Dan Youra

Dan Youra

Dan Youra is a writer, illustrator and entrepreneur from Port Hadlock in the Olympic Peninsula of the U.S. state of Washington.

He is president and CEO of Dan Youra Studios, and acting president of the Olympic Peninsula Travel Association.

He is a two-time George Award winner for Washington's Best Visitor Guide.

In 1996, he changed the name of his company from Olympic Publishing to Dan Youra Studios to avoid a legal dispute with the U.S. Olympic Committee. [ [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=NewsLibrary&p_multi=TNTB&d_place=TNTB&p_theme=newslibrary2&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EFE519425A02DE5&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM The News Tribune - July 25, 1996. OLYMPIC HEADACHE FOR PENINSULA COMPANIES GAMES ORGANIZERS ZEALOUS ABOUT PROTECTING TRADEMARK] ]

Youra also offers a service that sends Washington state ferry schedules as celphone text messages for a fee. [ [http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2002994672_btdownload15.html Ferry to phone. Seattle Times - May 15, 2006] ]

Publications

*1976 Assistant Managing Editor "Current Thought on War and Peace"
*1986 Vancouver Expo "Washington State Visitor Guide"

Current publications since 1984

*Ferry Travel Guide
*Olympic Peninsula Guide
*North West Ferry Map
*Olympic Peninsula Map
*Jefferson County Business Map
*Kitsap County Business Map

References

* [http://www.natja.org/member/danyoura NATJA Traver Writer Dan Youra]
* [http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20071226/NEWS/712260305 Peninsula promoter has innovative takes on tourism. By Jennifer Jackson, Port Angeles Peninsula Daily News. Dec 26, 2007]


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