The current gas prices have many people wondering what they will do for fun this summer. I for one don't think Fun and Travel need to go hand in hand.
If you look in your own back yard, you'll find dozens of fun things to do that don't require much travel. The obvious regular offerings include Woodchucks Baseball, The Grand Theatre, Music in the Park Programs across the state, excellent state parks, family events like the Jaycees 4th of July Celebration, the traveling tribute to our veterans in late July and just an enourmous amount of affordable value packed options.
In the TV business, we spend a great deal of time urging shoppers to buy things locally to help keep our economy strong, but that can also apply to our vacations and recreation. The more you do locally, the more options there will be next year, and so on..
So before you plan a distant vacation and start getting crabby about the gas prices, take a look at all the things you can do closer to home, and reinvest in the future of your community.
