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Article: EDITORIAL: Monona Terrace a burst of pizzazz.(Editorial)
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- The Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)
- Article date:
- July 21, 2006
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Jul. 21--A report this week confirmed what ought to be obvious to everyone by now -- Monona Terrace has been a winner for Madison and Wisconsin.
The convention and community center on Lake Monona is boosting business Downtown by an estimated $32.9 million annually. More visitors -- including 170,000 who come to Madison each year just to see Monona Terrace -- are booking rooms, eating out and shopping.
The stylish center hosts more than 70 conventions and conferences and hundreds of weddings, meetings and other events each year. And anyone can mosey up to the rooftop to gaze across the lake or, if its summer, listen and dance to live music. ...