Chamber Conv & Visitors ReportOctober 30, 2003
Menlo
To~
Mayor Duggan
City Council Members
City Manager, Mike Van Milligen
Jim Waller, Chair
Dubuque County Supervisors
Fr~
John Tallent, Chair
Sue Czeshinski, Director
Re: Quarterly Repor~ July-October 2003
The Convention and Visitors Bureau is pleased to report that the third quarter saw
dramatic increases in visitation to the Dubuque area. Marketing efforts included a
significant radio campaign, point of purchase campaign, print advertising to attract
consumers, and the hiring of an additional staff person to step up the convention
promotions effort prior to the opening of the Grand River Center. Brandon Houlihan has
been hired as our new Sales and Services Manager and will work on handling the
Hometown Hero Campaign and servicing all incoming groups for the Bureau.
The Consumer Marketing effort has been extremely successful this summer. Over
150,000 people toured the Museum in its first three months of operation and hotel/motel
occupancy was up as well. The radio campaign ran in nine markets surrounding
Dubuque and focused on promoting all of the offerings in the Port of Dubuque as well as
in the area. The Point of Purchase Campaign was a joint promotion with Galena that
encouraged visitors to register to win a weekend in Dubuque or Galena. Over 3,000
travelers' names have been collected in the last month. This will be part of an ongoing
database that will be used for tracking and for future promotional offers. Print
advertising continues to run in the Chicago Magazine and Oprah Magazine encouraging
visitors to go to our website for travel planning details. The site is averaging over 20,000
visits each month. Over 12,000 requests for information were received from our print
and radio campaign through paper, internet, and phone requests. Brochures continue to
be distributed in surrounding cities and all the Visitors Guides have been used this year.
A larger number of Guides have been ordered for next year to accommodate the number
of increased requests we can expect.
Convention Marketing and Group Sales continues to produce results. A number of
groups have been requesting bids from the CVB to host conferences in Dubuque.
Meeting planners continue to be very impressed with the new facilities that we have to
offer. Some have offered to write testimonials for us to use in our marketing effort! We
will be sending a three piece direct mail campaign that has been created to invite planners
to come in December to tour the facilities. Since our last report we have 21 additional
meetings & conferences that have selected Dubuque, sent another 18 proposals, and are
actively working with 14 outstanding bids. Another 2 events rebooked their 2004 events
in Dubuque as their 2003 events here were successful. The sales staff is actively
receiving phone calls from meeting planners. On average, one unique planner a week
calls into the Bureau for additional information on a possible conference to be held in
Dubuque. Therefore, we have over 200 active conference leads that we are continuously
working. We will be working with the airport to register for several new national shows
that are now part of our expanded marketing effort. Some of these shows include the
Destination Showcase in Chicago, the Affordable Meetings Showcase in Washington
D.C. and California, and Holiday Showcase in Chicago.
The CVB continues to work with writers doing upcoming features on Dubuque. Attached
is a current list of features. The CVB hosted the editor of National Bank Travel
Magazine and the Group Leader Magazine for a site tour for a feature to run in 2004.
The CVB coordinated an aerial photo shoot in September to capture the project site now
that the buildings are complete. There are over 700 new pictures of the Port of Dubuque
f~om air and ground for us to use in furore promotions. We were also able to get the
Spirit of Dubuque and Miss Dubuque as well as the Mississippi Queen in these photos.
Editorial Information Submitted
Update October 30, 2003
Amy Link, Marketing Manager
Information Sent / Article
Publication Publication Date Description Date Sent Notes Circulation
AAA Home & Away
Iowa, Wisconsin, Feature Editorial on America's iu progress for
Minnesota, Illinois July/Augus_t 2004 River media visit ...... 788,000
AAA Home & Away Iowa Feature on the Opening of America's
Edition 2004 River 3/28/2003
AAA Home & Away Feature Editorial on Grand in progress for
Full Circulation M?ch/Aprl12004 Excursion media visit 3,400,000
:Altoona Mirror Clippin~-
Altoona, Pennsylvania May 4, 2003 Mississippi museum to o~e_n_J_une 28 Service 40,888
Anchorage Daily News Travel Digest: New Iowa museum Clipping
Anchorage, Alaska September 14, 2003 celebrates Mississippi Service 84,417
A river z~ns through it: New
Anderson Independent Mail museum, aqum'imn in Iowa Clipping
M~derson, South Carolina August 24, 2003 showcases the Mighty~M!s_~!~i_ppi __ Service~ 46,302
,M~tique Week
Knightstown, Indiana New museum showcases history of Clipping
Central Edition September 8, 2003 Mississippi River Service 64,000
Arizona Daily Star Old Mm~ River gets respect at new Clipping
Tucson, Arizona I July 20, 2003 musemn Service 179,853
Asbury Park Press World-class showcase for the ~l~pping
Neptune, New Jersery August 10, 2003 Mississippi in Iowa Service 220,550
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Meeting Plmmer Guide
Association References
Conference Center Update
CD-Rom
Ran in March 2003 The Heartland Issue Described all
Association News, Issue Meetng Facilities in Dubuque 12/20/2002 printed
Atlanta Journal Constitution New Iowa aquarium honors the Clipping
Atlanta, Georgia August~_17, 2003 Mississippi Service 658,581
Austin American Statesman Musemn displays new ways to look Cli~l~ing
Austin, Texas August 10, 200~3 at might Mississippi Service 233,608
2003 Online
AwayTravelGuide.com Directory Updated Directory Listing 2/24/2003
Charles City Press Clipping
Ch_ arles City, Iowa August 12, 2003 Explo~_i.~ng_Io_~w_a__de_s~fi~?tions_ ............ Se_~-vic~
,Midwest Getaways
Special Advertising Supplement to Clipping
Chicago Life August 1, 2003 the New York Times Service 50,000
Chicago Sun Times July 20, 2003 A mighty museum i Clipping
............................... _S~[vice 382,741
Clipping
Chicago Tribune May 25,200~3 Our Mississippi Service __i,026,407
Many trips likely to be closer to CVB
Chicago Tribune May 11, 2003 home .................. _~ Search
Clipping
Chicago Tribune City September 14, 2003 River museum opens,] Service 1,026,407
O~3O~2OO3
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Amy Link, Marketing Manager
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Iowa: Facility cltronicles life on the
CNN.eom July 17, 2003 Mississippi River
Corporate & Incentive
~rravel August 2003 August Issue Features Midwest ~__6/15/2003
Iowa Destination Snapshots
Courier _May 2003 Riverfront 3/1/2003
Courier Post Clipping
Cherry Hill, New Jersey ...... _July 27, 2003 [nfo to Go: River gets due Service 97,763
Courier Call the Courier Clipping
Waterloo, Iowa _J~ly 22, 2003 Questions on Musemn Admission .... Service 46,004
Come Explore the America's River
Project at the Port of Dubuque
CTA Newsletter America's River Invitation to FAM Tot[rs 12/1/2002 printed
Daily Gate City Clipping
Keokuk, Iowa June 30, 2003 TomSsts explore river museum (AP) Service 9,000
Daily Gate City ..... Dubuque credits riverfront project '~lipping
i Service 9,000
Keokuk, Iowa _~ __J_uly 9, 2003 for tourism rise
Placed by Travel Writer in Travel
] Section of Newspaper
America's River Focus
Total Circulation of 3 newspapers is
486,000
Plan a major outing to a minor-
Daily Herald May 12, 2003 leageue ballpark Field of Dreams 3/3/2003 486,000
10/30/2003 Bold denotes editorials that are in process
Editorial Informatiou Submitted
Update October 30, 2003
Amy Link, Marketing Manager
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Daily News - Sun The Mississippi: New museum and Clipping
S_u_n_ City, A~'izona July 30, 2003 aquarium opens in Iowa Service 20,159
Daily News Clipping
Woodland Hills, California September 21, 2003 Big Muddy Buddy Service 200,570
Daily Record World-class showcase for the Clipping
Parsippany, New Jersey August 10, 2003 Mississippi in Iowa Service 54,297
Daily Review Atlas Tourists explore Mississippi River Clipping
Mo~unouth, Illinois June 30, 2003 museum (AP) Service 2,856
Placed by Travel Writer in Travel
Section of Newspaper
America's River Focus
Total Circulation of 3 newspapers is
486,000
Rivertown renaissance rolls into
Des Moines Register May I 1, 2003 Dubuque 3/3/2003 254,820
Iowans to join crowded roads for Clipping
Des Moines Register July 3, 2003 long weekend .... Ser~ic~e .... _1_5_3,_ 792~
Rethi~king vacations, Dubuque, Clipping
Des Moines Register July 9, 2003 Vision Iowa .......... ~ Service 153,792
