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Hello and Welcome. I'm Theresa Kennett guest hosting tonight on NH Outlook. |
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In this program. We'll take you to what is being referred to as the JEWEL in the crown of the Appalachian Mountain Club. Although SOME may think this jewel needs a little polishing. One local businessman is challenging the AMC's tax-exempt status. |
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With summer OVER and foliage season BEGINNING, businesses around the state are looking for an economic BOOST. We'll find out what NEW HAMPSHIRE is doing to bring visitors to the state. |
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And LATER, beware of the backyard bears. We'll show you why they're showing up in some of the most unlikely places. |
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A nine million dollar lodge has opened up in Crawford Notch.The Highland Center's opening is an ambitious step for the Appalacian Mountain Club and one that is not without controversy. The one-hundred and twenty two room lodge has prompted a local business owner to appeal to the town's board of selectmen. He is challenging the AMC's tax-exempt status. |
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APPLYING FOR A BUILDING PERMIT FOR A GARAGE, AND JUST IN PASSING, IT CAME UP ON ONE OF THE ARTICLES TO REVIEW THE LIQUOR LICENSE FOR THE HIGHLAND CENTER. AND MYSELF AND SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE. OR NOT AUDIENCE BUT IN THE GROUP THERE, WERE A LITTLE TAKEN BY SURPRISE. REALIZING THAT THEY'RE A NONPROFIT AND WE WERE KIND OF SOLD ON THE IDEA. OR THE TOWN WAS SOLD ON THE IDEA TWO YEARS AGO THAT THIS WAS GOING TO BE AN EDUCATIONAL FACILITY FOR ALL THE CHILDREN. WELL, HAVING A LIQUOR LICENSE AND BEING AN EDUCATIONAL FACILITY FOR ALL THE CHILDREN, SOMEHOW SOMETHING DIDN'T QUITE MATCH. WELL, WE APPLIED FOR A BEER AND WINE LICENSE. AND PART OF THAT WAS TO CONTROL THE BEER AND WINE THAT'S THERE. OFTEN GUESTS COME AND B.Y.O.B. AND BECAUSE THE MAJOR PURPOSE OF THE CENTER IS TO BRING SCHOOL KIDS THERE TO THE EDUCATION SIDE, WE DIDN'T REALLY WANT TO MIX THE TWO. SO WE THOUGHT IF WE HAD A BEER AND WINE LICENSE, WE COULD PROVIDE FOR OTHER GUESTS THAT OPPORTUNITY DURING MEALTIME AND ONLY DURING MEALTIME. AND WE COULD SEPARATE OUT. WE HAVE TWO DINING ROOMS, WE COULD SEPARATE THE KIDS FROM THAT. SO THAT'S PART OF IT. AS FAR AS THE FOR-PROFIT SIDE IS, YOU KNOW, ALL OUR MEAL SERVICES AND LODGING, THAT'S ALL PUT INTO A BIG POT OF INCOME FOR THE CENTER. AND THAT ANY PROFITS OR ANYTHING ABOVE OUR COSTS, THAT GOES INTO THOSE PROGRAMS; LIKE THE SCHOOL PROGRAMS, THE TRAIL PROGRAMS, ALL THE OTHER PROGRAMS WE PROVIDE THE PUBLIC. I MEAN, IT'S AN ISSUE THAT REALLY DOESN'T DO ANYTHING UNTIL AFTER THE FIRST OF THE YEAR. THERE'S CERTAIN DOCUMENTATION THAT THE TOWN HAS TO RECEIVE FROM THE A.M.C., WHICH WON'T BE UNTIL FEBRUARY, MARCH, AND THAT TIME FRAME. AND THEN AT THAT POINT, WE'LL LOOK AT IT AND LOOK AT THE WHOLE TAX-EXEMPT STATUS AGAIN. IT MAY BE THAT PART OF IT IS TAX-EXEMPT. IT MAY BE THAT ALL OF IT IS TAX-EXEMPT. IT'S TOO EARLY TO TELL AT THIS POINT. NOW, THAT THAT QUESTION'S COMING UP, SURE, WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT THAT. WE'LL SEE WHETHER IT COULD