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Welcome Home

Jun 8, 2010   //   by Sandra Friend   //   Commentary, Travels  //  No Comments

After six days on the road (with the country song of that name echoing through my head) it was a delight to walk into the Florida Welcome Center on I-75. Goodness, was it packed! Lines of people waiting for free orange juice. Others scanning the racks fir information. I was delighted to see that nature-based tourism information was predominant on the racks. A telling shift in our values related to traveling economically.

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  • Dec 30 – Hiking Michigan’s Upper Peninsula at the 28th Annual FTA New Year’s Eve Campout, Doe Lake, Ocala National Forest, FL (FTA members welcome)
  • Jan 6 – Building Your Audience Through Opt-in Emails workshop at Friends of Florida State Parks Annual Forum, Gainesville, FL
  • Jan 18 – Growing Your Own Audience discussion at SATW FLC Meeting, Tel Aviv, Israel
  • Feb 4 – Best Hikes for Florida Scrub-Jay Sightings TALK at 3rd Annual Florida Scrub-Jay Festival, Oscar Scherer State Park, Venice, FL (public welcome)
  • Feb 16 – Best Hikes in Florida State Parks at FTA Florida Crackers chapter meeting, Ocala, FL (public welcome)