Clipping
Des Moi_nes Register August 17, 2003 Calendar - Dubuque Museum of Art Service 254,820
Deseret Morning News Iowa museum tells sto~y of the Clipping
Salt Lake City, Utah August 3, 2003 Mississippi Service 69,328
10/30/2003 Bold denotes editorials that are in process
Editorial Information Submitted
Update October 30, 2003
Amy Link, Marl~et#tg Manager
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Publication Publication Date Description Date Sent Notes Circulation
Destinations Magazine by Issue Featured Iowa
the American Bus America's River Update
Association December 2002 CD-Rom & Other Images }_ 10/21/2002 ___
Destinations Magazine by
the American Bus
Association December 2003 Feature Issue on the Heartland 11/7/2003
Tourists explore new Misssissippi Clipping
iEffingham Daily News June 30, 2003 River museum (AP) ..... Service 13,226
Article from Travel Writer who
visited several months ago
America's River focus
Fmuily Fun M_agazine June 2003 Circulation of 1.5 million 10/14/2002
America's River: Creating a national Clipping
Grinnell~H?_a_ld~Register May 22, 2003 destination on an Iowa riverfront ................ Service 4,076
Grinnell Herald Register
'Grim~ell, Iowa August 18, 2003
America's River
Focus on project completion nearing
with opening of museum
Sent 4 photographs of the project & I
Group Travel__Leader May 2003 museum via email ! 4/16/2003 printe_d_
Herald & Review Mighty Miss: New river museum Clipping
Decatur, Illinois July 20, 2003 and aquarium opens in Iowa Service 43,569
Herald Bulletin Museum, aquarium open in Iowa Clipping
Anderson, Indiana August 20, 2003 river city [ Service 29,817
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~lmy Link, Marketing Manager
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High Point Enterprise Aquarium showcases mighty Clipping
High Point, North Carolina July 20, 2003 Mississippi Service 32,217
Clipping
Home & Away Indiana June 15, 2003 Galena and Beyond this Spring N/A Service 221,000
Home News Tribuue World-class showcase for the Clipping
East Brunswick, New Jersey August 10, 2003 Mississippi in Iowa Service 78,655
Huron Daily Tribune Travel Briefs: Life on the Clipping
Bad Axe, Michigan September 14, 2003 Mississippi Depicted in Dubuque Service 25,969
Ski Illinois
Discussed Chestnut Mom~tain,
Illinois Magazine Janum-y 2003 Dubuque, and Sundown N/A printed
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin Clipping
Ontario, Canada September 21, 2003 Big Muddy Buddy Service 77,500
Feature on Grand Harbor Re]orr
Responded to media kit mailing
Iowa City Press Citizen Jm~e 2003 from Sprenger McCullough 3/1/2003
Dubuque Profile Update I
3auerica's River Update Pn-ticle l~
Updated Dubuque Images
Iowa Meetings Magazine 2003 Issue 1 Line Phrases on Dubuque ___12/9/2002 printed
Iowa Success Stories 2003 America's River Update Infonuation 11/20/2002
Going with ti~e flow: New
Jacksonville Journal Courier Mississippi River museum and Clipping
Jacksonville, Illinois July 26, 2003 aquahum opens in Iowa Service 15,578
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Journal Star Dubuque museum driving
:Peoria, Illinois March 2, 2003 development article N/A
i~-ournal Star National Mississippi R~ver Museum Clipping
Peoria, Illinois July 27, 2003 & Aquarium_ Service 89,816
Kcamcy Hub Mississippi rolls on at new Iowa Clipping
Keamey, Nebraska July 23, 2003 exhibition, aquarium Service 12,697
Kenosha News Mississippi learning: River museum Clipping
Kenosha, Wisconsin July 20, 2003 and aquarium opens in Iowa Service 28,__514
Kingsport Times ~ News Musuem/aquarimu tells the long Clipping
Kingsport, Tem~essee July 20, 2003 story of river Service 49,661 __
i Grand Excursion Documentary was
KRT Productions 2003 Filmed in Part in Dubuque 10/18/2002
Making waves: The National
Mississippi River Museum &
La Crosse Tribune Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa, opened Clipping
La Crosse, Wisconsin July 12, 2003 in late June with a splash ..... Service 39,001
Lancaster New Era Clipping
Lm~caster, Pemlsylvania August 3, 2003 The Record of the River ..... Service 102,457
CVB
Leisure Group Travel April 2003 Iowa What's New Search
Livington Count Daily Press
& Argus Mississippi River: Iowa museum and Clipping
Howell, Michigan August 17, 2003 aquarium showcase river region Service 20,823
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Amy Lin& Marketing Manager
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Mississippi River Museum
Madera Tribtme Aquarium to open June 28 Clipping
Madera, California April 21, 2003 Associated Press Service 5,700
Madison Capital Times,
Kenosha paper, Waukesha
paper, Eau Claire paper, La
Crosse paper, and Green Bay Travel section column by travel
Press Gazette October 2003 writer, Mary Bergin 9/26/2003
Sent information regarding
America's River including eonf
center, amphitheater, museum, &
William M. Black
Contacted Jim Mallman as a
Meeting News Spri_~.g 2003 reference for the article 4/28/2003
IMeetings Guide to the East 2003 Direc_t?ry Updated Directory Listing 2/28/2003
Feature on Dubuque and July 2003 -
Midwest Living May/June 2004 America's Feature current
Midwest Meetings 2003 Dubuque Golf Press Release 11/13/2002
Dubuque bm~ks on new river Clipping
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel June 29, 2003 complex Service 455,862
Mopar Muscle Clipping
Lakeland, Florida October 2003 Events - Mopars on the Mississippi Service 80,000
Morris Daily Herald
MonSs, Illinois June 30, 2003 Tourists explore river museum (AP) Service 7,544
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Clipping
Muscatine Journal July 19, 2003 Dubuque adds museum, aquarium Service 8,327
Naples Daily News Clipping
Naples, Florida September 1_.4, 2003 Dubuque depicts life on Mississippi_ Service 80,175
New Hampton Tribune Exploring the Many Destinations of Clipping
New Hm~apton, Iowa August 8, 2003 Iowa Service _--3,100
News - Republican Riverboat captain donates $1 million Clipping
Boone, IA June 3_0, 2003 to museum Service 3,600
News Tribune Clipping
La Salle, Illinois Juue 30, 2003 Tourists explore river nmscum (AP) Service 21,500
Clipping
Newton Daily?ews June 30, 2003 Tourists explore river museum --Service 7,965
Placed by Travel Writer in Travel
Section of Newspaper
America's River Focus
Total Circulation of 3 newspapers is
_Northern Indiana Paper Spring 2003 486,002 ....3/3/2003
Am~ual GAVEL Directory Listing
Northstar Travel Media April 2003 Updated 10/3/2002
Follows the story running in the June
2003 Brinkley Argus and will run in ! Travel
NPR Radio __ August 2003 Missouri, Tennesse, m~d Arkansas Writer
New museum celebrates the Clipping
Omaha World - Herald June 29, 2003 Mississippi Service 268,336
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The I's have it Clipping
Omaha World - Herald June 29, 2003 Iowa and Illinois Service 268,336
$57 million National Mississippi Clipping
Ot~umwa Courier June 27, 2003 .....River Museum opens Satm'day Service --1_7,412
Pasadena Star - News Clipping
~a_ sadena, California September 2_1, 2003 Big Muddy Buddy __ Service 45,0_00
Drean~s can come tree: National
Mississippi River Museum & Clipping
Pekin Daily Times July 3,_2003 Aquarium opens doors_.. Service 12,537
Peoria Journal Star March 2, 2003 Featured America's River Project 3/2/2003
Primedia Business
2003 Facilities & Services
Guide 2003 Guide Updated Directory Listiug 12/2/2002
Picnic tickets go on sale Clipping
Quad City Times June 8, 2003 Quad City Times 60+ Picnic Service 70,853
[Want a scenic drive? Head for
:Wisconsin
Features information on Dubuque Clipping
Quad City Times July 13, 2003 Theater and Hunter Fuerste ...... Service 7~0_,6_33
Clipping
Quad City Times August 3, 2003 2-day fall foliage tour is October 2-3 Service 70,853
Quincy Herald - WHIG Museum makes a splash on opening Clippi~g'
Quincy, Illinois June 30, 2003 weekend Service 22,863
Quincy Herald - WHIG New Mississippi River aqum'ium Clipping
Quincy, Illinois July 20, 2003 opens in Iowa Service 27,425
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Recreation News Clipping
Greenbelt, MD May 200__3 Travel Line Se~wice 110,000
Riclnnond Times Dispatch Mississippi River's lore, history flow Clipping
Riclunond, Virginia July 20, 2003 at museum Service 232,893
Clipping
Rider Ventura, California October 2003 Favorite ride: Three state secre_t~ Service 130,000
Robinson Daily News Clipping
Robinson, Illinois July 1, 2003 Big splash at musemn opening Service 6,071
Feature on National Mississippi
Rochester Post Bulletin Spring 2003 __ River Museum & Aquarium__ 3/24/2003
Rockdale Citizen Mississippi River: New museum, Clipping
Conyers, Georgia July 20, 2003 aquarium opens in Iowa Service 10,537
Visit the otters at Iowa museum m~d Cli~ing
Service 83,194
Rockford Register Star Septembe__r_ 7, 2003 aquarium ...........