BE CHANGED OR NOT, OR WHAT. OR WHAT THE TOWN WANTS. AND WE'LL WORK THROUGH IT. WE'LL WORK IT OUT. Reporter: DESPITE THE CONTROVERSY, CLUB MEMBERS SAY THEY'RE EXCITED ABOUT THE HIGHLAND CENTER'S OPERATION. HERE'S A LOOK AT WHAT THE CENTER HAS TO OFFER. WE BOUGHT THIS PROPERTY IN 1979 AFTER THE FIRE OF THE FORMER CRAWFORD HOUSE WAS HERE. AND WE JUST SAW IT AS A PLACE THAT WE COULD REALLY DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT, YOU KNOW, TAKE IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL IN TERMS OF PROVIDING HOSPITALITY HERE, AND HAVING PEOPLE COME AND ENJOY THE MOUNTAINS, BUT ALSO EDUCATE THEM ABOUT THE OUTDOORS, HAVE THEM EXPLORE IT, AND REALLY SORT OF HAVE FUN HERE, BUT, AGAIN, THIS WHOLE CONNECTION TO THE OUTDOORS IS KEY TO WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO. Reporter: AND MAKING THAT CONNECTION WILL BE EASILY FACILITATED BY THE HIGHLAND CENTER'S PROXIMITY TO DOZENS OF MOUNTAIN PEAKS, HUNDREDS OF MILES OF HIKING TRAILS, AND THOUSANDS OF ACRES OF THE WHITE MOUNTAIN NATIONAL FOREST. THERE WILL BE ACTIVITIES DAY LONG THAT FAMILIES CAN PARTICIPATE IN; WHETHER IT'S A NATURE HIKE AROUND THE SITE TO CLIMBING UP MT. WILLARD, TO PADDLING IN A LAKE, THERE IS ALL ACTIVITIES. SO, IN SOME WAYS IT'S NOT A PRE-REGISTRATION, IT'S KIND OF AN ALL-INCLUSIVE PACKAGE. YOU COME HERE AND YOU LEARN ABOUT THE OUTDOORS AND HAVE FUN. Reporter: GRAFF SAYS THAT THIS EDUCATIONAL FACILITY WILL CATER TO SCHOOL GROUPS, PROVIDING STUDENTS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO INCREASE THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND GAIN PROFICIENCY IN OUTDOORS SKILLS. WE EXPECT TO HAVE, I THINK, WITHIN TWO YEARS, 3,000 TO 5,000 STUDENTS COMING THROUGH THIS FACILITY DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR. REALLY, AGAIN, BRINGING KIDS TO THIS ENVIRONMENT AND NOT KIDS JUST FROM AWAY, FROM FAR AWAY, BUT KIDS FROM THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. ;;;;CLEAR WE ALSO ANTICIPATE THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE ONE OF OUR CENTERS FOR SEARCH AND RESCUE. BECAUSE SEARCH AND RESCUE IS AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT HERE IN THIS NOTCH. AND WE'RE GOING TO OFFER A WIDE ARRAY OF LEADERSHIP COURSES UP TO THE VERY HIGHEST LEVEL OF COURSES. YOU KNOW, AVALANCHE SAFETY, HIGH ANGLE RESCUE, A NUMBER OF THOSE COURSES. BECAUSE THERE'S REALLY NO PLACE IN THE EAST WHERE THOSE ARE OFFERED, AND WE FELT THAT THIS WOULD BE A GOOD PLACE TO DO THAT FOR PUBLIC SERVICE TO THE LEADERSHIP COMMUNITY. Reporter: SO HOW DID YOU CHOOSE THIS PARTICULAR CONSTRUCTION? WE WANTED TO BUILD A GREEN BUILDING, NOT JUST IN COLOR BUT IN TECHNOLOGY. Reporter: RECYCLED STEEL PROVIDED BY ISAACSON STRUCTURAL STEEL OF BERLIN SERVES AS THE STRUCTURE'S SKELETON. THE HEATING SYSTEM CONSISTS OF A CENTRAL BIO-MASS WOOD-BURNING BOILER AND A-STATE-OF-THE-ART VENTILATION SYSTEM THAT IS DESIGNED TO CONSERVE HEAT WHILE MAINTAINING SUPERIOR AIR QUALITY. YOU KNOW, WHAT KIND OF LODGING AND DINING ARE YOU OFFERING HERE? LODGING AND DINING, WE HAVE KIND OF TWO SETS OF ROOMS. WE HAVE PRIVATE ROOMS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ANY OF A.M.C.'s FACILITIES. WE HAVE PRIVATE ROOMS WITH PRIVATE BATHS, AND WE ALSO HAVE SHARED ROOMS WITH SHARED BATHS. SO WE HAVE SHARED ROOMS WHERE FOUR TO SIX