Andrew Weeks

Minneapolis

Senior Editor at Group Tour Magazine

Raised in the West, but deeply in love with the Upper Midwest.

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Articles

Endless Discoveries

2 months ago | grouptourmagazine.com | Andrew Weeks

For those of you who can spell Mississippi off the cuff, congratulations—not everyone can. Give yourself another pat on the back for planning your next group itinerary to the Magnolia State’s coastal region, where all sorts of adventures await. Groups might very well be surprised at just how much there is to do in coastal Mississippi, from family-friendly day activities to entertaining nightlife options.
Parks Full of Adventure

2 months ago | grouptourmagazine.com | Andrew Weeks

People travel for different reasons. Sometimes it’s for cultural experiences, other times it’s to learn about the heritage and history of a place. And sometimes it is for the simple reason of getting outdoors, where it’s a little easier to breathe. That’s good, because some places will take your breath away. Enter the national parks.
Touring Together

Dec 24, 2024 | grouptourmagazine.com | Andrew Weeks

Something all people have in common—no matter their age, color, gender, cultural background, or how much money they have in the bank—is their desire to have positive experiences in life. For some individuals, there isn’t anything as positive as being able to travel.
Time to Meet

Dec 6, 2024 | grouptourmagazine.com | Andrew Weeks

Imagine heading to the warm climate of Nashville, Tennessee, from your much colder home city on a frigid day in January. You were looking forward to packing lightly, but a few days before your trip, you hear rumors that a winter storm is heading toward your destination. Now, locals are suggesting you bring your winter boots and prepare for colder temperatures. So much for packing lightly.
Simulating Genetic Mixing in Strongly Structured Populations of the Threatened Southern Brown Bandicoot (Isoodon obesulus)

Dec 5, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | John Black |Thomas Schmidt |Andrew Weeks

1 Introduction In the face of anthropogenic habitat fragmentation, translocations are becoming an increasingly common tool to combat the resulting losses of genetic diversity (Resende et al. 2020). While the effects of fragmentation on biodiversity are complex, a common outcome of population isolation resulting from fragmentation is lower effective and census population size in isolated sub-regions (Fahrig 2017; Fletcher et al. 2018; Haddad et al. 2015; Püttker et al.
Time to Meet

Dec 4, 2024 | grouptourmagazine.com | Andrew Weeks

Imagine heading to the warm climate of Nashville, Tennessee, from your much colder home city on a frigid day in January. You were looking forward to packing lightly, but a few days before your trip, you hear rumors that a winter storm is heading toward your destination. Now, locals are suggesting you bring your winter boots and prepare for colder temperatures. So much for packing lightly.
Simply Haunted

Nov 18, 2024 | grouptourmagazine.com | Andrew Weeks

Consider this: Your group visits a historic home, and while at the site, one of the members sees in her peripheral vision a human figure dressed in period clothing. Curious, she turns her head to see who it is, but when she does, she doesn’t see anyone there. The group member is not afraid by what she just witnessed, but the experience sends a quick chill up her spine. Are her eyes playing tricks on her, or did she just see a ghost?
Get Cultured

Nov 12, 2024 | grouptourmagazine.com | Andrew Weeks

Culture, according to Merriam-Webster, is “the customary beliefs, social forms, and material traits of a racial, religious, or social group.” But the dictionary states it also is “the characteristic features of everyday existence (such as diversions or a way of life) shared by people in a place or time.” With these definitions in mind, get ready to explore some of the Midwest’s popular cultural destinations.
Getting to Know Planet Earth

Nov 5, 2024 | grouptourmagazine.com | Andrew Weeks

It has been reported that last year was the hottest year on record for planet Earth, beating out the previous record from 2016. The 10 hottest years on record since 1850, in fact, when the global records began to be kept, all were within the past decade. Carbon levels also reached the highest point in their history last year. Combined, these things don’t bode well for our earthly home.
Destination Kansas

Nov 4, 2024 | grouptourmagazine.com | Andrew Weeks

Kansas was put on the map decades ago with the classic film “The Wizard of Oz,” but there is more to this prairie state than yellow brick roads—although there is that, too. Tour planners might be surprised to find just how much there is to experience in the Sunflower State. Numbers help to tell the state’s travel and tourism story: Kansas received more than 36 million visitors in 2022, generating some $7.7 billion in local spending, according to the latest numbers by Kansas Tourism.