Wisconsin, Inc. Receives JEM Grant
• 01/19/01 State Tourism Conference Highlights New Technologies

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2000

• 12/8/00   Department of Tourism TV Ads and Publicity Campaign Wins Award
• 12/12/00 Green Bay Marathon Receives JEM Grant
• 12/12/00  Marshfield Visitors and Promotion Bureau receives JEM Grant
• 11/29/00 Wisconsin Heritage Tourism Programs Win National recognition
• 11/29/00 UW-Madison Arts Institute Receives JEM Grant
• 11/29/00 Phillips Area Chamber of Commerce Receives JEM Grant
• 11/29/00 New Richmond Area Chamber of Commerce Receives JEM Grant
• 11/29/00 Ashland Area Chamber of Commerce Receives JEM Grant
• 10/09/00 La Crosse Doll Museum Receives JEM Grant
  10/09/00 Elkhart Lake Tourism Commission Receives JEM Grant
• 09/22/00 Fox Cities CVB Receives Destination Marketing Grant
• 09/22/00 WCA and East Central ITBEC Receives Destination Marketing Grant
• 09/22/00 Waupaca Area Chamber Receives Destination Marketing Grant
• 09/22/00 Wausau/ Central WI CVB Receives Destination Marketing Grant
• 09/27/00 Horicon Marsh Center Receives Destination Marketing Grant
• 09/27/00 Greater Madison CVB Receives Destination Marketing Grant
• 09/28/00 Grant County Economic Development Corporation Receives Destination Marketing Grant
• 09/28/00 Redgranite Receives Destination Marketing Grant
• 08/29/00 Greater Milwaukee CVB Receives JEM Grant
• 08/29/00 William F. Eisner Museum of Advertising & Design Receives JEM Grant
• 08/29/00 Park Falls Area Chamber Receives JEM Grant
• 08/29/00 Wisconsin Dells CVB Receives JEM Grant
• 07/25/00 Wisconsin Named Top Destination for Chicagoland Tourists
• 7/20/00 Coulee Country Art & Culture Tour Receives JEM Grant
• 7/20/00 Minocqua, Arbor Vitae, Woodruff Area Chamber Receives JEM Grant
• 7/20/00 Coloma Lions Club Receives JEM Grant
• 7/20/00 Westfield Chamber Receives JEM Grant
• 7/13/00 Grand Opening for Wisconsin Travel Information Center in Mall of America
• 6/30/00 Nearly $1.2 Million Awarded During Fiscal Year 2000
• 6/19/00 Racine Arts Council Receives JEM Grant
• 6/19/00 Prairie du Chien Chamber Receives JEM Grant
• 6/19/00 Portage Area Chamber Receives JEM Grant
• 6/19/00 Neville Public Museum Receives JEM Grant
  6/19/00 Green Bay Area Chamber of Commerce Receives JEM Grant
• 6/19/00 Fox Cities CVB Receives JEM Grant
• 6/19/00 Elkhart Lake Chamber Receives Two JEM Grants
• 6/19/00 Chippewa Foundation Receives JEM Grant
• 6/19/00 Chippewa Valley CVB Receives JEM Grant
• 6/19/00 Make a Wish Foundation of Wisconsin Receives JEM Grant
• 6/7/00 Department Winter PR Campaign Wins Midwest Award
• 6/06/00 Wisconsin Travel Information Center Opens in Mall of America
• 5/17/00 Tourism Business Receives State Grant
• 5/17/00 Olbrich Botanical Society Receives JEM Grant
• 5/17/00 Osceola Main Street Program Receives JEM Grant
• 5/17/00 Hustisford Organization Receives JEM Grant
• 5/17/00 Haugen Club Receives JEM Grant
• 5/17/00 Deke Slayton Airfest Receives JEM Grant
• 5/17/00 Wisconsin Rapids Area CVB Receives JEM Grant
• 5/15/00 The Lottery and Tourism Team Up to Help You "Experience Wisconsin"
• 4/28/00 Rock County Receive Destination Marketing Grant
• 4/28/00 South Central WI Communities Receive Destination Marketing Grant
• 4/26/00 Wisconsin Celebrates National Tourism Week May 7-13
• 4/25/00 Wisconsin Rapids Area CVB Receives Destination Marketing Grant