PEOPLE COULD STAY IN THOSE ROOMS. Reporter: A SECOND BUILDING ON THE SITE, THAYER HALL, IS THE ORIGINAL CARRIAGE HOUSE, AND HAS BEEN REFURBISHED AS AN ASSEMBLY HALL NAMED AFTER BRAD WASHBURN, AN ACCOMPLISHED MOUNTAINEER AND A LONGTIME A.M.C. MEMBER. HE AND HIS WIFE BARBARA TRAVELED THE WORLD PHOTOGRAPHING MOUNTAIN PEAKS, INCLUDING MT. WASHINGTON. THE THIRD BUILDING WE HAVE IS THE SHAPLEIGH STUDIO, AND THAT WAS FRANK SHAPLEIGH WHO WAS A RENOWN WHITE MOUNTAIN ARTIST. HE USED THAT AS HIS STUDIO. AND THAT WILL BE FOR SMALLER GROUPS TO USE, TO SEPARATE THEMSELVES OUT FROM THE MAIN BUILDING. IF THEY WANT TO BE ON THEIR OWN ALL DAY LONG, THEY CAN BE IN THAT BUILDING. Reporter: FUNDING FOR THIS PROJECT CAME FROM A CAPITAL CAMPAIGN THAT BEGAN A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO. WE JUST COMPLETED A VERY SUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGN THAT ORIGINALLY WE THOUGHT WE'D RAISE $25 MILLION AND WE RAISED $33 MILLION. SO ABOUT $10 MILLION OF THAT IS GOING INTO THIS PROJECT HERE. ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS THAT HAPPENED IN THIS CAPITAL CAMPAIGN OF OURS, WAS. RAISING DOLLARS. L.L. BEAN HAS DONATED AS PART OF THIS FACILITY THE FURNISHINGS AND THE OUTDOOR GEAR. AND IT WAS ABOUT A-HALF-A-MILLION DOLLAR GRANT OF THOSE ITEMS. AND THE OUTDOOR GEAR WILL BE PACKS, DAY PACKS, BOOTS, RAIN GEAR, EVERYTHING TO OUTFIT EITHER A YOUNG PERSON TO AN OLDER PERSON. Reporter: THE CRAWFORD FAMILY ESTABLISHED THE TRADITION OF HOSPITALITY IN THE NOTCH IN 1828 BY BUILDING THE FIRST INN TO ACCOMMODATE MOUNTAIN TRAVELERS. THE NEARBY CRAWFORD PATH WAS CUT BY ABEL CRAWFORD AND HIS SONS IN 1819, AND IS THOUGHT TO BE THE OLDEST CONTINUOUSLY USED TRAIL IN AMERICA. IN ORDER TO GET TO THE NOTCH BACK IN THE 1800s, PEOPLE HAD TO TRAVEL BY STAGE COACH, THAT IS UNTIL THE RAILROAD WAS BUILT. THIS RAILROAD WAS CHARTERED IN 1867 IN THE STATE OF MAINE, AS THE PORTLAND AND OGDENBURG RAILROAD. Reporter: BEN ENGLISH IS A RAILROAD HISTORIAN. HE SAYS CONSTRUCTING THE TRACK THROUGH CRAWFORD NOTCH IN THE 1800s WAS AN IMPRESSIVE ACCOMPLISHMENT, GIVEN THE TECHNOLOGY. THE METHODS BACK THEN BETWEEN 1867 AND 1875 WHEN IT WAS OPENED HERE WERE VERY PRIMITIVE IN COMPARISON TO WHAT WE HAVE TODAY. HAND DRILLS, BLACK POWDER, ANIMAL POWER, MANPOWER, SLIDE RULE, NO COMPUTERS. Reporter: ONCE THE RAILROAD WAS UP AND RUNNING, THE NOTCH WAS ACCESSIBLE TO MANY MORE PEOPLE. THE BIGGER FAMILIES COULD COME. AND, OF COURSE, MOST OF THE PEOPLE. I GUESS I CAN SAY MOST OF THE FOLKS WHO CAME BY TRAIN WERE WELL TO DO, OR AT LEAST UPPER MIDDLE CLASS. THEY HAD THEIR NANNIES AND GOVERNESSES AND SO ON IF THEY BROUGHT THE WHOLE FAMILY. SOMETIMES THEY DID BRING THE WHOLE FAMILY TO STAY IN THESE NEW RESORT HOTELS. OFTEN THE FATHER WOULD GO BACK TO THE CITY, TO THE METROPOLITAN AREA BY TRAIN TO WORK ON MONDAY OR SUNDAY NIGHTS, SUNDAY AFTERNOON. BUT THEN HE WOULD RETURN FRIDAY NIGHT ON THE TRAIN TO BE WITH HIS FAMILY. Reporter: ENGLISH SAYS, LIKE THE TRAIN, THE HIGHLAND CENTER WILL BRING PEOPLE AND OPPORTUNITY TO THE NOTCH. IT WOULD BE NICE IF THEY COULD COME BY TRAIN LIKE THEY DID IN 1920. BUT THE FACT OF THE HIGHLAND CENTER BEING HERE, IT EXPANDS, NUMBER ONE, IT EXPANDS THE PROGRAMS THE A.M.C. CAN OFFER TO THE PUBLIC. IT ALSO RELIEVES SOME OF THE OVERCROWDING THAT THE PROGRAMS HAVE AT PINKHAM NOTCH CENTER. THE IDEA OF PEOPLE BEING IN THIS PLACE IS SO EXCITING TO US THAT WE'RE THRILLED. THIS IS THE BIGGEST PROJECT THE A.M.C. HAS EVER UNDERTAKEN. |
