"Be A Tourist In Your Hometown" Passports Available Today
GREEN BAY, Wis.
April 12, 2004

GREEN BAY, Wis. (Apr 12, 2004) – As an extension of Mayor Schmitt’s line-up of events to celebrate Green Bay’s Sesquicentennial, the Packer Country Regional Tourism Organization invites area residents to "Be A Tourist In Your Hometown" the weekend of May 15th and 16th, 2004.

Be A Tourist Passport holders will gain free admission for their entire families to fourteen (14) attractions throughout Packer Country May 15-16, 2004. The ”Be A Tourist” Passport also contains valuable coupons available for use throughout the year. At a cost of $10 each, the Passport represents an over $400 value.

Be A Tourist Passports go on sale today, April 12, for $10 each at area distribution outlets. Distribution outlets include Green Bay Area Festival Foods, Osco Drug, Ticket Star, The Children's Museum of Green Bay, Hazelwood Historic House Museum, Historic Washington House, Lighthouse Inn, National Railroad Museum, Neville Public Museum, and the Packer Country Regional Tourism Office at the Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena.

The event coincides with National Tourism Week May 8-16, and celebrates the economic impact of travel on our local economy, which totals more than $613 million annually.

The Passport features a drawing for exciting prizes, including two club seats to a Green Bay Packers Game and dinner at Curly’s Pub in the Lambeau Field Atrium; Overnight accommodations and unlimited golf at Fox Hills Resort; Two tickets to Riverdance at the Weidner Center/Deluxe Limousine Service by Lamers and dinner for two at Patrick’s on the Bay; and suite seating for Disney on Ice at the Resch Center provided by PMI.

For official tourism information on the Green Bay Area and Lakeshore communities, visit www.packercountry.com.