Free Stuff
Here's a quick look at some of what's free on Canada's Prince Edward Island:
( 06/06/2004 03:01 AM EDT)

Cullowhee B&B offers tours of Cherokee sites
Cathy and Anthony Sgambato, the innkeepers of the River Lodge Bed and Breakfast in Cullowhee, have been moving along briskly ever since they left their native New York and settled in the Western North Carolina mountains close to a decade ago.
( SARA PITZER, Special to the Observer, 06/06/2004 03:01 AM EDT)

Seaside fest offers free family fun
Myrtle Beach's multi-faceted Sun Fun Festival, continuing through Monday, is a celebration of all things beachy.
( Knight Ridder, 06/06/2004 03:01 AM EDT)

Few innovative rides will debut this summer
`Mummy'-themed roller coaster at 2 sites grabs most attention
Visitors will find few new cutting-edge rides at the nation's amusement and theme parks this summer, despite starring roles in attractions based on the Mummy, SpongeBob SquarePants and Crocodile Dundee.
( MIKE SCHNEIDER, Associated Press, 06/06/2004 03:01 AM EDT)

Chains offer hotel `rewards' clubs
You can join a hotel "rewards" club even if you have no current intention of booking a hotel. The memberships are good to have, because every hotel stay generally gives you a certain number of points to collect toward free or upgraded hotel stays, airline tickets or other awards. Each hotel chain has its own awards and point-redemption levels.
( 06/06/2004 03:01 AM EDT)

Kentucky, the home of champions
You'll have to wait if you aim to hit Man o' War, Ali sites in 1 trip
Q. He wants to go to Louisville, Ky., to see the Muhammad Ali museum. I want to see at least one of those fancy thoroughbred horse farms. I idolized Man o' War; is it possible to visit the farm where he lived?
( CAROL SOTTILI, Washington Post, 06/06/2004 03:01 AM EDT)

Exhibit chronicles Civil War siege
Charleston Museum uses artifacts to help show how city coped
The towering steeple of Second Presbyterian Church was used by Union batteries to sight the guns that lobbed shells into Charleston during a 587-day Civil War siege.
( BRUCE SMITH, Associated Press, 06/06/2004 03:01 AM EDT)

Tourist site goes against grain
About 500,000 visit unusual Corn Palace in South Dakota annually
"Ooooooh," said Hiroko Suzuki of Yokohama, Japan, savoring her first gaze at the stately spires and agricultural artwork of the world's only Corn Palace.
( ANDREA DOMASKIN, Associated Press, 06/06/2004 03:01 AM EDT)