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Despite the controversy, club members say they're excited about the Highland Center operation. Here's a look at what the center has to offer. |
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Walter Graff, AMC Deputy Director at 7:35 We bought this property in 1979 after the fire of the former Crawford House was here and we just saw it as a place that we could really do something different, take it to the next level providing hospitality here and having people come and enjoy the mountains, educate them about the outdoors, have them explore and have fun, the whole connection to the outdoors is key to what we want to do. And making that connection will be easily facilitated by the Highland Center's proximity to dozens of mountain peaks, hundreds of miles of hiking trails, and thousands of acres of the White Mountain National Forest. Walter at 19:14 There will be activities daylong that families can participate in whether it's a nature hike around the site to climbing up Mt. Willard, to paddling in a lake, there is all activities. In some ways its not a pre-registration, its like an all inclusive package, you come here and you learn about the outdoors and have fun. Graff says that this educational facility will cater to school groups, providing students with the opportunity to increase their understanding of the natural environment and gain proficiency in outdoors skills. Walter at 12:11 We expect to have within two years, 3 to 5000 students coming through this facility during the school year. Again bringing kids to this environment and not just kids from away, kids from the local community. Whitefield school is coming, Littleton School is coming, Gorham school is coming. We really want kids from the area to enjoy this place. Jump cut to 17:20 We also anticipate that this is going to be one of our centers for search and rescue. Search and rescue is an important component in the notch. Jump cut to 17:41 Overtime we're going to offer a wide array of leadership courses up to the highest level of courses. Avalanche safety, high angle rescue because there is really no place in the east where those are offered and we felt that this would be a good place to do that for public service to the leadership community. SOT @ 29:55 "So how did you choose this particular construction? Well we decided to set the building back here…. Walter at 9:14 What really makes it unique is that we wanted to build a green building not just in color but in technology. Recycled steel, provided by Isaacson Structural Steel of Berlin serves as the structure's skeleton. The heating system consists of a central biomass wood-burning boiler and a state of the art ventilation system THAT IS DESGINED TO conserve heat while maintaining "SUPERIOR air QUALITY. Walter at 11:39 We have kind of two sets of rooms. We have private rooms for the first time in any of AMC's facilities we have private rooms with private baths and we also have shared rooms with shared baths. A second building on the site, Thayer Hall is the original carriage House and has been refurbished as an assembly hall named after