GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – People can now get their hands on a publication that highlights various Brown County communities.
The Greater Green Bay Convention and Visitors Bureau has published its 2017 Official Green Bay Visitor Guide.
The 72-page release details major attractions, events, tours, and accommodations in ten Brown County communities: Green Bay, Algoma, Allouez, Ashwaubenon, Bellevue, De Pere, Howard, Pulaski, Oneida Nation, and Suamico.
It also includes a full calendar of 2017 events as well as community maps, that highlight parks, biking trails, and boat launches.
The Bureau’s Director of Marketing Brenda Krainik says the 2017 publication is their longest one to date. She notes the top new feature is a section where local citizens provide commentary on some of the best places to visit, recreate, and eat.
Krainik hopes the guide will help continue Brown County’s recent tourism trend. She says tourist spending has increased each year since 2009, with the roughly 5,500,000 visitors in 2015 shelling out more than $614,000,000.
Krainik believes it will be a busy summer in the greater Green Bay area with planned events including a Billy Joel concert at Lambeau Field in June, an LPGA tournament at Thornberry Creek in early July, and Packers’ training camp and preseason games in August.
A total of 225,000 guides were printed. Free copies are available at the bureau’s 1901 South Oneida Street office or by calling 920-494-9507.
