Six Great Things To Do in Dingle, Ireland

Six Great Things To Do in Dingle, Ireland

Six Great Things To Do in Dingle, Ireland By Ellen Federico Tucked into the rugged Dingle Peninsula on the west coast of Ireland, local artisans are transforming nature’s bounty into handmade dreams. This once sleepy town is dancing a new jig with a fresh vibe....

Monitoring Monarchs

Monitoring Monarchs

Every year, tens of thousands of Monarch butterflies visit Fire Island on their migratory journey from Canada to Mexico. Unfortunately, the number of Monarch Butterflies has fallen sharply in recent years due to climate change and habitat loss and increased herbicide use. Ellen Federico has been monitoring Monarch population on Fire Island for many years.

Conference Destination in San Antonio, Hill Country, TX

Conference Destination in San Antonio, Hill Country, TX

Timing is everything when planning a country conference in San Antonio! The JW Marriott San Antonio in Hill Country is a wonderful property to visit and host a meeting. From March-April gorgeous blue bonnets stretch for miles along roadsides, hills and valleys. In October, witness the extraordinary flight path of thousands of Monarch Butterflies migrating toward Mexico for the winter.

The Butterfly Lady of Fire Island

The Butterfly Lady of Fire Island

From The New Yorker: There’s no place like an island, and a barrier island especially, for seasonal migrants. That’s certainly true of Fire Island. The thirty-two-mile-long sandbar off Long Island may be best known for little red wagons, houses on stilts,...

Beautiful Bandits

Beautiful Bandits

I recently read a Forbes list of the ten most stressful jobs and was not surprised to see Event Coordinator noted as #5 behind Police Officer, Airline Pilot, Firefighter, and Military Personnel. As a thirty-year event planner and 'code red junkie' this winter I moaned...