Brad Washburn, an accomplished mountaineer. He and his wife Barbara traveled the world photographing mountain peaks, including Mt. Washington. Jump cut to 25:05 The third budiling we have is the Shapleigh studio, and that was Frank Shapleigh who was a renown White Mountain artist, he used that as his studio staying here at the Crawford house, that is the third building and we have renovated as well and that will be for smaller groups as well. Funding for this project came from a capital campaign that began a number of years ago. Walter at 12:53 We just completed a very successful campaign where we originally thought we'd raise 25 million and we raised 33 million. So about 10 million is going into this project. Jump cut to 18:11 One of the great things that happened in this capital campaign, was LL Bean has donated as part of this facility the furnishings and the outdoor gear, about `1/2 million dollar grant of those items. And the outdoor will be packs, day packs, boots, rain gear, everything to outfit either a young person to an older person. School kids families, The Crawford family established the tradition of hospitality in the notch in 1828 by building the first Inn to accommodate mountain travelers. The nearby Crawford path was cut by Abel Crawford and his sons in 1819 and is thought to be the oldest continuously used trail in America. In order to get to the notch back in the 1800's people had to travel by stage coach, that is until the railroad was built. Nats of train Ben English, Jr., Railroad Historian at 47:39 This railroad was chartered in 1867 as the Portland and Ogdenburg railroad…Ben talks about why is was built. … Ben English is a railroad historian. He says constructing the track through Crawford notch was an impressive accomplishment, given the technology of the era. 48:09 - 48:25 The methods back then between 1867 and 1875 when it was open here were very primitive compared to what we have today. Hand drills, black powder, animal power, manpower, slide rule, no computers. Once the railroad was up and running, the notch was accessible to many more people. Ben @50:07 The bigger families could come, and most of the folks that came by train were well to do, at least upper middle class. They had their nannies and governesses and so on if they brought the whole family and sometimes they did bring the whole family to stay and often the father would go back to the metropolitan area by train to work on Monday but then he would return Friday night on the train to be with his family English says, like the train, the Highland Center will bring people and opportunity to the notch. Ben at 52:48 It would be nice if they could come by train like they did in 1920. But the fact of the Highland Center being here, it expands the programs the AMC can offer to the public and it also relieves some of the crowding at the Pinkham notch center. Walter Graff at 11:15 This place was settled back in 1819 so its been here for quite some time. And the idea of people being in this place is so exciting to us that we |
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While The Highland Center's GRAND opening won't take place until October eleventh. It is offically open and accepting visitors. Outdoor adventures are a big reason why tourists come to New Hampshire. |