Dubuque museu~-~ollows Mighty Clipping
Service 553,703
San Francisco Chronicle September 14, 2003 Mississippi
Clipping
gan Jose Mercury News ~September 21, 2003 Mississippi River history ........ Service 306,576
Sandusky Register New museum, aquarium opens in Clipping
Sandusky, Ohio S.ptembe_r_l_4, 2003 Iowa Service 27,065
Scuttlebutt Grand Excursion flotilla tickets Clipping
Blue Earth, Minnesota September 2003 available September 14 Service 25,000
Senior News Feature Cover Story on America's
Chicagoland fi'ee newspaper Jm~e 2003 River 3/24/2003
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America's River Update
] Information
Conference Center Opening
.Photographs of Area
Small Market Meetin__gs January 2003 CD-Rom 12/10/2002
Mississippi River Museum: If You
St. Louis Post~Dipatch Online July 17, 2003 Go
Museum, aquarium in Dubuque Clipping
St. Louis Post-Dipatch Online J~u!y 17, 2003 showcase Mississippi River __ _ Service 494,096
Clipping
St. Paul Pioneer Press July 1, 2003 Bowell's gi~ aids rive.£_m_useum _ Service 201,492
St. Paul Pioneer Press September 21, 2003 Musem~a, aquarium opens IClipping
__ _ Service 251,574
Star Tribune Dubuque, Iowa: Riverfi-ont water CVB -
Mirmeapolis/St. Paul April 20, 2003 )ark is a scream Search
Star Tribune Dubuque, Iowa, opens $57 million --~lipping
Mim~eapolis/St. Paul August 10, 2003 Mississippi museum mhd aquarium Service 674,343
Star Tribune Celebrating historical journey on --~lipping
Miuneapolis/St. Paul September 14, 20~03 Mississippi Service 669,358
Riverboat captain donates $1 millio~
Stom~ Lake Pilot ~ Tribune for a Mississippi riverfront library Clipping
Storm Lake, Iowa July 1, 2003 development Service 3,484
The Advocate - Messenger From shows to snakes: New Clip--ping
Danville, Kentucky July 27, 2003 aquarium opens in Iowa Service 12,358
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Museum celebrates the mighty Clipping
Service 69,462
The Am~ Arbor News July 27, 2003 Mississippi __
The Baltimore ~u-~ Mighty River: Dubuque, Iowa opens Clipping
Baltimore, Maryland August 10, 2003 a Mississippi musemn Service 479,636
Dubuque, Iowa gives visitors a taste Travel
The Brinkley Argus July 9, 2003 of Victoriant times .... _ _ Writer
New Iowa museum takes visitors on Travel
The Brinkley Argus July 9, 2003 , Mississippi River journey Writer
The Chattanooga Times & Illinois and Iowa: Two states of fun Clipping
Free Press June 8, 2003 along the Mississippi River Service 98,879__
The Chippewa Herald New Mississippi museum opens in Clipping
Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin July 20, 2003 Iowa Service 7,149
The Citizens' Vo-~c~-e -- New Iowa museum-Showcases .... Clippir~g
Wilkes-Barre, Pelmsylvania July 20, 2003 History office Mississippi_~__Service 29,~4__52
The Courier News World-class showcase for the Clipping
Bridgewater, New Jersey August.~10, 2003 Mississippi in Iowa .... Service 43,771 _
The Daily Breeze Travel Log: Life on the Mississippi Clippin~-
Tommce, California September 14, 2003 comes to Iowa Service 84,087
The Daily Sun Ole Miss': New museum and Clipping
Lady Lake, Florida July 20, 2003 aquarium opens in Iowa Service 18,051
The Daily Times Tourists explore Mississippi River Clipping
Ottawa, Illinois July 7, 20_0_3~. museum (AP) Service 11,757
The Des Moines Register October 23, 2003 Dubuque's Face-Lift
The Dispatch National Mississippi River Museum Clipping
Rock Island, Ilhnom , Jm~e 29, 2003 reveals the secrets under the water Service 33,125
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The Dispatch Clipping
Rock Island, Illinois May 4, 2003 Dubuque resort is making_ a splash Service j_ 33,125
The Dispatch Travel Calendar Clipping
Rock Island, Illi~npis July 13,200_3 Intertravel Service 33,125
The Dispatch Mississippi River Museum & -- Clipping
Rock Island, Illinois July 27, 2003~ Aquarium opens in Dubuque Service ~.__33,125
:The Dispatch Volunteers make Dubuque Clipping
Rock Is~land, Illinois August 10, 2003 Arboretum special Service 33,125
The Express Times Ride down Mississippi river via Clip'lng ----
Easton, Pennsyl~vani~a- July 27, 2003 ~nuseum Service 48,077
The Gazette Clipping
Cedar Rapids, Iowa __._ June 24, 2003 _A dream come true Service 65,549
The Gazette River museum given books, m~t, I Clipping
Cedar Rapids, Iowa July 1, 2003 $800,000 Service 65,549
America's River Update Informatior
The Group Travel Leader Referred to Website
New Attractions for 2003 2003 Photography of the Mississippi 11/4/2002
The Hawk Eye ~'-- · '
'Dubuque nverfi'ont project a Clipping
Burlington, Iowa April 25,200_3 corporation Service 19,665
The Hawk Eye Splish, splashing in the ........ Clipping- -
Burlington, Iowa July 6, 2003 neighborhood Service 21,5_8_6__
The Herald Under the surface: Musemn Clipping
Sharon, Pe~msylvania July 27, 2003 showcases mighty river Service 24,636
The Independent New museum and aquarmm opens in Clipping
Massillion, Ohio July 15, 2003 Iowa Service 14,323
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The Intelligencer Showcasing the mighty Mississippi's Clipping
Doylestown, Peunsylvania August 3, 2003 ecology S~ervice 51,346
Get Up and Go!
One Tank Trip: The National
The Journal Standard Mississippi River Museum and Clipping
Freeport, Illinois June 28, 2003 Aquarium __ Service 15,900
The Journal Standard Clipping
Freeport, Illinois __ July 19, 2003 qew museum and aquarium opens ___S_e_rvice 15,900
The mighty Mississippi River now
The Kansas City Star August 10, 2003 has its own museum
The Muskegon Chronicle New museum, aquarium celebrates Clipping
Muskegon, Michigan August 10, 2003 the mighty Mississippi Service 52,266
l'he New York Times Clipping
National Edition June 8, 2003 Midwest Getaways ___Service 1,671,865
The New York Times ..... Life on the Mississippi depicted in Clipping
National Edition September 14, 2003 Dubuque ____ Service 1,671~,865
The News - Gazette Clipping
~Champalgn, Illinois June 30, 2003 Tourists explore river museum (AP) Service 42,606
Mississippi museum: New world-
The News ~ Gazette class showcase opens in Dubuque, Clipping
Champaign, Illin0~i~s- ............ _Ju_l.y 20, 2003 Iowa _ Service 4~8,676
The News Courier Along the Mississippi: New museum Clipping
Athens, Atambama July 20, 2003 and aquarium opens in Iowa Service 8,305
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, Museum, aquarium boost river lore
The Pantagraph Also included a front page briefing Clipping
Bloomington, Illinois July 20, 2003 to the full article Service 53,213
The Post - Journal I Storied River Brings Memories to Clipping
Jamestown, New York July 20, 2003 Life Service 22,907
The Register - Mail New museum, aquarium open in Clipping
Galesburg, Illinois July 27, 2003 Dubuque, Iowa Service 16,800
The Register - Mail Clipping
Galesburg, Ill__inois September 18, 2003 Going, seeing doing: Musemns Service 17,300
National Mississippi River Museum Clipping
l'he Rock Island Argus June 29, 2003 reveals the secrets under the water Service __ 16,129
Clipping
];he Rock Island Argus July 13, 2003 Intemetravel - Features Museum Service 16,129
Volunteers make Dubuque Clipping
The Rock Is_l?__d Argus August 10, 2003 Arboretum special __ Service 16,129
Great escapes: Liven up your Labor Clipping
The Rock Island 2M-gus August 29, 2003 Day with a day-trip Service 13,333
The Saginaw News !" Clipping
Saginaw, Michigan July 27, 2003 River's tale grows __ Service 58,312
Clippi~ng
The San Diego Union Tribune August 31, 2003 Dateline - Reference to TH Service_ _444,899
The Scranton Times - Tribune ,New Iowa museum Showcases Clipping
Scranton, Pe~msylvania July 20, 2003 History of the Mississippi Service 78,534
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Memo
To:
Mayor Duggan
City Council Members
City Manager, Mike Van Milligen
Jim Wailer, Chair
Dubuque County Supervisors
John Tallent, Chair
Sue Czeshinski, Director
Re: Quarterly Report July-October 2003
The Convention and Visitors Bureau is pleased to report that the third quarter saw
dramatic increases in visitation to the Dubuque area. Marketing efforts included a
significant radio campaign, point of purchase campaigt), print advertising to attract
consumers, and the hiring of an additional staff person to step up the convention
promotions effort prior to the opening of the Grand River Center. Brandon Houlihan has
been hired as our new Sales and Services Manager and will work on handling the
Hometown Hero Campaign and servicing all incoming groups for the Bureau.
