For Immediate Release
The Sportsman Channel Explores More Than Fishing in Lake Geneva Area
Angling the Great Lakes Tours Walworth County, Wisconsin
ELKHORN, Wis. — (December 3, 2009) — Avid sportsmen who have fished the waters of both Delavan Lake and Geneva Lake in Southeastern Wisconsin know that these lakes are ideal fishing waters. What they may not know is how much more there is to do in Walworth County if you want to take a break from fishing. On the Angling The Great Lakes show, airing on The Sportsman Channel on December 15 at 2:30 a.m., you’ll be given a glimpse of what else the area has to offer. Other showings for the program include Friday, December 18 at 7:30 a.m.; Saturday, December 19 at 8:30 p.m.; and Sunday, December 20 at 6 p.m. The program will also be featured on local affiliate networks on Saturday at 9:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
In addition to fishing on the Geneva and Delavan lakes with Reddy Guide Service, the show will highlight some of the many other tourist attractions to be found in the area including:
- Grand Geneva Resort featuring the famed Geneva ChopHouse restaurant, and The Brute and The Highlands award-winning golf courses
- Yerkes Observatory, home to the largest lens-type telescope in the world, located in a beautiful park-like setting in Williams Bay
- U.S. Mailboat Walworth, the only marine mail delivery system of its kind in the country, one of the ships in the Lake Geneva Cruise Line fleet
- Gordy's Boathouse, the largest full service marina in the Lake Geneva area
- Apple Barn Orchard & Winery, located in Elkhorn, featuring pick your own strawberries, apples, and pumpkins in season and a winery with a variety of fruit wines
- East Troy Electric Railroad, Wisconsin’s last original electric train line running from East Troy to Mukwonago featuring a dinner train, museum and gift shop
- Rushing Waters Trout Farm, located in Palmyra, Wisconsin's largest trout farm with 50 ponds generously stocked with fish
- Abbey Springs Golf Club, a 4½-star rated golf course by Golf Digest "Places to Play" located on Geneva Lake in Fontana
- LaGrange General Store & Backyard Bike Shop, located in Whitewater near the Kettle Moraine Forest, rents and sells bicycles, skis and accessories and offers a delicious variety of healthy, homemade sandwiches
The program is produced by Adventure Media Productions and can be viewed in its entirety on their Web site at
www.ATGLTV.com, under Current Season. The segment was sponsored locally by the Walworth County Fair,
www.walworthcountyfair.com and the Walworth County Visitors Bureau.
The Walworth County Visitors’ Bureau (WCVB), located in Elkhorn, Wis., is dedicated to promoting tourism throughout Walworth County. One of the County’s more well-known destinations, Lake Geneva, was named among the 2009 Dozen Distinctive Destinations by the National Trust for Historic Preservation in Washington, D.C. The Bureau is located in a historic building featuring antiques and vintage items, where visitors can browse through area travel literature and enjoy WIFI and a coffee bar. For additional information, contact the WCVB at (262) 723-3980 or visit its website at
www.VisitWalworthCounty.com.
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Contacts:
Name: Kathleen Seeberg
Company: Walworth County Visitors Bureau
Phone: 262-723-3980
Email: kathy@visitwalworthcounty.com
Name: Marilyn McGair
Company: Marketing Images
Phone: (262) 523-3940 Ext: 102
Cell phone: (262) 751-9403
Email: marilyn@marketingimages.com