{"id":8423,"date":"2018-01-12T11:03:20","date_gmt":"2018-01-12T17:03:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs2.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/?p=8423"},"modified":"2018-01-12T11:03:20","modified_gmt":"2018-01-12T17:03:20","slug":"be-a-tourist-in-your-own-backyard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/2018\/01\/12\/be-a-tourist-in-your-own-backyard\/","title":{"rendered":"Be A Tourist In Your Own Backyard"},"content":{"rendered":"

January 12th through the 15th is Be a Tourist in Your Own Backyard Weekend<\/a><\/p>\n

Each year, the Quad Cities Convention & Visitor’s Bureau partners with area businesses to offer deals on hotels, restaurants, shopping and attractions. <\/p>\n

The Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center has tourist guides from years past filed in our Ephemera Collection. <\/p>\n

Take a look at these brochures from 35 and 45 years ago. <\/p>\n

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“Quad Cities USA: More for you to see and do” [1982]<\/p><\/div>\n

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“Points of Interest” [ca.1972]<\/p><\/div>\n

Quad Cities USA:<\/em> More for you to See & Do (<\/em>Quad-City Development Group, ca. <\/em>1982).<\/p>\n

Points of Interest<\/em> (City of Davenport, Iowa, ca. 1972).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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