The Consumer Marketing effort has been extremely successful this summer. Over
150,000 people toured the Museum in its first three months of operation and hotel/motel
occupancy was up as well. The radio campaign ran in nine markets surrounding
Dubuque and focused on promoting all of the offerings in the Port of Dubuque as well as
in the area. The Point of Purchase Campaign was a joint promotion with Galena that
encouraged visitors to register to win a weekend in Dubuque or Galena. Over 3,000
travelers' names have been collected in the last month. This will be part of an ongoing
database that will be used for tracking and for future promotional offers. Print
advertising continues to run in the Chicago Magazine and Oprah Magazine encouraging
visitors to go to our website for travel planning details. The site is averaging over 20,000
visits each month. Over 12,000 requests for information were received from our print
and radio campaign tbxough paper, intemet, and phone requests. Brochures continue to
be distributed in surrounding cities and ail the Visitors Guides have been used this year.
A larger number of Guides have been ordered for next year to accommodate the number
of increased requests we can expect.
Convention Marketing and Group Sales continues to produce results. A number of
groups have been requesting bids from the CVB to host conferences in Dubuque.
Meeting planners continue to be very impressed with the new facilities that we have to
offer. Some have offered to write testimonials for us to use in our marketing effort! We
will be sending a three piece direct mail campaign that has been created to invite planners
to come in December to tour the facilities. Since our last report we have 21 additional
meetings & conferences that have selected Dubuque, sent another 18 proposals, and are
actively working with 14 outstanding bids. Another 2 events rebooked their 2004 events
in Dubuque as their 2003 events here were successful. The sales staff is actively
receiving phone calls from meeting planners. On average, one mxique planner a week
calls into the Bureau for additional information on a possible conference to be held in
Dubuque. Therefore, we have over 200 active conference leads that we are continuously
working. We will be working with the airport to register for several new national shows
that are now part of our expanded marketing effort. Some of these shows include the
Destination Showcase in Chicago, the Affordable Meetings Showcase in Washington
D.C. and California, and Holiday Showcase in Chicago.
The CVB continues to work with writers doing upcoming features on Dubuque. Attached
is a current list of features. The CVB hosted the editor of National Bank Travel
Magazine and the Group Leader Magazine for a site tour for a feature to run in 2004.
The CVB coordinated an aerial photo shoot in September to capture the project site now
that the buildings are complete. There are over 700 new pictures of the Port of Dubuque
from air and ground for us to use in future promotions. We were also able to get the
Spirit of Dubuque and Miss Dubuque as well as the Mississippi Queen in these photos.
Media & Travel V?riter Visits
July 2003 - October 2003
Dubuque Convention & Visitors Bureau
July 8-9
July 16
July 18-20
July 30
August 3-4
August Early
August t1-12
August 12
August 12-13
August 14-15
August 19-20
August 31-Sept 1
S eptemb er 21-22
September 25-26
September 28-29
October 25
Travel Writers from San Francisco writing for The Iowan
Heidi Hughes, freelance writer from the Twin Cities
Kellye Carter Crocker, Midwest Living
Peoria TV Visit
Roger Riley, from Riley Communications
Photographers from Midwest Living
Mike Whye, Travel Writer referred from State of Iowa
Jackie Sheckler Finch, Travel Writer referred from State of Iowa
PBS Filming: Back on the MississiI~pi
Deb Holland, Rapid City Journal
Donna Tabbert Long, freelance writer from Minneapolis
Nina Gadomski, writing a book on the Midwest
Mary Lu Laffey, Editor, Rand McNally
Emer~ng Horizons, Pnblication for Disabled Travelers
Mary Bergin, Freelance Writer from Madison, Wisconsin
Herb Sparrow, Bank Travel Management
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qlO NEWS IN.BRIEF
From Tribune news services
Air ticket rules ease
Good news for air travelers %vho bought non-
' refundable tickets but can't make their flights:
The clear trend is toward loosening thgrules, as
five of the six major U.S. afl:lines had changed
their policies as of press time. Only no-shows on
US Airways will still lose the entire value of a
non-refundable ticket if they fail to both cancel
_a?d rebook a new itinerary before the originaI
flight takes of[
American was the first to break from the
· strict-policy pack that formed last September.
The airline armounced last month that while
passengers with non-refundable tickets wonld
still be required to cancel before their sched-
uled departure time, and would pay a pensl~
they'd have a year to rebook and use the remain-
ing value of their tickeL
Continental soon adeptad the same terms.
Northwest and Delta went a step further: Pas-
sengers don't need to cancel before flight t/me.
United fell into line but didn't relax as much:
Passengers still have to notify the airline before.
their scheduled departure, and the year's grace
to rebcok applies only to domestic tickets.
AJ/six airlines have kept their change fees,
usually $100, possibly higher for international '
fares. Of course, the most generous pollcies are
with the budget airlines: Southwest has no
change fee and no advance notice requirement,
and Jet Blue requires advance notice but
waives its $2~ change fee if you rebo0k a flight
that costs at least an extra I~3D0.
River museum opens"
A museum and aquarium complex has
opened along the banks of the Mississippi River
in Dubuque, Iowa. The National Mississipl~i
River Museuln and-Aquarium educates vlsitore
about the environment, commerce and history
ef the.riven Twe/ve years in the making, the 5-
acre complex grew up around a smaller history
museum on the river~ront and is now an affi/-
iats of the Smithsonian Institution. ·
~rmitors can experience Life on the Mississip-
pi by steering barges in a modem-day towboat
pilothouse simulator, find out what it feels like
to stand on slog raft or watch the launchlug of a
30-foot boat a few times da[lg. Alligators, otters,
turtles, paddlefmh and alligator gar are among
species on display in five large river aquariums.
The National Mississippi River Museum and
Aquarium, 3~0 E. 3rd St, is open dhily 10 a.m. to
6 p.m. Admission: $8.75; $6.75 for ages 7 to 17;
$8:75 ages. 3 to 7. For more details, call 80C-226-
3369 or see wwwmivermuseum.com.
Mars.landings at EpcOt:.
%r~sitore to Walt Disney World'~ear Orlando
can imagine themselves as spfide travelere
through a new interactive ride, Mission: Space.
Developed with former NASA scisn~ and as-
tronauts, the ride, at Future World-in.the El~cot
theme park, simuh3tes ~ flight to Mare, from llf~
toffto landing. ' - · "-
The ride is included in Epcot admission: $$2
for ag~ 10 ahd over and $42 for ages 3 to 9 for a
one-day pass, plus t~x. For more information,
call 607-8244321 or see v~ w ~disneyworld.c~
ows" M ghty'.M ss ss pp ,, '
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.lo~ cabin to b~" If yi~u gO. . · ' ' : '.' , '" e~nmer~t soitr~es grew to $57n5il- ·
ad liste/~.to I~ark · ' ' / ' . · · ' lion, er/ablh~g the cOnstruc, fi?n of'.
""' :": ,. ' the new 'mus~unt"Th'e
.American Iudi-' '" ' ' ' ' '""
~hers, Ciammers. ., . fOR MORE. . NFOI~MATION'.. · ' ", ' musem~remain, ipa~t ~Fth~ Tzew '
~.' :.' ' ' '. Mississlppi RNer Meseum & Aq~larium, 350 E. Third St., ~o~ of '. ', complex~ ' ~/ith . b0at-bt~lcli~'g' ,
bits let peopI~ Dub,",que,}A, 5200~..; ~l~on~ (800) 226-3369.or (~563) 557:9545; :' . , demonitraiion~ among" its'
'Streargt tab]es .Web, Www. mi.~sissippirlverrnuseurn.6r.?m..Daily, 10 a.m.-6 I~.m,, ~x~ept ~ lzibits.. '., ' . . ' '. ' .
flobding, A~d a :Thanksg ring and Christmas. ,~dUits, $8.75; sen om $?.75;'k ds 7-1~,: :. ' ' The"~e~v ro~usi~u~n alib ~oJ~-., '
thal~ bhi~ke give $6.75;'3-6, $3.75. The'Depot Cafe .offers lunizh and snacks in a'Yefur- . porates anothpr older instl~tip, n~
: exFerience as bished 19th'ce~turytrain.. station. . . . . . .' ' . .' . the'. 20-~, .e~.-old. Natiorml'"'l~ve}s-., , . '
our of the.~iver . ' ' " ' ' T 0NS .:. .. · HallofF. ame Withexhibztson,ex,
· ., .. , . . NEARB¥-ATT, RAC I . .~ . . plo}e~s Me'riwether 'L~wi~ .~ud~
'att~ac'tion. is'a- Dubuque has an art museum,.casinos, hlstorlchomesa/qdnvercrulse$.. 'Wil~talnOlar!~steam'ooatm.v.e~-
the Willie .M, For informatibn on.lodging and dining, confact the 10wa Welcome Cee- .' .tot ~R6bert'PtfltOli,,.a:uthur
L' L~ndmark yes- ret, (800) 798,8846 o~ (563) 55'6-4372 www. dubuq~ebhamber, com/ .Twain imd':iaz~.' nigSj~i~i~, L6uis
arly ~e siz~ o£a 'visitors/index. btm/: .. ~ ' .'- ' , - · ~. -.Ai'mstrozig. ~' .' "'" ' .
was'a worldllg . - .. · .... . . . qvVe neeil a natio~t~l c.m~o., pus
e MissoUri. River. the nver~ont, the museum lS'l:)a-'"t ' .. throug~ Wiscop-snl~ ~[o~i ~olsr
,t. Visitors can of the-hrger $18,8 million Ameri- M/ssour/, Xentuc~, Te.ness~;. peopli about c0u{~ ~the .
nd tour the eh-. ciesRiver pmject;whichincludes ..~.l~ansas'.and-:M/~sissippi alor~g- Y~gt. zeo,r'thel%,o.r ',t~R?pte~../~ .
othou~e.A stlte~ a conference genter, resort./nit :' the way. It is both a.malor conl- ,' .any other nveF'.sai~."Ten, Copd: .'
