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Historic site. Over in Ft Wayne’s their Children’s Zoo is ranked as one of the top 10 in theU.S. Indianapolis is one of America’s premiere sports town. Check out the NCAA Hall of Champions Museum and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame Museum or take the kids to The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis. South Bend is more than Notre Dame; the city houses the College Football Hall of Fame, the Chocolate Museum and the Studebaker National Museum. On the southernmost tip of Lake Michigan, La Porte County’s shoreline has become a popular destination for business meetings, family reunions and romantic escapes. Visitors can head to the 486-room Blue Chip Casino Resort and Spa, Captain or the Indiana Dunes National Lake Shore/Mt. Baldy. IOWA With America’s two largest rivers forming its borders water activities are a significant portion of the tourism offer- ing, but there is more to the state than water and farmland. Casinos are big business. In Cedar Rapids, there are three casinos to choose from. Be on the lookout for a new events center. CedarRapids recently started the design phase of the project. Visitors to Davenport can tour Native American sites or attend one of the areas many festivals. The shortlist includes the Bix BeiderbeckeMemorial Jazz Festival and the MississippiValley Blues Festival. Des Moines is on virtually every list of the “best.”—One of the best places for business, the best bang-for-your-buck, the most livable and the health- iest. The Fort Des Moines Museum and Education Center honors the U.S. Army’s first officer candidate class for African-Americans. Sioux City features a revitalized down Fort Des Moines Chaple townwith beautiful riverfront attractions and events. Visitors should not miss Trinity Heights, the restored Orpheum Theatre and the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center. Waterloo attractions include; the Lost Island Water Park, John Deere Tours, the Bluedorn Science Imaginarium for children, and the Isle of Capri Casino. KANSAS This state is a history buff’s paradise encompassing everything from legendary cowboy towns to countless museums; and the state’s legacy as pioneers, aviators and farmers. Kansas City is home to the Kansas Speedway. The speedway also has driving schools, national barbeque contests and enough meeting space to handle 5,000 peo- ple. If you need to take the kids to burn off some energy try the Schlitterbahn Vacation Village Waterpark. Topeka is home to the Kansas Museum of History and the Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site. Topeka has over 3,000 hotel rooms and 160,000 sq. ft. of meeting space.Wichita is the state’s largest metropolitan area and features 35 museums that allow visitors to relive the early days at the Old Cowtown Museum or explore the town’s evolution as “Air Capital of theWorld” at the KansasAviationMuseum. The city has a new 15,000-seat arena, 8,000 hotel rooms and 200,000 sq. ft. of meeting space. Pac Your Sli ippers www.LA ANSING.org ack Your Slippers... Click… Browse… Plan… Doris Sims ms dsims@lansing.org 1-866-529-1402 36 Century II Convention Center, Wichita Kansas Black Meetings & Tourism September/October 2010: www.blackmeetingsandtourism.com