Going Places
News for Tourism Development in East Texas
   September 2006
  • Boats moored at dock after Labor Day
  • McIlvain to speak at Mid-Year meeting
  • Fall Foliage reports
  • Buffalo girl on statue off I-45
  • Buffalo Stampede
  • Regional Fairs
  • Bonham dedicates new visitor center
  • US 80 Sales & Cruise reaches 400 miles
  • Grand Saline marks 4th annual US 80 Car Show and Cruise
  • Beaumont to get new CVB VIsitors Center & Offices
  • State Fair of Texas plans to take quantum leap
  • State Line Avenue Texarkana landmarks get landscaping
  • New entrance signs for Henderson
  • US 259 photo south
  • Atlanta bank being rehabilitated
  • New photos for East Texas travel exhibit
  • Transitions and Recognitions
  • Personals
  • Calendar of Events
   August 2006
  • W. L. Pate Jr. new ETTA Chair
  • ETTA program update
  • State Parks full funding urged
  • It's peach time in East Texas
  • Drought continues to be big story
  • Huge fish hatchery dedicated
  • Cotton blossoms on top of East Texas
  • Parade Magazine 1952
  • Early Texas log visitor center in Orange
  • Byways promotion continues
  • Fifth Hi-Way 80 Sale & Cruise one weekend
  • Wildlife refuge OKÕd for Neches River
  • Balloons over Gregg County Airport
  • Marshall unveils plans for civic realm
  • Sailing down the Sabine River
  • Longview Arboretum gets 99-year lease
  • Nature of Pineywoods shifting
  • Grand Ole Opry legend dies in accident
  • US 59 north to be one-way evacuation route
  • Rev. Dawson just kept on soppin'
  • Transitions
  • Upcoming Events
   Feb. - May 2006
  • Rose Gardens in Bloom
  • Bluegrass Music and Brown Bags Downtown
  • Spring Brings Out Color After Drab Winter
  • Hurricane Rita
  • Protection for Big Thicket National Preserve
  • Save the State Parks
  • Largest Gathering of Tour Operators Tour East Texas
  • Composer Cindy WalkerÕs Last Songs
  • Next ETTA Conference May 9-10 in Plano
  • New Texas Travel Information Center on El Camino Real
  • Mt. Enterprise Cotton Gin Gets New Home
  • B-52s Over Barksdale AFB
  • NASA Facility Named for Columbia Crew
  • Shangri La Botanical Gardens in Orange
  • 1965-66 Guide Issues Sought
  • Mayor Retires at 94 After 52 Years
  • New Hotel Construction
  • People and Accolades
  • Tourism Events
   November 2005
  • Spectacular Color
  • ETTA's New Publications
  • Travel Shows
  • FAM Tours Moving Ahead
  • 43rd ETTA Conference Registration
  • East Texas People
  • Into Rita's Red Zone Again
  • Orange Hurricane Report
  • And Much, Much, More.....
   August 2005
  • Crape Myrtles Beautify Region
  • U.S. Forest Service 100 Years Old
  • SFA Arthur Temple College of Forestry
  • Light Crust Doughboys Museum
  • 60-mile Off-road Vehicle Trail Proposed
  • Fun Map Most Popular
  • Ginocchio Hotel in Marshall
  • Proposed Arboretum in Longview
  • Tulsa Fun & Fishing Show
  • Texas State Railroad Specials for Kids
  • Shreveport Honors Top Guitar Player
  • Peach Orchard Ice Cream
  • East Texas in Reader's Digest Book
  • Texas Country Music Hall of Fame 2005 Talent Showcase
  • And Much, Much, More.....
   June 2005
  • Rolling Thunder/Run For The Wall
  • Marshall Stagecoach Days
  • Oil Derricks in Kilgore
  • Quitman Light Crust Doughboys
  • Scenes From 42nd East Texas Tourism Conference in Lufkin
  • Marshall Hotel Renovation
  • In the News: McKinney, Rusk, Texarkana...
  • New Gainsville TxDOT Travel Center
  • FAM Tour 2006 plans underway
  • People in the News and much more...
  • Upcoming Calendar for Texas Tourism 2005-2007
   April 2005
  • Upcoming Wildflower Events
  • Off to San Antonio
  • ETTA Tourism Conference Closes Strong
  • Waltz Tour Operators' Choices Announced
  • The Future of Tourism in East Texas is looking good...
  • Where Your ETTA Program is as of today...
  • Transitions and Recognitions
  • TEXAS YES! Award
  • City Arboretum Project Awarded $10,000 Grant
  • And Much More...
   March 2005
  • A Great Time To Come To Lufkin
  • Conference Speakers
  • Budget Living Magazine seeks info on Historic US 80 Sale
  • Nederland's Boston Avenue Looking Sharp
  • Tulips Among the Bluebonnets
  • Mrs. Lee's Daffodil Gardens at Peak
  • Travel Notes...
  • People in the News and much more...
   December 2004
  • Color At Peak In Region
  • Busiest Time of Year
  • Travel Shows Upcoming in Three States
  • Tour Operators Coming
  • Lufkin Site of 42nd Annual Tourism Conference
  • Big Time for Golden, Texas
  • Big Thicket Expands by 490 Acres
  • People in the News and much more...
   September 2004
  • ETTA Mid-Year Meeting in Nacogdoches
  • Fall Foliage Reports
  • Distribution Working
  • Visions Show
  • Group Tour Seminar Draws Praise
  • Highway 80 Sale
  • Ribbon Cutting Palestine Depot Visitor Information Center
  • New Sabine Parish Visitor Center Opens
  • Three Country Music Legends Inducted
  • Jim Reeves Exhibit Unveiled in Carthage
  • People in the News and much more...
   August 2004
  • Along the East Texas Heritage Trail
  • Rare Texas Boundary Markers
  • Peach Season in Camp County
  • Internet Importance Grows
  • Group Tour Seminar Ahead
  • Highway 80 Booster Meet
  • Historic US 80 Hi-Way Sale Upcoming
  • More Tour Operators Sign Up For FAM Tours
  • Historic US 80 Brochure Released
  • Texas Country Music Hall of Fame
  • Tourism Calendar
   July 2004
  • High Rainfall for June
  • 2005 FAM Tour Attendance
  • 3rd Annual Historic US 80 Hi-Way Sale
  • ETTA Brochure Design & Content Service
  • Hughes Springs Outdoor Movies
  • Showtime in Palestine
  • ETTA Travel Show Calendar
   May 2004
  • Memorial Day Weekend
  • Gasoline Prices
  • 2005 Guides, Fun Maps, Tour Manuals
  • Rural Life Tourist Attractions
  • Rolling Thunder/Run for the Wall XVI
  • Texas Travel Councelors Conference awards
  • Reo Palm Isle reopens
  • Texas Country Hall of Fame 2004 Inductions
  • Linden Courthouse Restoration
  • Caddo Lake National Wildlife Refuge
  • East Texas Blackland Prairie Tourism
   March 2004
  • Spring at Lee Gardens
  • Texas State Railroad
  • Palestine Dogwood Trails
  • Fire at Old Spring Mall
  • ETTA Calendar 2004 - 2006
   February 2004
  • Celebrating Rain
  • Travel Shows & FAM Tours
  • 41st East Texas Tourist Conference
  • Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster
  • Texas Forestry Museum
  • No. 1 British Flying Training School Museum
  • New Year in Marshall
  • ETTA Events Calendar
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