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owa'ls, ome;:'¥:', i~tor.gtheNa~on~MissisS¥ heD(nilOgsforal6~=b~tob~" If, yi .. ' ': :. ' '" ernmeitso~e~ewtoSS~l-"
, · '. ': .; {?~!ve~ ~usem &"A~uafim. · b~It on m~site,~alxst~.to~k . · ' .j' ' ',.'. ~.": · '" ... ~on, e~aMNg the eO~ue~n
~" '' ' ...... ~g~ttotellmegreat.sto. for"' ' ,, bfflcers'stofi~s0f.Amefiem~di-' ' . , '" '' ",'. ' the neW'~"Th~,orjgNal
. ' : :"'" [0R~0RE NF0~MATION' . · ' .mus~m~em~ni~artaf
. . ..'. ~' .:".'. ' ' ~'· :7' ",. fie mm~mn 'w~ch o~efled ~ ,~d e~lypion=~s.' ;' ' ' ' ~ississlppi,'l,er Museum,~ A,~arlum 350 E Thir8 St,, ~o~ 0f ',', com~l~x~ ~ ~ . b0at-b~lqNg',
new snnne ~ ..:,~'' ~; ~8; h~s riverboat'exNbits, a H~s-on {~its let ~eopI~ Dubdqu~ IA 5200~. ~hone (800) a26-a3O9~r ~6a} ssT:gs4s :' ,,gt~omu~uom m~ng" m ex. '
' ' ' ' · '~ ' : ' i} te~ and' libra; a bo~d~alk. 'tonch ~s' S~eam tables, .Web, ~w. migsi~ippi~vermus~um.cOm,'Daily, 10 a,m.-6 p.m, ~xeapt mints.. - :, . . ~ . ' ' ....
~y'Da~id Pi~. -~ ' ..... ~ 't~ou~ a w~t~d ~t ple~- de~0nstrate ~Ner flo6ding,~nd a :Thanks~ivin~ and Chr stmas ~dh m, $8 75; senlom $7.75;'kids 7:1~'; ' ' The 'nee ~usem ~i~ ~or- .. '
D~su~b~, l~wk'~ Ie~ena~:i '~ts;: . *: '. ~ey {~e a film to~ of ~e.~Ner ' ' , " ' NEARBY'.AT}RACTIONS .:. .. "· HalJ ox~e~ ~.pxm~i~ 9n;ex, .
~e conceit in ~ u,.it,~s. '~=~th rod-like n6sei ~ shoe a ~o~er major attrac~on. ~'a- Dubuque ha~ an a~ museum,:gq?pOs, n~s?9 ~o~s ~.r?r cru?~.. -. ~,.. ~ ~ .... ' .... ~ *~i~ '
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' s me room and flo~ome A stat~ a coMerence center mso~ ~ the way It is both a ~lor ~ any o~ nvef ~i~ Ten ~od
of a musem ~d aqu~TM N :For a more active ~pse'Ntb ' g P . · ·. . · '. ' ·
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'. : . . '..'. ' . ' . ~d ~o Cmad~ p~c~: On- ~elpi~i0 place ~s ~ ~ne of...
'.':.'. t~6~d~to~t , .. ' ~e aqu~i~ - inclu~.a
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. .. ~eg~ ~ a modest lo~i'pr~ect" and a 30-po~d s~>pi~le.
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. . ... ' · ' ~oup.'of DuSuque ~esidents' b~ '. :ptant~ ~d m~ls. . .
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NATI0~L EDffi0N
SE~EMBER 14, 20~
~A)RR~poNDENT'$ REPORT ; ' ' '
EUr°Star Picks .Up. Speed.
Stem'.TiCket Decline
,.~'~' ' ': i By ~xLAN COWELL . - .'~ey c~'t beat ~ from ~ center m city
<,: · . .~nter," Mr. Headen s~d.
: -: ':: ': · ' . · ' · :' ' The record-beat~ Ear0et~ r~ on
; ' ;. :',' ' ¢' .' · · ' · · '~6~ · ~0 Was p~ of ~e publicity ~ive in ba~ up
~[.:.'~ ~N'a B~t~h E~o~ th~. new op~mism. B~t~n s spe~ retard '
"~ · '~ .~ ~m *~ea[ ~o~' haa~esd at 162 m.p.h, s~ce 1979 But
.. ~:.[ ~ [' . Squ~ .;~d at. B~sh. record still lags,boh~d ~ese set by
~ ~ "~2~0'~;'~.ho~' .h~peed~smFr~ce~dJap~.:~d
- . ~' %. ~ · .'on J~y 30~, it B6~ o~y · '~e ~cor~bre~g ~ ~d nsf ~s~ise ~e
~ke. a l~s[~ ~ed r~r~ en Brit: ~av~ ~ai have beset Earestar.
.~'s r~wa~but ~m ~m~ d~si~ ~ .- ' ; ~fi~y, ~e es~ce w~ depicted by ~t;
~ a ch~ge of ~om~, fop ~e r~ ~ · operators as ff.~-~ ~ be~e~ esv-
.~-~e E~ope~ ~n~entl .. i . · .~ Brifi~ ~tiss ~d co~t~en~ Eu~op~
It ~ ~e more~ sp~ r~o~;. .Bgt ~e'p~j~cted se~ces be~e~
~o~ ~'reveme yemof lo~es. '-.'. ~est~ .or E~burgh were.',never ~-
; Ever.: s~ce'):p~s~r ~ .s~e' te d~ced. Euree~ m~ers pr~ict~
"P~s ~d"'Bmsse~' ~u~ '~e Ch~el :.-~e s~ce w~id c~ 17 m~ passe-
-el' bhg~, ~ 1994, Em~ h~ had , .' :ge~ by 2003. L~t ye~ ~e ~i~m w~ seven
problems, not le~t .~ ~em ~e met~ric mfl~o~ ~d it h~ de,ed even furor ~is
~ ~ l~est ~ ~v~ 0ve~ ~e past fige . ye~ ~ sevar~ ~gh-proffle delays.,
· Yem~ ~t ~ kept tr~ pass,gar, nu~- ' · Most s~c~tly~ low~est:~es
bom f~ lqwer ~ e~hed ~ge~.} ' ly ~ e~ce wh~ E~o~ r~ its first
N~g seem~ to ~m~lize Em~'s . sure--el es~ me ye~s. ~o have
woes mom ~ ~e s~etch betw~n ~nd~ ~ormed Europe's ~avel m~ket.
~d~e'~e[whem~s~athad~: . ~ ~ Sdpt. 28. ~e fi~t day of,Emst~'s
~0ugh. Fr~ce ~d ~um at.186 m.p~E" f~r .s~ce to P~is ~d B~s~,
.~dde~y sBw~ ar ev~ ~o~d ~o'a h~t as · low~t f~e, av~inble for a ~mited number
~Y ~h~ oM ~g~s ~ rang ~m- ' cf esa~ en~ day; ~ ~o~d $96 fo~ a
mut~ h~ for Waterloo'Stolon ~ re~d~le ro~d trip ~at includes a Satur-
Lon~: ' . .. · ) . day ~t ~ P~is.
On[SePt, 28, ~at is-set t6 ch~e ~ ~e ~' - On A~: 81 ~ ~mpar~on, e~yJet was of-'
0p~ 0fa 46-mile; ~ b~on s~et~ of ' fe~ S~Ie ~ to Chiles de Ga~e
.~d ff~.~at'~ ~le-~s tO ' P~' ~d ba~ for m~y $t0 each Way,'
~el a~oss ~e.B~h ~ide at ~e plus t~, leav~ Luten ~ on Sept. 28
- . .. . ' ' '., .. :. , wi~out a Sa~ay-~ht req~rement ~d
' . ' .- -: ' ~ m~ on a f~t 0f the ~aveler's choice
· '. ' '~', · from ~e easy Jet schedule. So, come Sep~
. E~0sk~ ~?
e s. era/o ' ' ' ·
' ~e ndwiy accelerated Eumsmr ~ S~ed-
w t. ] re . uled te me 2 bo~s aa minutes te
. Nord ~ ~e c~ter of P~is with up
.'.[~O~ JO~ C~f ~S." .~ . . , ~ate;' Oeck-~ at Waterloo Station..~e
: .. e~Jet f~ght t~es a~ut 70 m~u~s pl~.
