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  • Events and Appearances
        • 04/13/26 – 04/16/26
  • Seatrade
        • 04/20/26 – 04/29/26
  • St. Lucia
        • 05/18/26 – 06/14/26
  • Italy
        • SEvierville, tn
  • A Gathering of Writers
        • Baton ROuge, Louisiana
  • Baton Rouge Women in Media
        • LOS Angeles, California
  • The Moms Show
  • Past Presentations
    • Canada e-Connect tourism Conference 2010
        • Travel blogger panel
    • A gathering of writers sMoky mountains
        • Inspired travel
    • Missouri governor’s conference on tourism
        • Social media in travel
    • BlogworLd and new media expo
        • developed travel track
    • Midwest travel writeR’s association
        • Incorporating social media
    • Voodoo Experience new orleans, la
        • Marketing panel
  • Would you like Shannon to speak at your upcoming event?
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Events and Appearances

04/13/26 – 04/16/26

Seatrade

Seatrade Cruise Global 2026 is a 4-day networking event bringing together cruise line executives and media from across the world. Shannon will be in attendance and has limited openings for interviews.

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04/20/26 – 04/29/26

St. Lucia

Shannon will be onsite filming in Saint Lucia covering the luxury all-inclusive resorts, the culture, cuisine, and volcanoes.

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05/18/26 – 06/14/26

Italy

A food &wine adventure across Italy is the setting for Shannon’s May/June adventures. She will be exploring various regions from north to south and along Sicily’s coastline.

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SEvierville, tn

A Gathering of Writers

Shannon and colleague Susan Lanier-Graham hosted a writer’s retreat in the Smoky Mountains, gathering well-established travel writers for a new take on the Press Trip which included onsite story development.

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Baton ROuge, Louisiana

Baton Rouge Women in Media

Shannon was the featured speaker at a previous Baton Rouge Women in Media luncheon meeting.

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LOS Angeles, California

The Moms Show

The Moms Show, filmed in Los Angeles, California, invited Shannon to appear and share family travel tips for viewers.

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Past Presentations

Canada e-Connect tourism Conference 2010

Travel blogger panel

A gathering of writers sMoky mountains

Inspired travel

Missouri governor’s conference on tourism

Social media in travel

BlogworLd and new media expo

developed travel track

Midwest travel writeR’s association

Incorporating social media

Voodoo Experience new orleans, la

Marketing panel

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Yesterday we moseyed around EPCOT while the car wa Yesterday we moseyed around EPCOT while the car was being serviced. I mean, why sit at a service center when you can pop over to a Disney Park!
The Mimosa flight was a must. Hello! It’s me 🤷🏼‍♀️

We walked around and noshed here and there, sampling a few things. The rain tried to dampen the day, but we checked out some of the not busy areas around EPCOT: Awesome Planet and the Disney & PIXAR Short Film Festival followed by Living with the Land and seeing where some of the ingredients are grown for a few of the festival offerings. 

On our way out, we made a final stop for the Wine & Cheese pairing at Communicore Hall. Caymus Cab and Wisconsin cheese? Yes, please! 
 
Perks of being a #disneypassholder 

Have you been to the EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival? What’s your favorite dish? And if you are a beer drinker, I have to admit there seemed to be more beer than wine offerings this year. 
#epcotfoodandwinefestival #disneyaddict #wisconsincheese
Some seasons end beautifully. 🥹🍷 Some seasons end beautifully. 🥹🍷
Thirty-two years ago today, I was 21 years old and Thirty-two years ago today, I was 21 years old and walked into the fire department to begin a job I could never have imagined would shape so much of my life.

I had recently left music school and trying to decide what to do with my life. I was getting married in two months after this photo was taken. I wasn’t a mother yet. I had no idea where life would take me, what I would survive, who I would love, who I would lose, or how many different versions of myself I would become.

I look at this young woman now and want to tell her so many things.

I’d tell her that life isn’t going to look anything like the picture she has in her head.

I’d tell her some of the people she thinks will always be there won’t be. Others she hasn’t even met yet will become part of the fabric of her life.

I’d tell her she will become a mother. A grandmother. A wife more than once. A writer. A traveler. A woman who will start over more times than she can imagine.

I’d tell her that the fire department she walked into that day thinking it was simply a job would become part of her identity and would teach her difficult life lessons. That she would spend years answering calls on people’s worst days, live through disasters she couldn’t yet comprehend, and discover that she was capable of far more than she knew.

And I’d probably tell her not to spend quite so much time worrying about whether she was doing life “right.”

Because there isn’t one right way.

This photograph has its own scars. It was pulled from the floodwaters after the 2016 flood in Baton Rouge. Somehow, it survived.

So did she.

Thirty-two years later, I don’t wish I could go back and change everything for her.

I think I’d just sit beside her for a minute and say:

Hold on, sweetheart.

You have absolutely no idea where this life is going to take you.

And what a life it is going to be.

(📸 D. Weimer: 📍BRFD Station 11)
It’s my last day here for a bit. Taking a break fo It’s my last day here for a bit. Taking a break for a refreshing sip on the deck. #Maine 

The Beehive Blush 🍐🍊🌸

1½ oz Absolut Pear Vodka
½ oz St-Germain Elderflower Liqueur
¼–½ oz Chambord
½ oz Key Lime Juice
Mandarin Orange Club Soda
Optional splash of cranberry juice
Ice

Serve in your favorite #cocktail glass
“The future belongs to those who believe in the be “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” - Eleanor Roosevelt
It’s been a little weird around here lately… It’s been a little weird around here lately…
Lots of opportunities to think about at the moment Lots of opportunities to think about at the moment….
Weekend Recap: Maine Edition Wine 🍷 Lobsters 🦞 Weekend Recap: Maine Edition

Wine 🍷 
Lobsters 🦞 
Firepits 🔥 

Enjoyed the Labor Day weekend with family, friends, and local wildlife. Hosting a lobster dinner with an evening fire pit by the water is quintessential Maine living. Blessed to have a spot on this quiet, undiscovered peninsula in MidCoast. #IYKYK
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