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Huge travel weekend likely for Labor Day
South Bend TribuneIf you were planning on hitting the road this weekend and thought that maybe a rise in gas prices might hold traffic down a little, don't count on it. According to AAA, 33 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more this weekend, a 2.9 percent...Tags: Weather Reports, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Holidays, Washington, DC, Tropical Storms
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Cool tourism? Check out Compton Family Ice Rink
South Bend Tribune CorrespondentMike McNeill, who grew up playing hockey, football and baseball at St. Joseph's High School in South Bend, made the decision for hockey after also playing baseball for a while at the University of Notre Dame where he was a business finance major. The ice...Tags: High School Sports, College Baseball, Ice Skating, Ice Hockey, Tourism and Leisure
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Developer pushing southwest Michigan as top tourist spot
WSBT-TV ReporterMove over Mackinac Island. A developer is looking to put southwest Michigan on the map when it comes to being a top tourist spot in the state. Ron Schults is the man behind the Harbor Village development, a $114 million project in St. Joseph. The...Tags: Personal Service, Tourism and Leisure, Beaches
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UPDATE: Frontier Airlines coming to South Bend
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterSOUTH BEND -- Frontier Airlines has announced new nonstop service between its Denver hub and South Bend Regional Airport. "Frontier is really a great fit for us," said Mike Daigle, executive director of South Bend Regional Airport at a news conference...Tags: Air Transportation Industry, Mexico, Business Trips, Midway, Frontier Airlines Inc.
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Want to cool off in a lake? Read this first
ST. JOSEPH COUNTY -- Taking a dip in a lake is a summer staple around our area -- but look before you leap -- some lakes in our area are experiencing high counts of something health officials are calling "toxic algae." Seven Indiana lakes have been...
Tags: Lakes and Ponds, State Parks, Pets, Tourism and Leisure, Bodies of Water
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State Road 23 project: The price of progress
The SR 23 widening project in Granger is almost finished. Indiana's Department of Transportation says all lanes should be open by early August. The construction has been a headache for drivers but many will be happy with the finished product. Some...
Tags: Road Transportation, Highway Transportation, Transportation
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Focus leads to growth for Anthony Travel
South Bend Tribune CorrespondentSOUTH BEND -- In 1991, the University of Notre Dame was looking for a travel agency with the personal touch. Anthony Travel, founded by 1986 graduate John Anthony in Dallas in 1989, opened a campus office to fill the need. In 2012, the university was...Tags: Colleges and Universities, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Tour Operations Industry, University of Notre Dame, Trips and Vacations
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Heroes and Villains
For me one of life’s great joys is meeting someone new with a story to tell. That happened again for me while on vacation in Central Europe, a part of the world I have always wanted to see and at least get a small taste of its remarkable history,...
Tags: Hungary, Honeymooning, World War II (1939-1945), Danube River, Heroism
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Museum at SMC to move to downtown Dowagiac
South Bend Tribune CorrespondentDOWAGIAC -- Changes are coming to the Museum at Southwestern Michigan College. The museum will close its doors at its current location on the SMC Dowagiac campus in early July and then reopen next spring in downtown Dowagiac with a new name. Dowagiac...Tags: Museums, Colleges and Universities, Railway Transportation, Arts and Culture, Education
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Paper maps: Amid GPS boom, nostalgia finds a place
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Used to be, Dad would stuff a half-dozen maps in the glove box before setting out with the family on a road trip to see the waterfalls at Yosemite or the granite faces of Mount Rushmore. Colorful maps bearing the logos of the...Tags: Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Economy, Business and Finance, Manufacturing and Engineering, New Products, Yosemite National Park
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Horse rescued from Ind. railway bridge gives birth
VALPARAISO, Ind. (AP) — A pregnant horse rescued after becoming trapped on a northwestern Indiana railroad bridge has given birth to a filly. Co-owner Roni Byvoets tells The Times of Munster (http://bit.ly/M28PWb ) that the mare, named Anna, gave...Tags: Railway Transportation, Transportation
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States fight 'tourists' trafficking painkillers
LEBANON, Ohio (AP) — Authorities trying to crack down on prescription painkiller abuse at home say they're stymied by so-called drug tourists, people traveling to states like Florida and Georgia where the drugs are easier to obtain. Investigators...
Tags: Tourism and Leisure
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