: ' ~ .... - . ;: - · .'. ~e ~e averse 9~ute che~-~ ~me ~d
, - · ~e ~um 90 m~ut~ it ~es to ~avel to
same:l$6.'m:p,h.~ 'trimming 20 minutes off
the tkne to and from Paris and Brussels;
will bnng the .Continent closer to Brit-
,a~a,;' Said .'Gareth' tteadon; ff 'Eurestar.
spokesman, with a notable Sense.of g/u-
gloCentric geography; :. - . -. '...
.Coupled with a decision last March to in-
troduce a Iow-coot rOund-trip ticket, for
around $96; bringing;Eurosthr 1~rices cleseaZ ..
m hhe ~ares offered by dis¢6unt ail-lines like
eaSyJet an~ 'Ryanair, Earostar exeCUtives
and/rom Luton and Charles de Gaulle, not
lo mention the extra costs of getting to and
City cente~ to city center, then, the train '
· will probably be faster. But the budget traw
eler unable t0 secure one of the relatively
cheap EuroStar' tickets could pay UP to."
.about $480..for a full-fare r oUnd-l~-ip ticket in
, s~andard class. Ticket 'prices, :according to
Euresta/', inCr~ese through Varioee ~atege-
· rios}jUSt as prices og iow-c0st airlinesdo. ~
· same-day beeking on easyJet from LUtofi te
~ are hoping to Stow. and.eVen reverse a tires- · Charles de Gaulle was offered on'the easy,
, ti~ Slide.,in.lidket s~les: in- the'first slx.. ;let ~eb site (easyje~.com) at $[50 eaCh way-
i months' of 2003,. sales fell below: ~ m/i- 7- .far ,higher than ~he bargain prices that
~ li0n, m0re. then.lll percent less than in the . [are advertised., And the evidence~seems,to
~:, ~ame period last year. ' ' · ' · ·. be that, fiaeny 'travelers prefer the train., at .
· [. In 2007~ mo.re0ver, au a~ditional 24-mile,' least going to Pari~ , . i' ... ~ :..
~ $5s2 billion' stretch of track./S scl~eduled to Euroetaic spokesmen say roughly 60 ger-
~' coinplete the highX/'peed link between the .cent Of traveler~ from Londq~ to Paris and.
{. Cha!m~l .~unnel.:mid a inew Euresiar term/:. '40 Percent 0f trayele~s:to.Bru~sels take/lie '
~: hal at St.:P/~cras Station in London. lit'is ex-. ' train; And Eurostar maintains that its ~:eli- '
·pected to reduce travel tnne from London to abil/ty r~coid is better than that of airlines'
( arm to 2 hours. 15 minutes, 40 minutes less . flying between Lond6fi anal Paris, with 79 '
i then the fastest train at ~e n/om~nt. :: percent 9~ its trains currently arriviUg With-
.. 'qn'2007wecar~sentheairlineswithdraw2' inanayeragelSminutesofsCheduledarriV.
~ .rog from the L6ndon-to-Paris route because al compared with 64 percent for airlines, '-
" iPpi. sippi b~'~teering bhrg~s 'in a mixlern-day
Lif8' on the MisSiss towboat othans 'sim ter, out hat
[ .Depi tedin DubuqUe . :' ..: rests to Sn Is* or
· , .... the launChing of a 30-fo0/boat a few times
~'- A mUSeum and '~iq~ai'ium ~omplex has" '.daily. Alligators, ottmzs¢ turtles, paddlbfish'
· ;: opened along the banks of. th~ Mississippi and alligator gar are amofl~ the specie~ on
¢ River in Dubuque; Iowa. Tl/e National M/S- . display in, five large river aquariums -
!.; sissippi.River Museum ~ind Aqanrinm e_du- ' ·: By eXPloring'the ~e .room and'
· ~ cains visitors about the environment, eom-. boaseof thb William M; Black, d~sig~ated a
~- merc~, and histor~ of the river. Twelve · natinhal landmark, docked in th~ harbor,
~ years in the making, the five~acre complex visiiors can visualize life on a dredge boat.
N~.TI~NAL Egi'TION
sEPTEMBER. 14, 2003
, ,.o-./.io . .
?ilEurostarPicks Up Speed'
SternTic et Decline,
,.-.... , · : · 'they can't beat us from city center ts city
'~'-' ' '.' By ALAN COlt/ELL '.~enter," Mr. Headan said.
~:; .... ' The record'beating Eurestar run on :Iuly
"~ "" ' ' 30 was part of the publicity drive to back up
~;',,~ ': '- .... LO~o~' .
· ~HENa British Eurostar . this new optimisrm Britain's speed recerd
~Z' "" ' train sped. 'through' bad. stood at i§2 m.p.h, since 1979. But the
,,~ high-spesd imains in France and Japim.'And
· 'OVer 2~J0 miles an.how :,~o ~nrd-breeldn~ run did not disguise the
l-' -' t '-. -- ' .:'
~ though, tO reverse years 0f losses. "' .'.. duced. Eurostar managers predicted'that
1 Tunnel l~egan, in 1994, "' meiearle" million, and it has declined
~ problems, not least ~ them ~e .... ear after several high-profile delays.' .
ri~e of 10w-cost liir ~ravel over the past n,fe ~ ~. Most aignificantiy, lew-enst airUnes bare-
· yelrs: that has kept train p. as.s ~e~__erLanmY ly in exiStehce wheii Eurostar ran its.fi~r~
bors far lower than establisn..on r_arge~s:: .... sub-Channel services nine years, ago ne
- No..seemed to symbolize ~urosu~r s -
ansformed Europe's travel market.
woes m°re than the stretch bet..wee.n_L~n. _~ .' On Sept. 28, the first day of .Earostar
e Channel, wherotraiasthatnansP~..' ~.a~r ~rvioe to Paris and Brussels,. the
and ffi .h
through France and Belgium at'l$6 m.p · '
sudde!tly slowed or even ground k/a halt as loweSt'fare, available,for a limited ~umber
'they shared old w~cks with ~a~tt~..~t~tin~~' of seatS, eaCh day; is arotmd $96 fdr a non-
refundable round trip that includes a Sato~-
muter trains heading for Waterloo ~mu°~ day hight in Paris. '
Lends ' . .. . · i'. . · . On Aug~ 8~ in comparison, easy Jet was of-
op~ding Of a 46-mile~. $3 billion stret, ch~o~ '. paris and back for roughly ~ e
ingh~ed track.that will enable -trams ~. plus tax, leaving Lute~ Airpor~ on Sept. 28
· travel across the British ~ountryside at the without a Saturday-night requltement and
.: . '. ' ' ' : '. '.." ' ' returning on a flight ~)f the traveler's choice
. ' ' .".-' ' .'i ""'" '" from the easy Jet schedule; S~,. come Sept,
Eur0gtar train? .' . .
: · The t 'om's operators n vly acoeleratad Su star sChad-
" uled to take 2 hours 35.m~.utes. to Gare
· Want.tO!1utetravelers ' Nord in the center of pans with up tO
- . minutes' Check-in at Waterloo Station.
.from Iow-cost airlin s.
same:lSgm:p-h., trimming 20 roJnuteS off
the time to and from paris and Bruesels:
"It will bring the continent.clos~r to B~i~t-
din." Said ;Gareth Headon, a Euros~
spokesman, with a notiable sense, of
glocentrlc geography: '
. Coupled with a decision last MarCh to in-
trodane a lew-cest round-trip ticket ior
~0und $96; bmging'Et~rostar pn.~s
m 'the ~ares offered, by discount airlineS n~ .
~ 3et and Ryanai~'Earostar execu~veS
a~e hoping to stow and.cyan.reverse u dras-
~ tl~ silde..in.~icket sales: in'the first
· months' of 2903,. saias fell below- three tull-
lion, more ~ha~10 peroen~ less that~ in the
seine period last year. , .,-
' In 2007, moreover, an ~/dlfitlenal g4-mtie,
s" ,5~ biiliorf s~etCh of track.is scheduled
Channel ~alh~el~an(1 a)~ew l~;urestar
· nai at SL.pa/~cra~ Statian in London. ~t'is ex~
pected to reduce tr~v~! time from Lqndo~ to
Pa~is to 2 hourS-15 minuteS, 49 ininutes less
tlC'an the.fastest train at tke moment.
"I~ 2007 we can see th~ airlLues withdruw-
Lug from the London-in-Paris rou~e because
L fe on the M ss ss ppi-
DePicted.in Dubuqti¢
A museum ~ud aquarium{ ~omplox has
~.: opened along the banks of th~ Mississippi
River fn Dubuque~ Iowa. ~.
~sissippi.River ~useum and Aquarium. edu-
cates visitors ab0~t the environment, com-
mercu and history of the river. Twelve
years in the making, the five:acre complex
grew up a~ounc[ u smaller history museum
on the riverfront and is now an affiliate of
the Smithsonian'In~titutlen.
vizimrs can ext~rienoe life on the Missis-
eesy3et flight takes about 70 minutes plus
[he the average 90-minute check, in time and
the minimum 90 minutes it takes to travel to
and from Luton and Charles de Gaulle, not
to mention the extra costs of getting tc and
.from.ulrlmrts.
