Here are some of the more interesting deals, Web sites and other travel tidbits that came across our desk recently:
•The Wisconsin Becoming an Outdoors-Woman program is offering a new workshop featuring bird watching and wildflower identification at Wyalusing State Park, near Prairie du Chien, May 14-16. Cost for two nights’ lodging, five meals, instruction, equipment use and entertainment is $239 per person. 715-346-4681;
tinyurl.com/ycvrcss
•Chicago’s Renaissance Blackstone Hotel is displaying a show of graffiti art and offering the “Outlaw Art Package.” In addition to lodging, it includes a custom piece of art by Rob Cartwright, the hotel’s general manager and a graffiti artist. Rates start at $259 a night. 800-228-9290; ask for promotional code E0Q;
tiny.cc/JMPpo
•For a free copy of Traverse City (Mich.) Magazine’s 2010 edition, head to
visittraversecity.com
.
•The North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh is scheduled to reopen April 24 in a new 127,000-square-foot building. The museum also has added more than 100 works of art, including a gift of 28 sculptures by Rodin. 919-839-6262;
ncartmuseum.org
•The “Florence Fling” package from Dooley Vacations starts at $1,039 per person, double occupancy, for round-trip air from Chicago and four nights’ lodging in the Italian city. Add $143 in taxes and travel April 1-May 15. 877-331-9301;
dooleyvacations.com/vacations/florence-holiday
•It’s not too late to get in on some of the Amish Mud Sales in Pennsylvania Dutch Country. 800-723-8824;
tiny.cc/J64Xf
•A new part of the Ohio Tourism Division Web site lets travelers share their Ohio travel photos and videos.
consumer.DiscoverOhio.com/MyOhio
•Kids can try the climbing wall or slide down the world’s largest toilet at the Kidscommons children’s museum in Columbus, Ind. 812-378-3046;
kidscommons.org
•AbilityTrip.com is a new Web site that provides information to help physically challenged travelers.
•SmarterTravel.com has a guide to low-cost carriers serving the Caribbean and Latin America at
tiny.cc/c9W0U
.
•Traveloni.com is giving away a three-night stay in Cancun, plus airfare for two. Details at
traveloni.com/mystory.shtml
.
•Check out the Top 10 Scenic Drives in the Northern Rockies at
drivethetop10.com
.
Deals and Web sites listed here have been checked for availability as of press time, but the listings are not an endorsement.
— Phil Marty, Special to Tribune Newspapers