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Joining us now to talk about tourism in the granite state, Laurie Klefos the New Hampshire Director of Travel and Tourism. |
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Theresa: LAURIE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. OH, YOU'RE WELCOME. IT'S GOOD TO BE HERE. Theresa: YOU KNOW, BEFORE WE TALK ABOUT FALL TOURISM, WHY DON'T WE START BY RECAPPING THE SUMMER? HOW DID FOLKS FARE? SURE. YOU KNOW, IT WAS A MIXED SUMMER FOR US. SOME PLACES DID VERY WELL, SOME PLACES NOT SO WELL. THE RAIN HURT US. WE HAVE A LOT OF OUTDOOR ATTRACTIONS THAT SUFFERED A LITTLE BIT DURING THE SUMMER BECAUSE OF THE LONG PERIODS OF RAIN. BUT WHEN IT RAINS, PEOPLE GO INDOORS. SO THE RETAIL PEOPLE DID PRETTY WELL THIS SUMMER. SOME OF THE LODGING PLACES DID WELL. IF WE END UP THIS SUMMER FLAT WITH LAST YEAR, I THINK WE'LL ALL BE VERY HAPPY. Theresa: I'M WONDERING IF BUSINESSES THAT CATERED TO FAMILIES DID BETTER THAN THOSE THAT DID NOT? WELL, YOU KNOW, WE'RE A KIND OF HALF AND HALF IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. WE ARE. TYPICAL VISITOR BREAKS DOWN TO ABOUT HALF FAMILY WITH CHILDREN, AND HALF COUPLES. SO, AGAIN, THOSE OUTDOOR ATTRACTIONS, THOSE ARE USUALLY THE PLACES WHERE THE FAMILIES GO. SO, THEY HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF TOUGH TIME THIS SUMMER. BUT I THINK OVERALL WE DID OKAY THIS SUMMER, WITH CONDITIONS BEING WHAT THEY WERE IN THE WORLD. Theresa: WELL, AND WHAT ABOUT FALL? AND FALL. FALL IS LOOKING REALLY GOOD. YOU KNOW, I THINK THE NEWS FOR FALL IS EXCELLENT. THAT SAME RAIN HELPED THE TREES BE VERY, VERY HEALTHY. THE FORESTRY FOLKS ARE TELLING ME THAT THINGS ARE LOOKING REALLY WELL FOR VERY VIBRANT COLORS THIS FALL. AS A MATTER OF FACT, I WAS UP IN DIXVILLE NOTCH EARLIER THIS WEEK, AND THERE'S SOME BEAUTIFUL COLOR ALREADY HAPPENING UP THERE. SO FALL IS OUR SECOND MOST IMPORTANT SEASON. THIS IS GOING TO BE REAL CRITICAL TIME FOR US. Theresa: WELL, I KNOW THAT YOUR NEW PRINT ADS, ACTUALLY, DESCRIBED SOME OF THE BEAUTIFUL FOLIAGE. MAYBE WE COULD SEE ONE OF THOSE ADS. THERE IT IS RIGHT THERE. SURE. WE, YOU KNOW, DURING THE FALL, WE HAVE TWO MAJOR THRUSTS THAT WE CONCENTRATE ON. ONE IS PRINT. THAT'S SO THAT WE CAN SHOW THE BEAUTY OF THE STATE. THAT'S THE KEY THERE FOR COLOR PRINT. AND THIS AD ACTUALLY IS RUNNING THIS SUNDAY IN THE "NEW YORK TIMES SOPHISTICATED TRAVELER" MAGAZINE. BIG RUN FOR US. BUT THEN WE ALSO FOCUS A LOT ON PUBLIC RELATIONS DURING THE FALL. SO IF YOU'RE OUT IN CALIFORNIA AND YOU SEE A STORY ABOUT NEW HAMPSHIRE AND THE COLORS AND SOME BEAUTIFUL PHOTOS, THOSE ARE USUALLY THERE BECAUSE WE'VE PLACED THEM THERE. Theresa: WELL, I ALSO NOTICED ON YOUR WEB SITE, YOU HAVE A FOLIAGE PREDICTOR. YEAH. Theresa: PEOPLE CAN GO THERE AND FIGURE OUT WHAT WEEKENDS THEY WANT TO COME TO THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OR TO WESTERN NEW HAMPSHIRE OR TO THE COAST. THAT'S RIGHT. Theresa: AND HOW ACCURATE IS YOUR PREDICTOR? WELL, IT'S INTERESTING BECAUSE THE PREDICTOR IS ACTUALLY ABOUT 20 VOLUNTEERS THAT WE HAVE ALL AROUND THE STATE. WE CALL THEM OUR LEAF PEEPERS. THEY'VE BEEN DOING IT FOR YEARS. THEY PHONE US TWICE A WEEK AND TELL US WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THEIR OWN BACKYARD. SO THAT'S HOW WE DO OUR PREDICTIONS. SO IT'S