• 4/25/00 Central Wisconsin Counties Receive Destination Marketing Grant
• 4/25/00 North Central Wisconsin ITBEC Receives Destination Marketing Grant
• 4/24/00 Trempealeau County Tourism Council Receives Destination Marketing Grant
• 4/24/00 Rusk County Tourism Receives Destination Marketing Grant
• 4/24/00 Northwestern Wisconsin Receives Destination Marketing Grant
• 4/24/00 Point of Beginnings Receives Destination Marketing Grant
• 4/21/00 The Lake, The Land: Live our Legacy Receives Destination Marketing Grant
• 4/21/00 Calumet County Receives Destination Marketing Grant
• 4/13/00 Ashland Area Chamber of Commerce Receives JEM Grant
• 4/13/00 Trees for Tomorrow Natural Resources Education Center Receives JEM Grant
• 4/10/00 Luxemburg Chamber of Commerce Receives JEM Grant
• 4/10/00 The Lake, The Land: Live Our Legacy, Inc Receives JEM Grant
• 4/07/00 DWD Launches Summer Job Web Site
• 4/05/00 Mazomanie Tourism Corporation Receives JEM Grant
• 4/05/00 Menomonee Falls Historical Society Receives JEM Grant
• 3/31/00 WTIC in Prairie du Chien to Appear on Discover Wisconsin TV
• 3/28/00 Governor Thompson Announces 1999 Travel Expenditures
• 3/26/00 Summer Campaign
• 3/20/00 Economic Diversification Program
• 2/21/00 Vilas Area Mountain Bike and Ski Association Receives JEM Grant
• 2/21/00 Rice Lake Tourism Organizations Receive JEM Grant
• 2/21/00 WI Lake Schooner Education Association Receives JEM Grant
• 2/21/00 Pierce County Partners in Tourism, Inc Receives JEM Grant
• 2/21/00 Chippewa CVB receives JEM Grant

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1999

• 12/20/99 Bill Otto named Chair of Governor's Council on Tourism
• 11/29/99 Tax Rebate Check includes invitation to vacation in Wisconsin
• 11/8/99 New Heritage Tourism Sites Named
• 10/12/99 Elkhart Lake Receives JEM Grant
• 10/11/99 Shawano Receives JEM Grant
• 10/11/99 Southeast Wisconsin Receives Destination Marketing Grant
• 10/11/99 La Crosse Receives Destination Marketing Grant
• 10/11/99 Door County Receives Destination Marketing Grant
• 10/11/99 Chippewa Valley Receives Destination Marketing Grant
• 10/4/99 Apostle Islands Area Receives Destination Marketing Grant
• 10/1/99 Wisconsin Great River Road Receives Destination Marketing Grant
• 0/1/99 Central Wisconsin Receives Destination Marketing Grant
  10/1/99 Sheboygan County Receives Destination Marketing Grant
• 9/27/99 Southwest Wisconsin Receives Destination Marketing Grant9/23/99 
• Walworth County Area Receives Destination Marketing Grant
• 9/21/99 Lake Country Area Receives Destination Marketing Grant
• 9/17/99 Iron County Receives Destination Marketing Grant
• 8/27/99 Wisconsin Travel Information Center in Superior Opens at New Location
• 8/18/99 Heritage Tourism Conference Slated for September 16-18 in Lac du Flambeau
• 8/13/99 Milwaukee Chamber Theater Receives Tourism Grant
• 8/13/99 Wisconsin Dells VCB Receives Tourism Grant
• 8/13/99 Bayfield Chamber of Commerce Receives Tourism Grant
• 99/07/08 JEM Grants Enhance Wisconsin Tourism, More Than $739,000 Awarded in Fiscal 1999
• 99/06/15 Prairie du Chien Chamber of Commerce Receives Tourism Grant
• 99/06/15 Arabian Fest Arab Festival, Inc. Receives Tourism Grant
• 99/06/15 Westfield Chamber of Commerce Receives Tourism Grant
• 99/05/27 Wisconsin Travel Information Centers Ready to Assist Summer Travelers
