Visitor Guide headed to the printer

I’ve just finished up one of my favorite sections of the year—the Steelville Area Visitors Guide. It is slated to hit the street just before Memorial Day weekend.
I have to say I think this year’s Visitor Guide is the best one we’ve every put together. I also think it’s the biggest one we’ve every done.
You won’t be receiving the Visitor Guide in your weekly newspaper as it is designed to be strictly for tourists. A copy of the guide will be posted on our website in PDF format soon so you can check it out. The hard copies will be distributed to those businesses that advertised in the guide, with additional copies going to the Steelville and Cuba visitors centers.
This is always one of my favorite sections to put together each year. There are a lot of good stories, some great-looking ads and lots of color this year. It was, however, a lot of hard work.
I think the deadline for this year’s Visitors Guide was about two weeks ago, and I just got the whole think finalized and sent to the press this morning. After it gets printed in multiple sections, it will have to be collated and then taken to a print shop in Rolla where it will be stitched (stapled) and trimmed before getting distributed on May 24 and 25.
I hope you enjoy this year’s Steelville Area Visitors Guide. Be sure to watch for it coming to the website soon.