Plan your West Michigan Getaway: 2006-07 West Michigan Carefree Travel Guide is Now Available

Information about the West Michigan Carefree Travel Guide, covering 41 counties is the entire western half of Michigan's Lower Peninsuala.

Grand Rapids, MI (PRWEB) April 7, 2006 -- Gather the family, pack the suitcases and fuel up the car...the West Michigan Tourist Association (WMTA) is pleased to announce the 2006-07 West Michigan: Carefree Travel Guide is now available. As the year-round travel guide to over 1,000 places to stay and play throughout the entire western half of the Lower Peninsula, from the Michigan-Indiana state line to Mackinac Island, the Carefree Travel Guide has returned with a refreshing new look.

The 89th edition of this free guide features a 2006 Calendar of Events, Entertainment “Quick-Finder,” State of Michigan map and the popular A-Z Guide to Cities – an alphabetized list of all the best places to stay and play in West Michigan. Throughout the pages of this guide, readers will also find:

Golfing West Michigan’s Best -

Suggestions for a day on the links with profiles of select golf courses

All About Autumn -

Maps and directions for 26 scenic driving tours, as well as a grid to farms & markets along the way

Fun in the Snow -

Find out where to enjoy West Michigan’s colder months, includes a winter recreation grid.

“This guide is a must for anyone traveling in West Michigan,” said Christa Verrier, Marketing and Media Director for the West Michigan Tourist Association. She emphasized that this guide is the only comprehensive publication encompassing four-seasons of travel planning in the West Michigan region. “We hear all the time that both visitors and residents of West Michigan keep the Carefree Travel Guide in the glove boxes of their cars year-round.”

Order your copy today! The 2006-07 West Michigan: Carefree Travel Guide is available online at www.wmta.org or by calling 800-442-2084.

Founded in 1917, WMTA is the oldest continually operated regional tourist association in the nation and dedicated to proving that “Nobody Knows West Michigan Like We Do!”

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