VERY, VERY ACCURATE. IT'S ON A TOLL-FREE LINE. IT STARTED YESTERDAY. AND THAT NUMBER IS 800-258-3608. AND IT'S ALSO ON OUR WEB SITE AT VISITNH.GOV, G-O-V. SO EVERY WEEK WE'LL UPDATE THAT TWICE A WEEK AND KEEP PEOPLE PRETTY WELL INFORMED AS TO WHERE THE COLOR IS AND HOW IT'S PROGRESSING. Theresa: YOU KNOW, YOU MENTIONED CALIFORNIA, WHAT ABOUT THE INTERNATIONAL MARKET? THE CANADIAN MARKET? ARE YOU GOING AFTER THAT? I KNOW THAT IT SORT OF CRASHED AFTER 9/11, YOU KNOW, TRAVELERS COMING FROM ABROAD AND FROM CANADA, BUT ARE THEY COMING BACK? WELL, INTERNATIONALLY AND CANADA ARE TWO DIFFERENT. REALLY TWO DIFFERENT THINGS. THE CANADIAN VISITORS ALWAYS BEEN VERY FAMILIAR WITH NEW HAMPSHIRE. SO WE HAVE A HUGE NUMBER OF FOLKS THAT COME ACROSS THE BORDER. WE HAVE SEEN AN INCREASE, ACTUALLY, IN CANADIAN VISITORS THIS SUMMER. AND I THINK IT'S THE SAME TRENDS THAT WE'VE SEEN DOMESTICALLY. PEOPLE ARE LOOKING TO TRAVEL A LITTLE BIT CLOSER TO HOME THEN THEY DID BEFORE. SO THOSE CANADIAN. OUR CANADIAN VISITORS ARE LOOKING FOR ALTERNATIVES AS WELL. SO NEW HAMPSHIRE IS A GOOD ALTERNATIVE FOR THEM. WE STEPPED UP OUR PROMOTION THERE THIS SPRING AND EARLY SUMMER. NOW FOR THE WINTER, THE CANADIANS ARE REALLY LOOKING FOR A WARMER ALTERNATIVE, SO NEW HAMPSHIRE REALLY ISN'T WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR. BUT, YEAH, I DO EXPECT WE'LL SEE AN INCREASE THIS FALL. THE INTERNATIONAL VISITORS, IT JUST HASN'T HAPPENED. Theresa: HASN'T RETURNED. WE'RE STILL LOOKING AT 2000 BEING THE YEAR WE'RE TRYING TO GET BACK TO. Theresa: NOW YOU MENTIONED WINTER. WE HAVE ANOTHER PRINT AD FROM WINTER THAT WE COULD PROBABLY PUT UP ON OUR SCREEN SO EVERYBODY CAN SEE. WE DO A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT THINGS IN THE WINTER. AND YOU'LL SEE WE PROMOTE SKIING AND SNOW BOARDING AND THAT WHOLE OUTDOOR RECREATION EXPERIENCE BECAUSE THAT'S OUR REAL HOOK. THIS IS A PRINT AD THAT WE'RE RUNNING IN NEW YORK. AND THEN WE ALSO PROMOTE THE OTHER SIDE OF WINTER, WHICH IS THAT FAMILY EXPERIENCE THAT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT. SO THIS SLEIGH RIDE. GREAT SNOW IN THIS SHOT. AND WE'RE TALKING TO THE AUDIENCE ABOUT "COME TO NEW HAMPSHIRE AND ENJOY THOSE SIMPLER PLEASURES," WHICH IS WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT, SO. Theresa: NOW DO YOU PREDICT NUMBERS FOR FALL AND WINTER? FOR FALL, I DO HAVE A PREDICTION. THE NUMBER THE RESEARCH COMPANY JUST GAVE ME LAST WEEK TALK ABOUT SEVEN MILLION PEOPLE COMING HERE OVER THE THREE-MONTH PERIOD. AND THAT'S ABOUT A 2% INCREASE OVER LAST YEAR. SO THAT'S GOOD NEWS. BUT THE NUMBER WE REALLY CONCENTRATE ON IS HOW MUCH MONEY THEY SPEND WHILE THEY'RE HERE. SO FALL BRINGS IN $900 MILLION INTO THE STATE, NEW MONEY, THAT COMES IN WHEN THESE VISITORS COME. AND THAT'S AN INCREASE OVER LAST YEAR, TOO. SO THOSE ARE BOTH REALLY GOOD NUMBERS FOR US. NOW WE JUST HAVE TO HOPE THAT MOTHER NATURE COOPERATES WITH US. BECAUSE THAT'S ALWAYS WHAT IT COMES DOWN TO. Theresa: ABSOLUTELY. BUT THAT IS BIG NEWS FOR THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, $9 MILLION. YEAH. Theresa: THAT'S. THAT'S. $900 MILLION. Theresa: $900 MILLION. $900 MILLION, THREE MONTHS. IT'S A BIG SHOT IN THE ARM FOR US. Theresa: GREAT. GREAT. AND IN TERMS OF WINTER, WHAT ARE YOUR PREDICTIONS? DO YOU HAVE. WELL, I DON'T HAVE WINTER NUMBERS