• 99/05/25 Western Wisconsin Tourism Wins National Recognition
• 99/05/21 Deke Slayton Airfest Receives Tourism Grant
• 99/05/21 Marinette County Fair Association Receives Tourism Grant
• 99/05/21 Lakewood Area Chamber of Commerce Receives Tourism Grant
• 99/05/21 Spooner Area Chamber of Commerce Receives Tourism Grant
• 99/05/21 Oconto County Economic Development Corp., Inc. Receives Tourism Grant
• 99/05/03 1998 Traveler Expenditures Up 12.6 Percent
• 99/04/27 Greater Milwaukee CVB Receives Destination Marketing Grant
• 99/04/23 Wisconsin Counties Assoc. Receives Destination Marketing Grant
• 99/04/23 Shawano Tourism Marketing & Advertising Council Receives Destination Marketing Grant
• 99/04/23 Destination Marketing Grant Awarded to Rhinelander Area Chamber
• 99/04/23 Forest Co. Tourism Task Force Receives Destination Marketing Grant
• 99/04/23 Cable Area Chamber Received Destination Marketing Grant
• 99/04/20 Destination Marketing Grant Awarded to Elkhart Lake Chamber
• 99/04/20 Destination Marketing Grant Awarded to Central Wis. Tourism Assoc.
• 99/04/19 Destination Marketing Grant Awarded to Chippewa Valley CVB
• 99/04/05 Olbrich Botanical Society Receives Tourism Grant
• 99/04/05 Future Neenah, Inc. Receives Tourism Grant
• 99/04/05 Manitowoc/Two Rivers Area Chamber Receives Tourism Grant
• 99/04/05 Menomonee Falls Historical Society Receives Tourism Grant
• 99/04/05 New Richmond Preservation Society, Inc. Receives Tourism Grant
• 99/03/24 Green Lake Country Visitors Bureau Receives Tourism Grant
• 99/03/24 The Lake, The Land: Live Our Legacy, Inc. Receives Tourism Grant
• 99/03/24 Ashland Area Chamber of Commerce Receives Tourism Grant
• 99/03/24 Keeper of the Light, Ltd. Receives Tourism Grant
• 99/03/01Wisconsin Sites Named Top Smallmouth Bass Hot Spots
• 99/02/26 State Tourism Marketing Campaigns Win International Awards
• 99/02/08 Speros Appointed Chair of Midwest Tourism Marketing Organization
• 99/02/05 New Heritage Sign to Direct Visitors to the Tomahawk Area Historical Center
• 99/01/13 New Heritage Signs to Direct Visitors to Cranberry Expo Ltd.
• 99/01/13 New Heritage Signs to Direct Visitors to Historic Hudson
• 99/01/13 New Heritage Signs Direct Visitors to Paul Bunyan Logging Camp & Museum
• 99/01/08 Conference Leads Tourism Industry to New Millennium
• 99/097/12/30 Plenty of Fun in Wisconsin - Snow or No Snow

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1998

• 98/11/06 Heritage Tourism Application Workshop December 10
• 98/10/26 Door County Chamber of Commerce Receives Tourism Grant
• 98/10/26 Greater Madison CVB Receives Tourism Grant
• 98/10/22 Cable Area Chamber of Commerce Receives Tourism Grant
• 98/10/06 Marinette WTIC Ready to Help Plan Fall & Winter Getaways
• 98/10/05 Elkhart Lake Tourism Committee Receives Tourism Grant
• 98/10/02 New Destination Mkt. Grant Awarded to Friends of the Wild Rivers Interpretive Centers
• 98/09/30 New Destination Mkt. Grant Awarded to Racine Co. CVB
• 98/09/29 New Destination Mkt. Grant Awarded Northwoods Tourism Group
• 98/09/29 New Destination Mkt. Grant Awarded to Wausau/Central WI CVB
• 98/09/25 New Destination Mkt. Grant Awarded La Crosse Area CVB
• 98/09/25 New Destination Mkt. Grant Awarded to Chippewa Valley CVB
• 98/09/23 Hayward Area Chamber of Commerce Receives Tourism Grant
• 98/09/22 New Destination Mkt. Grant Awarded to Oconto Co. Econ. Development Corp.
