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THE 1
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INFORMATION
on Short Escapes and Getaway Meetings
CAROL HICKS BOLTON
ANTIQUITÉS
FREDERICKSBURG, TX
n its print editions and via its growing
Fredericksburg is the perfect defnition of a Short
Escape, easily accessible from either San Antonio online portal, Short Escapes highlights
or Austin. The area’s rich history, German-immigrant I enriching getaway destinations and
heritage, frst-class museums, gorgeous scenery and
quality winemaking make it a magnet for leisure venues overlooked by most media.
travelers and small meeting groups alike. And if
you’re looking for a unique place to explore, shop Our readership of getaway travelers
or hold an event, Carol & Tim Bolton’s unique and corporate and association meeting
warehouse showroom is worth checking out. It offers
visitors 14,000 square feet of antiques sourced from planners looking for new destinations
Europe and beyond. One-of-a-kind beds, French ROAD AMERICA
cabinets & curiosities, huge farm tables, books, VOL. 15, ISSUE 1 in every region in America provides
fabulous upholstery, romantic bed linens, industrial ELKHART LAKE, WI
objects, ephemera, illuminations and tons and unique crossover exposure for small
tons more. The furniture and objects on exhibit (all Situated on 640 grassy acres in the rolling, wooded short towns and locales often lost in the
for sale) are a refection of who the Boltons are, hills of Wisconsin’s Kettle Moraine is Road America, escapes
what they love, and what they believe in. It’s old an internationally-known motorsports complex. With pages of traditional travel and leisure
and new at the same time – deconstructed and one of the country’s longest road racing circuits, Incorporating ...
stripped down to the bones to reveal the original this world-acclaimed facility has been hosting magazines or in the aisles of travel
story underneath all the layers. As the Boltons say: motorsports events and enthusiasts since 1955. But Getaway Meetings and Engaging Venues trade shows.
“Every piece has been found, measured, curated, it’s more than just a day at the races. Road America
cultivated, sorted, sifted, adjusted, adapted and o ffers a wide range of opportunities for group
loved.” Go to www.carolhicksbolton.com/ or call events of all sizes – from four participants to massive
830-997-5551. gatherings of thousands of people. Some of the The Ultimate
most popular Adventure Programs include a half-
day Karting Adventure at the Blain’s Farm & Fleet Green Getaway:
Motorplex; a half-day Geocaching Adventure that Nebraska’s ‘Golden Triangle’
promotes group problem-solving; a half-day Off Road
Adventure involving seven off-road trails that vary in
diffculty; a half-day Event Sampler Adventure that
incorporates geocaching, karting and the popular The Rivertowns of
champagne slalom where participants get to test Westchester County, NY
their driving skills with one of our driving school For more information, call Nick Gazivoda at
More than the Masters
vehicles; a half-day Driving Adventure designed to Unique Augusta, GA: 914.591.7600
hone driving skills with behind-the-wheel fun; and a 4 Venues 33 West Main Street, Suite 303
full-day Racing Adventure that begins with classroom Your Next Event Elmsford, NY 10523
discussion about driving techniques, moves to
in-car lessons and then to an on-track experience info@shortescapes.net
• Nebraska City, NE
that includes “lead-follows” on Road America’s • Kissimmee, FL A joint publication of ShortEscapes.net,
world-class road course. www.roadamerica.com/ • McAllen, TX SMERF Meetings Journal and Engagement
experiences/adventure-programs.html • Ann Arbor, MI Strategies Magazine
10 SHORT ESCAPES
THE 1
e NGAGING SOURCE OF
enues
V
INFORMATION
on Short Escapes and Getaway Meetings
CAROL HICKS BOLTON
ANTIQUITÉS
FREDERICKSBURG, TX
n its print editions and via its growing
Fredericksburg is the perfect defnition of a Short
Escape, easily accessible from either San Antonio online portal, Short Escapes highlights
or Austin. The area’s rich history, German-immigrant I enriching getaway destinations and
heritage, frst-class museums, gorgeous scenery and
quality winemaking make it a magnet for leisure venues overlooked by most media.
travelers and small meeting groups alike. And if
you’re looking for a unique place to explore, shop Our readership of getaway travelers
or hold an event, Carol & Tim Bolton’s unique and corporate and association meeting
warehouse showroom is worth checking out. It offers
visitors 14,000 square feet of antiques sourced from planners looking for new destinations
Europe and beyond. One-of-a-kind beds, French ROAD AMERICA
cabinets & curiosities, huge farm tables, books, VOL. 15, ISSUE 1 in every region in America provides
fabulous upholstery, romantic bed linens, industrial ELKHART LAKE, WI
objects, ephemera, illuminations and tons and unique crossover exposure for small
tons more. The furniture and objects on exhibit (all Situated on 640 grassy acres in the rolling, wooded short towns and locales often lost in the
for sale) are a refection of who the Boltons are, hills of Wisconsin’s Kettle Moraine is Road America, escapes
what they love, and what they believe in. It’s old an internationally-known motorsports complex. With pages of traditional travel and leisure
and new at the same time – deconstructed and one of the country’s longest road racing circuits, Incorporating ...
stripped down to the bones to reveal the original this world-acclaimed facility has been hosting magazines or in the aisles of travel
story underneath all the layers. As the Boltons say: motorsports events and enthusiasts since 1955. But Getaway Meetings and Engaging Venues trade shows.
“Every piece has been found, measured, curated, it’s more than just a day at the races. Road America
cultivated, sorted, sifted, adjusted, adapted and o ffers a wide range of opportunities for group
loved.” Go to www.carolhicksbolton.com/ or call events of all sizes – from four participants to massive
830-997-5551. gatherings of thousands of people. Some of the The Ultimate
most popular Adventure Programs include a half-
day Karting Adventure at the Blain’s Farm & Fleet Green Getaway:
Motorplex; a half-day Geocaching Adventure that Nebraska’s ‘Golden Triangle’
promotes group problem-solving; a half-day Off Road
Adventure involving seven off-road trails that vary in
diffculty; a half-day Event Sampler Adventure that
incorporates geocaching, karting and the popular The Rivertowns of
champagne slalom where participants get to test Westchester County, NY
their driving skills with one of our driving school For more information, call Nick Gazivoda at
More than the Masters
vehicles; a half-day Driving Adventure designed to Unique Augusta, GA: 914.591.7600
hone driving skills with behind-the-wheel fun; and a 4 Venues 33 West Main Street, Suite 303
full-day Racing Adventure that begins with classroom Your Next Event Elmsford, NY 10523
discussion about driving techniques, moves to
in-car lessons and then to an on-track experience info@shortescapes.net
• Nebraska City, NE
that includes “lead-follows” on Road America’s • Kissimmee, FL A joint publication of ShortEscapes.net,
world-class road course. www.roadamerica.com/ • McAllen, TX SMERF Meetings Journal and Engagement
experiences/adventure-programs.html • Ann Arbor, MI Strategies Magazine
10 SHORT ESCAPES
