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Archive for October, 2009
August 2009 Tourism Statistics
Friday, October 23rd, 2009America’s 11 Spookiest Halloween Destinations
Friday, October 23rd, 2009Williamsburg was recently ranked one of America’s 11 Spookiest Halloween Destinations by ABCNews.com
Article reads as follows:
Spooky Halloween Get-Aways
Ghosts Amongst Us -When the sun goes down, Williamsburg, Va., has a haunted history to tell. Colonial Williamsburg: offers a one-hour walking tour of sites known for their supernatural inhabitants. The $12 tour is available Mondays through Saturdays through Nov. 26, but is not appropriate for young children.
There are several other spooky events in Williamsburg this season. During the Cry Witch program,, guests can question witnesses, weigh evidence and determine the guilt or innocence of the “Virginia witch,” Grace Sherwood, who was tried for witchcraft in 1706.
In another program called Crime and Punishment, guests can step back in time and meet three people from the past who are intimately familiar with the crimes and punishments of colonial justice. Guests hear of sentences handed down from 18th-century Virginia courts and decide for themselves how effective they were.
The link can be found at ABCNews.com
Oktoberfest is here!
Friday, October 2nd, 2009The 37th annual Oktoberfest has entered the countdown phase. The event will be held Thursday, October 29, from 6-9 p.m. at Busch Gardens Williamsburg. Tickets are $32 per person and must be purchased in advance from the Alliance.
Your ticket brings you a fun-packed evening as well as a full-course dinner and ice-cold beverages. Guests can ride three of Busch Gardens’ most thrilling rides with no lines, play challenging games for the chance to win great prizes,; and enjoy the fun of “Howl-O-Scream” plus a live performance of Busch Gardens newest stage show, “FrankenRock.” Your ticket is also your chance to win a fabulous Grand Prize – a $2,000 money market account donated by Old Point National Bank.
Tickets will not be sold at the door and children are not permitted at this event. To order your tickets today, complete the form inserted in this newsletter and fax it to the Alliance at 229-2047, call 229.6511 or visit the Alliance office at 421 N. Boundary St. Cash, checks, Visa, MasterCard and American Express are accepted as payment.
Pictures from last years event…
Winner of last years Old Point National $2,000 Money Market, Felicia Johnson, 1st Advantage Federal Credit Union
Attendees enjoying dinner and a show in Das Festhaus
Marshall Warner, Chesapeake Bank, clutching the piggy he one at one of the many games available to Oktoberfest atendees.