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ID	99138
Title of Article	Quilt Gardens trail earns recognition from travel and tourism group
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Elkhart County’s Quilt Gardens
Date	Nov 02, 2024
Page	B1, B4

ID	95954
Title of Article	New law could raise county innkeeper's tax
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Mar 14, 2024
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Tourism, Taxation, Taxes, Hotels

ID	88282
Title of Article	Elkhart County CVB earns Indiana tourism award
Notes	Best Cooperative Partnership Award; Indiana Tourism Awards
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Mar 24, 2023
Page	A3
Subjects	Elkhart County Convention & Visitors Bureau, Tourism

ID	85047
Title of Article	Nash named LaGrange County tourism chief
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Sonya Nash
Date	Nov 16, 2022
Page	A3
Subjects	Elkhart County Convention & Visitors Bureau, Tourism

ID	82049
Title of Article	Tourism chief earns leadership designation
Notes	Jon Hunsberger; Certified Destination Management Executive (CDME) designation
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Jul 23, 2022
Page	A7
Subjects	Elkhart County Convention & Visitors Bureau

ID	78431
Title of Article	Elkhart County CVB wins two state tourism honors
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Cover of the People & Places Along the Heritage Trail guide
Date	Mar 19, 2022
Page	B9
Subjects	Elkhart County Convention & Visitors Bureau, Tourism

ID	66965
Title of Article	Public weighs in on Cassopolis Street
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Community members; Cassopolis Street
Date	February 20, 2020
Page	A1, A8
Subjects	Cassopolis Street, Renovation, Matterhorn Conference Center, Tourism

ID	66556
Title of Article	New chapter for Amish Acres
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Roger Diehm, Jenny Wysong, Martin Stutzman, and John Kruse; Susie Pletcher
Date	February 7, 2020
Page	A1, A7
Subjects	Amish Acres, Tourism

ID	66512
Title of Article	'Thank you' campaign salutes Amish Acres founders
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Amish Acres
Date	January 31, 2020
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Amish Acres, Tourism, Elkhart County Convention & Visitors Bureau

ID	66322
Title of Article	Marla Krider is today's vibrant person
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Marla Krider
Date	December 26, 2019
Page	A3
Subjects	Vibrant Communities, Krider Garden, Tourism

ID	66306
Title of Article	Tourism remains a growing business
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	David Bennett; Jessica Gorden and Sarah Stump
Date	December 23, 2019
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Tourism, Elkhart County Convention & Visitors Bureau, Lerner Theatre, Elkhart Jazz Festival

ID	66121
Title of Article	Leaders react to Amish Acres closure
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Amish Acres
Date	November 20, 2019
Page	A3
Subjects	Amish Acres, Tourism

ID	66097
Title of Article	Amish Acres set to close
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Nappanee officials
Date	November 16, 2019
Page	A1
Subjects	Nappanee Chamber of Commerce, Amish Acres, Tourism

ID	66942
Title of Article	Iechyd Da Brewing wins seasonal beer contest
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	November 6, 2019
Page	A3
Subjects	Iechyd Da Brewing Co., Small Business, Northern Indiana Tourism Development Commission

ID	66016
Title of Article	New visitors center opened in Elkhart
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	City and county leaders; Diana Lawson; Elkhart County Visitor Center attendees
Date	October 23, 2019
Page	A1, A7
Subjects	Elkhart County Convention & Visitors Bureau, Tourism

ID	66808
Title of Article	Faces of Middlebury exhibit expands
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Old Chevrolet truck cut out; Bud's Leisure Time cut out; Traveling missionary cut out
Date	September 3, 2019
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Tourism, Middlebury, IN, Local Artists, Pieri, Linda

ID	66610
Title of Article	Walking tours teach Middlebury history
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Tour guests; Tour guests
Date	July 29, 2019
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Elkhart County Convention & Visitors Bureau, Middlebury, IN, Tourism

ID	67073
Title of Article	Hall of Heroes eyes new location
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Allen Stewart; Hall of Heroes Museum
Date	May 14, 2019
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Hall of Heroes Super Hero Museum, Stewart, Allen, Tourism

ID	63563
Title of Article	Quilt Gardens display wins award
Notes	Best Festival or Event Award from Indiana Tourism
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Quilt Garden at Das Dutchman Essenhaus
Date	March 24, 2018
Page	A3
Subjects	Quilt Gardens, Das Dutchman Essenhaus, Awards

ID	63318
Title of Article	Elkhart Co. getting plenty of positive attention from tourism partnership
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Cashier at Wakarusa Dime Store weighs candy
Date	February 11, 2018
Page	D1
Subjects	Indiana University, Elkhart County

ID	61266
Title of Article	New Elkhart County tourism ads focus on new attractions
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	January 26, 2017
Page	A3
Subjects	Markley Enterprise Inc., Elkhart County

ID	56895
Title of Article	Mayoral hopeful Boecher's background heavy in economic development, tourism and education
Notes	Mayoral election
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Dan Boecher
Date	April 28, 2015
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Boecher, Dan, Elections

ID	54376
Title of Article	Driving patterns
Notes	Midwest Living, vol. 28 issue 3
Source	Other
Location	Elkhart County History File
Picture Caption	photos
Date	June 1, 2014
History #	412
Page	48-53
Subjects	Tourism, Quilt Gardens Tour

