The 2010 Obama Summer Vacations
President Barack Obama took his family to the Florida Panhandle for a weekend trip billed as part family vacation, part presidential sales pitch, as he looks to boost the region's sagging tourism industry in the aftermath of the oil spill. More recently the first family took a weekend vacation to Martha’s Vineyard.
From the President’s trip to the Gulf Coast to the first Lady’s highly criticized trip to Spain, here is a look at scenes from the first family’s summer vacations.
Posted 20 Aug 2010
Hiking in Maine
President Barack Obama and his family hike on Cadillac Mountain at Acadia National Park in Maine, July 16, 2010.
Swimming in the Gulf
President Barack Obama and daughter Sasha swim at Alligator Point in Panama City Beach, Fla., Saturday, Aug. 14, 2010. The President traveled to Panama City Beach with First Lady Michelle Obama and Sasha to meet with local business owners and officials and to encourage Americans to travel to the Gulf Coast beaches.
However, this particular photo brought with it some criticism.
St. Andrews Bay, Florida
President Obama, first lady Michelle Obama and daughter Sasha tour St Andrews Bay on the Bay Point Lady August 15, 2010 In Panama City Beach, Florida.
Panama City, Florida
President Obama, first lady Michelle Obama and 9 year-old daughter Sasha Obama stop at Bruster's Real Ice Cream August 15, 2010 in Panama City Beach, Florida.
Mini Golf
President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama play miniature golf with daughter Sasha at Pirate's Island Miniature Golf August 14, 2010 in Panama City Beach, Florida. The First Family is visiting the area to help promote tourism and check up on clean up efforts from the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon Oil spill.
Michelle Obama in Spain
First Lady Michelle Obama and her daughter Sasha arrive to visit the Spanish southern city of Ronda on August 7, 2010 during her vacation in southern Spain. US First Lady Michelle Obama and her nine-year-old daughter Sasha arrived on August 4, 2010, on Spain's Mediterranean coast for a vacation with friends at a luxury hotel.
Bar Harbor, Maine
President Obama with First Lady Michelle Obama and their daughters Malia and Sasha walk with their dog Bo as they visit the Bass Harbor Head Light lighthouse during the first family's weekend vacation in Bar Harbor, Maine.
Bar Harbor, Maine
The first family taking a tour along a trail on Cadillac Mountain during the first family's weekend vacation in Bar Harbor, Maine.
Bar Harbor Lighthouse
Chief Tim Chase, commanding officer of the US Coast Guard station, stands next to President Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama and their daughters as they visit the Bass Harbor Head Light lighthouse on July 17, 2010.
Golf in North Carolina
President Obama plays golf at the Grove Park Inn in Asheville, North Carolina. The First Couple visited the area on vacation in late April.