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Get Back to the Beach: Virginia Beach, Virginia

Get Back to the Beach: Virginia Beach, Virginia

Locating your event in a beachfront vacation destination is a surefire strategy for infusing a sports event with irresistible draw; unfortunately, highly desired oceanfront locales often come with hig...

Florida’s Wild Blue Yonder: Lake County, Florida

Florida’s Wild Blue Yonder: Lake County, Florida

Make no mistake: Lake County, Florida, has a lot of lakes. With over 1,400 lakes sprinkled across its 1,156-square miles, Lake County has more than its fair share of water sports opportunities. But th...

Anything You Want: Toronto, Canada

Anything You Want: Toronto, Canada

Put simply, Toronto is an overachieving city. Already Canada’s largest metropolitan area and its financial, culture and tourism hub, Toronto is a city that appears consistently on top 10 lists, wish l...

Make Sports History in Lawton Fort Sill, Oklahoma

Make Sports History in Lawton Fort Sill, Oklahoma

A sports destination with major historical appeal, Lawton, Oklahoma unites the best in sports facilities and experience with unrivaled natural and historical attractions. And in Lawton, size is also o...

A Soul for Sports: Harlingen, Texas

A Soul for Sports: Harlingen, Texas

In 1902, the founder of Harlingen, Texas, Lon C. Hill, purchases the tract where the town is now located: 13,837 acres for $1.50 to $2.50 an acre. In 1904, the first passenger train passes through ...

Spartanburg: Park Perfection

Spartanburg: Park Perfection

Some communities claim historic sites or giant malls. Others define themselves by their landscape or region. Spartanburg County, South Carolina, has all that: the history, the shopping, the beautiful ...

Cape Girardeau, Missouri

Cape Girardeau, MO: The City of Infinite Possibility

Perched on the west bank of the Mississippi, Cape Girardeau is the largest city between St. Louis and Memphis. The city's fortuitous location has made it a popular destination for more than two centur...

Setting a Course for Santa Clarita, CA

Setting a Course for Santa Clarita, CA

A description of Santa Clarita, California, reads like a sports destination wish list: championship facilities, an enthusiastic sports community and the kinds of hotels, restaurants and attractions th...

Burlington, North Carolina

The Alamance Advantage: Burlington, NC

Location is key for drawing a strong crowd to a sports event, and there’s one location that has a lock on centrality: Alamance County, North Carolina. Located not just in the center of the state, Alam...

The Greater Raleigh Way

The Greater Raleigh Way

Let's get the clichés out of the way right up front. Top-notch. World-class. Mind-blowing. They all apply, but let's make it simple. Let's just call it the Greater Raleigh Way. It's about doing sports...