City center to city center, then, the train
will probably be faster..But the budget trav-
eler unable to secure one of the relatively
Cheap Euroster ticketS could pay UP m.
.about $~S0.far a full-f~re rotmd-t~ip ticket in
. standard claSS. Ticket prices, according ~o
Eurastar, iner~ase tbrough.vaflous catag?
. ries~iust as prices en low-c0st airlines do. A
same-day booking oh ea~J~et from L~ttod to.
Charles de Gaulle was offered on the easy-
~et Web.site (easy]et.eom) at $~§0 each way
--.far .higher than ~he bargain, prices that
are advertised. And the evidence :deems to
be that fnany 'travelers prefer the train, at
least going to Paris.
Earestzk spokesmen say roughly 60 l~er-
cent of traveler,·from Londo)~ te~Paris and
' 40 percent of ~xavelers.to .Brussels take the
train- And Eurestar maintains that its reli-
ability record ~s better than that of airlines.
flying between Lond/r~ and Par4s, with 79
percent of its trains currently arriving with-
in an:ayerage 15 minutes of scheduled arriw
al compared with 84 percent for airliriss.
sippi b~'~teering bhrg~ in a modem-day
tewbeat pilothouse simulator, find out what
it feels like te stand on a log faf/or Watch
the launching of a 30-fed/boat a few times
'daily. Alligators, ot~ar~ turaes, paddlefish
and alligator gar are'/ran/t~ the.specle~ on
display in five large river aquariums. '
' By exPioriag.'the engi~-e"mom arid' pilot;
house.of ttfe William M. Black, des~unted a
· natio~iai landmark, docked in th~ harbor.
visitors can visualize life on a dredge boat.
The musanmlcomplex includes the N ationai
Rivers Hall of Fame exhibit gallery and'ar-
chives and a wetland ~rail with living-blots-
rv ~fe~entatior/s tellin~ the,stories of Indi,
National'Archi Ces Building. to Reopentts D°ors"
The National Ardhi~es building in ' '. ~
· Waskinginn will open its newly rean'cat~d :-
exhibition space in th~ Rotunda on Thurs- '
day, the 216th anniversary of the si~ning
of the United States Constitution.
The public w/Il again be able to view the
Charters of Freedom
--- the Declm-ation of
Independence, ~he Con-
stitution and the Bill of
Rights-- after a two-
year renovation de-
signed to expand the
exMbits and better pre-
·serve and display the
documents. To mark
the occasion, the Ne- '.
tionalArchives vffll ex-
tend its opening houri'
temporarily and 6ffer a
- series offr?e pub~iq '
programs. '
.The Charters of ' '
Freedom have been re-"
glass Containers with
. clea~ultraviblet m,t~rs- ComPuter ~endering 0f the renovated Rotunda and new -'
~md fibe4-opUc !ighUng. displays of d0iUments, n~s~.T l~estorer at work on a mtwal.
The c,~ses haye bOOn
· '.'{" eniargedinaccommo- - . ' :'" ~ay, willbeanvinwatdifferenitimes. ' 'thearct2¥es--.willopennextyear.
date all four pages Of the C°nstitation, and ' The reol~ening celebration will last' .' ' The Natieaal Archives and Records.:Ad-.
are tilted forward to'make'them more.ac-: ' through the weekend and f~eture actors" ministrationis at 700 Pennsylvania Ave:
cessibl~to children and whOOlchatr users... - . ' hue, between seventh and Ninth ~troots'. ' '
"ANew-World Is at Hand/' an exhibition.~ dressed in historical costumes, fflras,
oforiginaldocumedts;includts~ananti:., guestspeakers, artisans' demonstrations NW theen~ranceto.theRetunda!son.
sla~vezy¢ petition.and the L~misiatia Put; ' a.chfldren's book'fair and activities, ilve Consdthtion Avenue..Admissinn is Tree,
chase Troaby~ ~ill.chronicle the creation outdoor perf0rmanceS.reFresentative of Extended opening hours from Thursday i
of the Chat~tars bf l~reed0m and examine masi~ found in the ~ttchives, and o~tdoor- - · to: Satorday:Will beirom ~0 a.m. to mid-
theft:impaCt On th~.United Stat~s hnd oth-' ".som/d and light'shows. Other initiatives-- night. Regular winter hours daily from 10 '
· a.rm to 5: ~0 p.m, resume nextSunday;
· in, c. luding a theater, a special.exnibition
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pages (ff the Lonisiana Purchase Treaty, : '-" '" "" :' LUBA'VANGELOVA~:
ans, fur traders, clammers and pioneers. '.' the world. In'addition tothe galler~ exhibi- :spaCe in Sp~ce Base, and in the video gem
The Natio!~_al. Missiesippi.Rivar Museum '. inrs, ~ecial artists~: projects and .events ' . Expedition: Mars, participants explore th,
· and' :ACl'(ta~i~r~ ~0. East ~hird'Street, is.? have been commissioned.by the iair's-cura-- plb.uet's, surface[. Computer consolgs allo~
open dally 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission: tor,.:Polly Staple. · - - teams to 'compete in. a race to send' theb
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:" ic p~t~_ r prpject f~r the nearby Great Port- Corrections
land Street U~dargrmmd station, and the
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sf~a ~ra~s slope inside the fair for people to MdK(uley in Alaska ~,isstated the 'date
· which the. author ~climbed Mount P, ainie;
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DUBUQUE'S FACE-HFT
By ANEUA K, DIMITROVA
Dubuque, I~ -- The final
part of Dubuque's
I America's River Project
will open Saturday, the
last of three attractions b~iIt with
~Vision Iowa money.
The $25 million state-of-the-art
convention center sits on the bank
of the Mississippi River next to the
Grand Harbor Resort and Water-
park and the National Mississippi
River Museum and Aquarium, the
other two components.
City officials hope that the final
piece, a 130,000-SCluare-foot con-
ference, meettug and trairdug area,
will appeal to converlion organiz-
ers who covet the connection of
modernity and Dubuque's historic
downtown.
"Seven regional conventions
have alreedy booked their events
here~] said Mayor Teary Duggan.
would not have been able to host
had we not had this center."
Duggan said a L998 study found
the dty's convention facilities in-
adequate, but it was not ur~ Vis~on
Iowa money became available that
the city was able to act to attract
IDES regional and
events. The
whole project
~. - cost $188 million,
o u,*~ ~oo which included
$40 million from Vision Iowa, a
$225 million state program to help
finance new attractions. The resort
opened last year, and the aquarium
and museum were finished in June.
Duggan remembers what his
hometown looked like in his
"It was underutilized, blighted,
See RIVER, Page 3B
: Money from Vision Iowa ~elped
I the America's
which includes:
MUSEUM:The:National
MiSsissippi RiVer MdSeam a~d
:AqUarium Was finisht}d in JUne~.
Pictured above, Kyle ~ubb, !eft,
and Twiqwon. Fane, both of
Freeport, IlL, watch a lO0-pound
catfish at th.e museum.
WALKWAY: Visitom can stroll
down the Mississippi River
Wail pictured at left.
CENTER: A convention Center
with 130,O00-square-foot
confemnea, meeting and
t~aining area will open Saturday;
RESORT: l
Dubuque
verfront
project
about, done
RIVER, from Page lB
overgrown with weeds and brush
and animals of all natures. It
flooded a lot untQ the flood wall
was built in 1fi70,' Duggan said.
"After I became mayor, I would
drive across the Third Street
overpass into the Port of Dubuque
area, and look at this blighted area
and try to knagine what it could
bOCOlile.'
Here's what it has become: The
final building includes a 30,000~
square-foot exb2~fion and
bly hall, a 12,000~/uare-foot grand
ballroom and a 9,000-square-foot
outdoor fiver terrac~
"You have the feding that 3ou
are right above the water," Dng-
gan sa/cl. ·
Fiber optics and plasma screens
in the hallways will link the can-
veation center to the ~.5~ mill~on
Nationai Mississ/ppi River Muse-
um and Aquarium.
~ is the only interpretive
center for the Mississippi River in
the whole world," Duggan said.
"you have to see it to bel/eve it.
Among the main attractions in
the indoor fac'gity are five 30-foot-
wide aquafiuras, wh/ch re-create
the underwater world of the
thkd4argest fiver in the world.
"You get to see alot of coulstuff,'
said Cannor Duggan, the mayor's
10-year-aid so~.
Many visitors have already
joyed the aquariur~
HARRY i~,A UM ERT/THS REGISTER
Riverfront grandeur: The Spirit of Dubuque excursion boat chums past the nea-ly completed Grand
River Meeting and Conference Center in Dubuque. The convention center, which opens Saturday,
is the final major component of ' ' .......
the America s River ProJect along the Mississippi River.
%Ve came here for a family re-
union," said Melissa Prieskorn of ':
Illinois as she sat with 7-manth-old
daughter Morgan. "It's a half poir~
for as.and for our family in Iowa
City, and a lot of fun for my has-
hand and I to be Mds again and go
down the water slides."
