Melt Away the Cold with Colonial Williamsburg's Spring Stories Package

Online, March 2, 2011 (Newswire.com) - Warmer months mark the beginning of spring. It is also the time to book Colonial Williamsburg's Spring Stories Package. Available for stays March 18-June 16, 2011, the three-day/two-night package starts at $99 per person, per night. The Spring Stories Package showcases Colonial Williamsburg's new interactive offerings from fine dining and golf, to the Historic Area's gardens and exhibits at The Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg. The package includes:

• Nightly accommodations at the Williamsburg Lodge, an Official Colonial Williamsburg Hotel
• Daily breakfast
• Length-of-stay admission to Colonial Williamsburg's Historic Area and Art Museums
• $100 activities card

Package pricing is based on double occupancy and a two-night stay in a superior guest room with Sunday-Wednesday arrival. Pricing varies with room type and arrival date.

The activities card may be applied toward the Golden Horseshoe Golf Club, The Spa of Colonial Williamsburg, dining in Colonial Williamsburg taverns or restaurants, or shopping at an official, on-site Colonial Williamsburg-owned store.

On May 21-22, 2011, the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation will host the inaugural Run for the Dream, a weekend-long event featuring a half marathon, an 8K, music, fireworks and more. Athletes will run through Colonial Williamsburg's Historic Area. The course is stunning, and the 8K is ideal for first-time racers because the course is flat and manageable.

This spring, interpretive programs at the Palace and the Capitol are more engaging than ever, placing guests in key moments in history. In the evenings, the Historic Area will be "Live after Five" with a robust schedule of programs spanning enjoying colonial brews at Chowning's Tavern to cresset lighting, music and dancing. With Spring Stories, there is no better time to be a part of the story.
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The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation is a not-for-profit educational institution and cultural destination dedicated to the preservation, restoration, interpretation, and presentation of 18th-century Williamsburg, VA. Guests are invited to be part of the story as they enjoy: educational and entertaining programming in the Historic Area and at the Art Museums; the WILLIAMSBURG brand and shopping experience; The Spa of Colonial Williamsburg; the Golden Horseshoe Golf Club; fine dining; and the Colonial Williamsburg Hotels. www.colonialwilliamsburg.com.