ment options, which often include tours. For a quick break during a meeting, the Museum at Hershey includes five perma- nent themed exhibits, as well as tempo- rary exhibit space. From January 14 to June 10, 2012, the museum will open "From Field to Feast:
and a third section that tells the Turkey Hill Dairy story. There are no actual ice cream or iced tea production lines
as Pennsylvania
German Food.” This exhibit includes four main themes: Crops and Harvesting; Animal Husbandry (breeding and raising livestock); Food Preparation/Preservation; and Social Gatherings.
In Easton, another tour opportunity is the Crayola
Experience...at
Two Rivers
Landing. Here, there are hands-on group activities, including a tour that shows how Crayola crayons and markers are made. Visitors learn the history of the Crayola brand and can explore dozens of interac- tive projects and activities, as well.
Though not a manufacturing plant, this visitor center allows attendees to unleash the creative spirit of their “inner child.”
York County, meanwhile, offers an exten- sive array of factory tours, with just a few options being:
Bluett Bros Violins,
George's Woodcrafts, Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Naylor Wine Cellars, Snyder's of Hanover, Susquehanna Glass, Sweet Willows Creamery, Inc., Utz Quality Foods, and the Wolfgang Candy Company. Groups can find something for every taste in York (literally or figuratively).
In fact, options are so diverse and plentiful here for factory tours that groups may want to schedule several during their visit. In Columbia, PA, groups will find the Turkey Hill Experience.
This self-guided, interactive tour is divided into two sections - free and paid. In the free section, guests can learn about the Frey Family and Lancaster County History (featuring Columbia,
Marietta and
Wrightsville, primarily). Plus, an interactive exhibit includes maps and videos, and there also is a dairy exhibit featuring a milk display.
The other section of the Turkey Hill Experience requires an admission fee and includes many interactive areas. Guests can visit the ice cream area, the tea area,
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part of the Turkey Hill Experience, but guests go through each area and partici- pate in interactive activities along the way, such as smelling tea leaves, milking mechanical cows, coming up with their own flavor ideas, and enjoying a relax- ation area with some refreshing iced tea.
For those captivated by history, Gettysburg draws visitors to the site of the most famous battle of the U.S. Civil War. According to Cindy Small, communica- tions and marketing manager for the Gettysburg Foundation, "Most often, peo- ple are drawn to Gettysburg, one of America's most significant places, because of the stories related to the American Civil War, the Battle of Gettysburg, the study of military history and President Abraham Lincoln that abound at Gettysburg National Military Park Museum and Visitor Center.”
One way to bring history into a meeting at Gettysburg is to include a "Refreshment Saloon" in place of the usual coffee break. The Refreshment Saloon area at Gettysburg offers a beautiful stone fire- place and full window vista of outdoors.
One interesting twist further involves the area’s history. Explains Small, "During the Civil War, volunteers in some cities in the North created 'Volunteer Refreshment Saloons' for soldiers passing through on their way to battle, providing them with good food, a clean bed, washing products and the opportunity to write and post, free of charge, a letter home to their families.”
The Refreshment Saloon at the museum and visitor center provides guests with an opportunity to rest and sample some of the foods and recipes popular with both soldiers and civilians during the Civil War.
Ideas like the Refreshment Saloon or din- ner in an art gallery do not take up a lot of the time of attendees, but create an event entirely unique to its purpose.
Planners can inspire attendees by build- ing time within their agenda for exploring a local destination - even if it's just having them walk through an interesting space on their way to their next meeting.
Cat Lambert is the Marketing Manager in the corporate headquarters of SolomonEdwardsGroup, LLC, working closely with the Elite Companies Charitable Foundation.
mcatherinelambert@gmail.com
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