LANSING, Mich. - Gov. Rick Snyder today announced Michael Patrick Shiels, of East Lansing, will serve on the Michigan Travel Commission. The commission helps Michigan’s travel industry grow. “One of the key components to building a better and stronger Michigan is to continuously promote all the att Full Story

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• SNAKES ON A GOLF COURSE!
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The tales about and stories behind some of the world’s finest and most memorable golf courses are available in one place from the American Society of Golf Course Architects FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRLog (Press Release) – May 26, 2011 – The tales about and stories behind some of the world’s finest Full Story

• FIRST COAST FIRST CLASS IN FLORIDA – ST. AUGUSTINE AND JACKSONVILLE
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• WANT TO PLAY AUGUSTA NATIONAL OR ATTEND THE MASTERS TOURNAMENT?
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• Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day in Ireland
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The debate about the South Florida peninsula is ongoing: as a vacation spot – or potential retirement/second home option - do you prefer the east coast or the west coast? Are you lured by the view of the expansive power of the Atlantic Ocean from a seaside high-rise, the pink glitz of Palm Beach and Miami� Full Story

• TRAVEL WRITER MICHAEL PATRICK SHIELS: The places I have seen
  Though Downriver will always be home, I admit I am an amorous travel writer. I fall in love with almost every place I v
• INSIDE COMMUNIST CUBA – The Forbidden Fruits of Havana
  It wasn’t just the plate of caballo – roasted horse – sitting in front of me at El Patio, an open-air restaurant
• Hotel of the Year Awarded! Strong Group of Finalists Nominated in 2011
  The grand sense of arrival each time you pass into the lobby of a hotel is thrilling. It’s curiosity you feel when op