Andrew Anderson, a Des
Moines lawyer, formerly the at-
tomey for Vision Iowa, had
brpnght 1-ds 6-year-old daughter,
Meghan, and h/s 4-year-old son,
Luke, to enjoy the water park and
the aquarium for the first /5me
since he put hts signat ure on one of
the beams of the hotel dmSng the
constructior~
"I was proud to come here and
see it,' Anderson said. ~fs a won-
derful example of what state in/fi-
atives can do when they work with
the community. Once the baseball
stadim is ready, this town is rexlly
going to flourish economically."
~er:,smd h~oul~ge ~'; ce~tic~ two roles
· e ~eek;":'Iv~cl~; b~' Re id~ of :moving the
~ to ~qu? i~ ~ Mi. d~ :: ~O~ tcam t6 Dubuque:waan,t
· ~.g, ueream_naaaplacet0play: ev~na ~ty'until about
W c~a~,.0ffi~ ?a~,d_ a stadium m~'months:ugo, lo~g after the
oma~onmeoty sriverfront; Vision iowa board had made its
west of the recently completed award,- Gartner said
America's Rivar Project. Wednesday.
leaders
in state grants for new comm. the triple-A Iowa Cubs in Des
Il/lILY NEW~?APER
STAR TRIBUNE
Mim~apolls, MN
SEPTEMBER 14, 2b'lB
Bacon's
· ~ '-~"' -~- - fi ~
· t eleora ng
histOrical
.. }ourney on
Mississippi
Catherine Watson/Star Triune
'The Delta queen is one of the
larges{ riverboats in the Grand
Excursion next year.
By Cafi~erine Watson
Senior Travel Editor
Ifyou'db~en standing on the
~reanbanks of the upper MJssis-
": sippi 150yeaxs a~o next su~er,
you'd have wimessed a~i am~ng
sigh~: a whole armada, of steam-
boats, fulloftherich and famous,
proceeding upriver to the port of.
St. Paul.
· The even~was the Grand'Ik- ·
camion of 1854, an early--and
· successful-- package tour and
one of the first examples of how.
flourgsm can heap an economy..
· Next summer, aparade of
(l modem paddlewheea passenger
boats, called Grand Excursion
2004., will.repeat ~O0-mile
jottmey from the Quad Cities to
the Twin Cities.
"It's not a once-in-a-lifetime
event," the Grand lZxcursion's '
:"/,. Websitepmmises."It'smorelike
~' 'onceintwr}~f' .
~: ~" Here's the best news: Thislife-
'~5 time, you get to go alqng-- for a
!? -- moming~-a day, an evening or
many evenings, as your time and
'i:ipocketbook permit. Tickets fm-
rides on the riverboats go on.sale
tomorrow.
· Ifyouhave your o~mb~at, so
"' mdch/hebetter.~e~ctsev- ·
~hundredadditiona[pleasure ."
crafrtoioiain ong erOuta/' .: , '
"The r~ver is l~ud·~ open,".
s~d, so the ~mber ~fpriva~e
- tereraftallowedJnanygiVen.~ ·
stretch "just depends on the Coast ·
Gu,_ar_d-- they definitelykaow: '
we re coming' . :. :. -:...
The originaltrip heaped-ira . '-:
trodnce this part of the American
frontier to the eyes -- and invest-
ment portfolios -- of the coun-
try's leaders, and ultimateay the
world's.
Minnesota Historical Society
This steamboa~ the War Eagle, was part of the first Grand Excursion Up the Mississippi from what are now the quad Cities to St. Paul ia
1854. In 1870, the War Eagle was destroyed by a fire near LaCrosse, Wis.; relies ~rom the boat are in LaCresse's Riverside Museum.
RIVER from G1
River trip of a lifetime,'
and anyone can go along
~It wes boestedsm~and whenevar I tt~val aiong the IvtJs- .
var/successful," said Steve Os-
man, dkector of HistoricFort
Snellin~ the Minnesota H/s-
toricai Society's premier site,
which overlooks the confluence'
of the Mississippiand Mhmeso-
ta rivers. '~ere was this huge,
fun excursion.., to unabached-
lypromote this newvantumin
the West cailed-Minn asota,"
Org~nlzers ofG~nd Excur- ·
sion 2004 hope it will have the
sissippL
Mu ch has changed since
1854, of course. The I~msissippi
has become a chain ofmRnaged
lakes, ur pools, createdbythe
Corps of Bngineers.
The fiver banks now are
down to the river's edge. Eagles
rode thermals overhead, the '
shady sloughs were r/ch with
wild bkds, and the ~eat golden
bluffs towered ma~i~icently
overall.
tt's the best river in the
world, ! tbiuk. ~nerica's river.
Our river. A fiver about which it '
is OKto be completely, hope-
lessly, sappilypa~xiotic. 1 urget
the Rhine: If the Mississippi
were in Europe, this iswhere
the Lorelelwould sing.
ckwithpeople,inam u · ]lieu arid flOW
towns ~db~ dfi~ ~t ~w '
-up where~dem~s ~d been ~ ~ of~ ~ Gr~d
~m~b~tby~eprospefi~ ~on~ abig~e for~e
~at~e~r bro~t ~en ~omTe~to~ 1~ '
.same effect now, showcasing
the v~ed richness of the Mis~
sissippi and the towns alongiQ
banks in lliinals, Iowa, Wiscon-
sin and Minnesota.
,pl~nn~ngbeg~n 21mo~t 10
years ago, FriedI ~a~d. The result
involvesf0urstates, more than
50 fiver communities, two
dozenurganizations, 16 po~ts of
call'and at least 500 special'
events and celebrations along
the way. The dates are June 25
to ~uly5nextye~r..
'.As theoriginalfloflla '.
steamed north 150 years ago,
and the panorama of the river
unfolded~ thepa~engers must
hava.felt theyware craisinginto
Eden. That's howit leeks to me,
you think about it.that wa~, the
Mis~issippiis America's greatest
-highway.
But there ere still placas, .
many places, where the river'
banks and backwate~ look as
wild and lovely as they did in
1854-- es they did;in fact,
when the first European ex-
plurers encountered the Father
of Waters, an~Iong before that.
Idmvemost of the Grand' ~
Excursion's muteon Lshor Day
weekend and marveled, as al:
ways, at the beautyofit.
The wide malu cb ~nnel glis-
taned blue in the sun, with scat-'
teredislands floatingk~e rafm
of trees onits broad surface.
Thickl~ean forests crowded
theyear St. Paulwas incorpo-
rated as a city, the year the fi~t
flour mill opened at the town of
St. Anthony, and the year Min-
neapolis, onthe opposite bank, ·
was smvayed for the first time.
(A suspension bn~ ~dge connect-
ingthe two w'4sn t bnilt until the
nextyeer.)
It was aiso in 1854 that the
Chicago and RockIsland Rail-
road finished the first railline'
between Chicago and the Mis-
sisstppi. To celebrate, the com-
panyinvited eestem dignitaries
to travel its newly laid track to
Rack Island, I]1. Steamboats car-'
fled them the rest of the way to
St. PauL
The trip put theyoung dry -
on thC]nap, and there was a
suitablyg~udreeapfion at the.
Capito~ Passengers ate supper
in the House of ReprasentativaS
and used the Supreme Court; -.
ch~rnher esabaliroom. '
By!_a~$~panofthe
xm~ntier was regarded
as abeau~ and Wmantic das-
tination. Advanturesome trav-
elers fxomthe eastern ~tarss.
and Europe were already visit-
ing, drawn bytales of early ex-
plorers and such scenic at~
tractions as Minnehaha Falls . .
and the Fails of St. Atithony. .
The newtraiuline made get-
ting here alot e~sier. The Grand
Excursionpwvadit was wo~li'
doing. . ..
· The pessenger list, the ~-
ca~go Tribune reported, was "the
most brilliant ever sssembl~din.
the West, statesman, historians, ~
diplomats, poets, and the best
· editorial talant in the count~'
-- a referanea to the 50 new~pa-
per editors whowent along."
NOt surpfidngly, the region
got a flood offrea ad~g.
And, boy, did it pay off.-
"The region atWacted m/l-
lions ofinyestment dollam," the
Grand l~x~ai0n 2004 Web site.
says. Within four yoars, "Min-
nesota was catapulted into
statehood, and the entire region
was positioned as a dominant
force in the development of the
n~tionin the 19th eantm~f
When HenryWadswo~
Longfenow's epic p,?em, "The:.
Song of Hiawatha, came out
the nex~ year, it put even more
icing on the cake.
The 2004 excursion
The big boats in the 2004
flotilla will be modem but itill
pictaresque paddlewheelers.
About 10 paddiewheelers are
~pected to parddp a. te, Friedl-:
These seven aredgned up so
· ~ fan. theJ~aBelleSwain, Spirit.
o.fPeoria, Harriet Bishop, Anson '
Nox~d~ap, Calebration Belle
and the two biggest-- the Delta
Queen and the Mississippi .',
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