ID	54345
Title of Article	'Gateway Mile' plan unveiled
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	May 29, 2014
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Tourism, Government, Elkhart City, Marketing Campaigns, Downtown Elkhart

ID	54273
Title of Article	City OKs projects to boost tourism
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	May 16, 2014
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Government, Elkhart City, Elkhart Redevelopment Commission, Tourism

ID	53106
Title of Article	Quilt Gardens announces new patterns, locations for 2014
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm â€“ Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo of garden
Date	October 25, 2013
Page	C1
Subjects	Quilt Gardens, Gardens, Tourism

ID	52927
Title of Article	Elkhart County rolls out the welcome mat to visitors
Notes	Business & Industry special magazine
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Elkhart City History File
Picture Caption	photos
Date	February 28, 2013
History #	1725
Page	57-59
Subjects	Elkhart County Convention & Visitors Bureau, Tourism, Business & Industry Report

ID	50912
Title of Article	Study: tourism had $401M impact last year
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photos
Date	October 10, 2012
Page	C1
Subjects	Tourism, Elkhart County Convention & Visitors Bureau

ID	48147
Title of Article	Homespun allure
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photos
Date	May 22, 2011
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Elkhart County Convention & Visitors Bureau, Tourism

ID	46566
Title of Article	Grants grow tourism
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	November 15, 2010
Page	C1, C2
Subjects	Elkhart County Convention & Visitors Bureau, Tourism, Grants

ID	45831
Title of Article	Nappanee's history displayed in floral quilt
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	June 1, 2010
Page	A3
Subjects	Quilt Gardens, Gardens, Tourism, Nappanee, IN

ID	45800
Title of Article	Gardeners dig in to quilts
Notes	List of quilt garden and quilt mural locations
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	May 26, 2010
Page	C1
Subjects	Quilt Gardens, Tourism

ID	45683
Title of Article	Quilt garden pays for CVB
Notes	2010 Efroymson Award for Excellence in Cultural Tourism Development
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	May 21, 2010
Page	C1
Subjects	Quilt Gardens, Elkhart County Convention & Visitors Bureau

ID	44778
Title of Article	County's latest tour guide not only for tourists
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	March 18, 2010
Page	A3
Subjects	Elkhart County Convention & Visitors Bureau, Tourism, Development, Economic

ID	44146
Title of Article	New American Countryside plan: 600 vacation villas
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo & map of site
Date	January 12, 2010
Page	A1
Subjects	American Countryside, Development, Commercial, Tourism

ID	40560
Title of Article	Quilt Gardens centerpiece of new strategy
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photos of displays
Date	February 28, 2009
Page	Business & Industry, p. 20
Subjects	Quilt Gardens, Tourism

ID	39507
Title of Article	Flower power drives tourism
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photos of quilts
Date	October 19, 2008
Page	D1
Subjects	Quilt Gardens, Elkhart County Convention & Visitors Bureau, Tourism

ID	34865
Title of Article	Elkhart County's RV heritage
Notes	RVBusiness Magazine
Source	Other
Location	Elkhart County History File
Picture Caption	Numerous photos
Date	December 1, 2007
History #	370
Subjects	Recreational Vehicle Industry, Elkhart County, Tourism, Employment

ID	33571
Title of Article	Arrival pointe
Notes	North Pointe Redevelopment Steering Committee
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photos, map of site
Date	November 20, 2007
Page	A1
Subjects	North Pointe Plaza, Elkhart County Convention & Visitors Bureau, Tourism

ID	31130
Title of Article	Businesses get grants for ads
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	September 27, 2007
Page	C1
Subjects	Elkhart County Community Foundation, Middlebury Chamber of Commerce, Tourism, Development, Commercial

ID	15308
Title of Article	Growing tourism
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo of farm site
Date	January 15, 2006
Page	A1
Subjects	Tourism

ID	89508
Title of Article	Visitors bureau looking to sell sports, recreation
Notes	Elkhart County (general) envelope
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Feb 13, 2002
Subjects	Elkhart County, Tourism

ID	16197
Title of Article	Funds next hurdle for tourism site
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	July 18, 2000
Page	A3
Subjects	American Countryside, Tourism

ID	18782
Title of Article	Grant money targets tourism.
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	October 23, 1997
Page	A3
Subjects	Elkhart County Convention & Visitors Bureau, Tourism

ID	18800
Title of Article	Dollars will travel to area
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo
Date	May 8, 1997
Page	C1
Subjects	Tourism

ID	18781
Title of Article	Visitors Bureau approves more than $50,000 to promote county tourism.
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	December 18, 1996
Page	B4
Subjects	Elkhart County Convention & Visitors Bureau, Tourism

ID	18799
Title of Article	A newcomer and visitors guide to the Michiana area.
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	June 24, 1996
Page	20pp
Subjects	Tourism

ID	18780
Title of Article	County earns millions from tourism business.
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	May 6, 1996
Page	B3
Subjects	Elkhart County Convention & Visitors Bureau, Tourism

ID	18774
Title of Article	Ongoing challenges face growing tourism industry.
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	February 29, 1996
Page	B1
Subjects	Elkhart County Convention & Visitors Bureau, Tourism

ID	86550
Title of Article	Goshen going after more tourist dollars
Notes	Chamber of Commerce, Goshen envelope
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Nov 15, 1995
Page	B1
Subjects	Goshen Chamber of Commerce, Tourism