• 98/09/22 New Destination Mkt. Grant Awarded to Door Co. Chamber
• 98/09/19 New Destination Mkt. Grant Awarded to Bayfield Chamber
• 98/09/03 Shawano Area Chamber of Commerce Receives Tourism Grant
• 98/09/03 Grtr. Cornell Area Com. Dev. Assoc. Inc. Receives Tourism Grant
• 98/09/03 Shullsburg Community Dev. Corp. Receives Tourism Grant
• 98/08/10 Arabian Fest Arab Festivals, Inc. Receives Tourism Grant
• 98/08/10 Wautoma Main Street, Inc. Receives Tourism Grant
• 98/08/10 La Crosse Area CVB Receives Tourism Grant
• 98/08/10 Stone Lake Cranberry Festival Receives Tourism Grant
• 98/08/10 Wisconsin Dells VCB Receives Tourism Grant
• 98/08/10 Freedom Jaycees Receive Tourism Grant
• 98/08/10 Two Rivers Main Street, Inc. Receives Tourism Grant
• 98/07/22 State Tourism Promotion Wins National Competition
• 98/06/22 Iron County Development Zone Council Receives Tourism Grant
• 98/06/18 Wild West Days, Ltd. Receives Tourism Grant
• 98/06/18 Brodhead Chamber of Commerce Receives Tourism Grant
• 98/06/18 Ashland Chamber of Commerce Receives Tourism Grant
• 98/06/18 Beloit Riverfest Inc. Receives Tourism Grant
• 98/06/18 Monroe Chamber of Commerce Receives Tourism Grant
• 98/06/18 Eau Claire City Center Corporation Receives Tourism Grant
• 98/06/03 WI Lake Schooner Education Assoc. Receives Tourism Grant
• 98/06/03 Tourism Grant Awarded for River Falls Sesqui. Celebration
• 98/06/03 Superior/Douglas Chamber of Commerce Receives Tourism Grant
• 98/05/20 Wisconsin Travel Info. Centers Ready to Assist Summer Travelers
• 98/05/04 Travel Expenditures Impact State Economy
• 98/04/22 Most Memorable Wisconsin Vacation Contest Winners Announced
• 98/04/20 Wisconsin Celebrates National Tourism Week May 3-9
• 98/04/18 Mackville Tractor Pullers Assoc. Receives Tourism Grant
• 98/04/13 Riverside Players Receive Tourism Grant
• 98/04/13 Ashland Area Chamber Receives Tourism Grant
• 98/04/13 La Crosse Area CVB Receives Tourism Grant
• 98/04/13 Beloit's Angel Museum Receives Tourism Grant
• 98/04/02 Heritage Tourism Conf. Slated for May 14-16 in Fond du Lac
• 98/03/19 CAMBA Receives Tourism Grant
• 98/03/19 WACVB Receives Tourism Grant
• 98/03/19 Rock Co. Historical Society Receives Tourism Grant
• 98/03/19 Cable Chamber Receives Grant for Fishing Promotion
• 98/03/19 Eagle River Chamber Receives Tourism Grant
• 98/03/17 Tourism Pros Educate Apprenticeship Students
• 98/03/12 St. Croix Valley Receives Tourism Grant
• 98/03/12 Ripon Area Chamber Receives Tourism Grant
• 98/03/12 GLITC Inc. Receives Tourism Grant
• 98/03/12 Grand View Fire Dept. Receives Tourism Grant
• 98/03/12 Cable Chamber Receives Tourism Grant
• 98/03/10 WI Ranked As Top Ten Motorcoach Destination
• 98/03/03 Governor Unveils $2M Promo Campaign
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