YET. BUT WINTER IS USUALLY ABOUT THIRD IN THE IMPORTANCE. AND, YOU KNOW, OUR WINTER VISITORS ARE REALLY. ACTUALLY, FALL VISITORS ARE REALLY DIFFERENT FROM OUR SUMMER VISITORS. AND I ALWAYS FIND THAT IT'S INTERESTING TO TALK TO PEOPLE ABOUT THAT. WE SEE A LOT MORE COUPLES DURING FALL. FAMILIES OBVIOUSLY DURING SUMMER. AND, AGAIN, THAT STAYS THROUGH THE WINTER, A LOT MORE COUPLES. PEOPLE SPEND A LOT MORE MONEY DURING THE WINTER THAN THEY SPEND IN OTHER TIMES OF THE YEAR. WE ALSO IN THE FALL SEE A LOT MORE MATURE PEOPLE THAT COME. WE HAVE PROBABLY ABOUT 30% OF OUR VISITORS ARE 65 AND OLDER IN THE FALL. THE OTHER BIG GROUP THAT COMES IN THE FALL THAT WE SEE ARE GROUPS, BUSES. THE BUS TOURS COME. LOT OF GROUPS COME IN THE FALL. GO AROUND NEW ENGLAND, VISIT MANY OF THE STATES, AND DO THEIR NEW HAMPSHIRE TOURS. SO THAT'S A BIG PROMOTION FOR US IN THE FALL. SCENIC DRIVES MOST IMPORTANT THING PEOPLE DO WHILE THEY'RE HERE IN THE FALL. THEY WANT TO GO OUT AND THEY WANT TO SEE THE FOLIAGE. SO THAT'S WHAT WE PROMOTE ABOUT THE FALL. WE TALK TO THEM ABOUT GET OFF OF THE HIGHWAYS AND GO ON THOSE UNDISCOVERED ROUTES. SO IT'S. IT'S A VERY NICE EXPERIENCE FOR THEM. THE STATE PARKS, YOU KNOW, THE AMOUNT OF TREES THAT WE HAVE IN THIS STATE OFFERS A GREAT ALTERNATIVE FOR THE HECTIC LIFE IN NEW YORK CITY AND PLACES LIKE THAT WHERE WE ADVERTISE. Theresa: WELL, LAURIE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. WE WILL ALL LOOK FORWARD TO A PROSPEROUS AND BEAUTIFUL FALL. IT'S GOING TO BE BEAUTIFUL. Theresa: THANKS. THANKS. |
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This spring we warned you about bringing in your birdfeeders to keep the bears away. But it looks like bears are still popping up in backyards around the state. So we thought we'd revisit an interview with naturalist Dave Erler of the Squam Lakes Natural Science Center. Allison McNair finds out what you can do to reduce the chances of having unwanted visitors in YOUR yard. |
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Reporter: DAVE, THIS IS THE TIME OF YEAR WHEN PEOPLE START TO SEE BEARS OUT AND ABOUT. PEOPLE WITH BIRD FEEDERS SOMETIMES SAY, "GEEZ, WILL I HAVE TO TAKE IT IN BECAUSE I REALLY LOVE TO SEE MY BIRDS." WHAT SHOULD WE BE DOING OR BE AWARE OF AS FAR AS BEARS GO? Dave Erler WELL, BEARS ARE LIKE ANY ANIMAL; THEY'RE JUST TRYING TO SURVIVE. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THEY HAVE IS A HUGE NEED FOR CALORIES. EARLY SPRING AND PARTICULARLY THERE ISN'T A LOT OF FOODS OUT THERE. AND THEY'RE SMART ENOUGH TO KNOW THAT PEOPLE ARE OFTEN A SOURCE OF FOOD. SO YOU MENTIONED BIRD FEEDERS. PROBABLY THE NUMBER ONE REASON WHY THE PEOPLE HAVE BEAR CONFLICTS IS BECAUSE OF BIRD FEEDERS. THEY THINK THEY'RE BEAR FEEDERS, OF COURSE. SO THAT'S AN ISSUE FOR SURE. UNFORTUNATELY, THEY ALSO GET INTO OTHER THINGS. LIKE THEY GET INTO GARBAGE OR COMPOST PITS, OR EVEN PET FOOD THAT'S LEFT OUT ON THE BACK PORCH, THEY'LL BE ATTRACTED TO. AND THE UNFORTUNATE THING, ONCE THEY LEARN THOSE SOURCES OF FOOD, THEY'RE LIKELY TO KEEP COMING BACK OR CHECK THE NEIGHBORHOOD OUT. AND BEARS, YOU KNOW, THERE'S AN OLD SAYING: "A FED BEAR IS A DEAD BEAR." BECAUSE USUALLY THE FISH AND GAME OFFICIALS WHO ARE IN CHARGE OF, BASICALLY, YOU KNOW MAKING SURE THE PUBLIC IS SAFE AND THE BEARS ARE SAFE, TOO, WILL MAY BE TRY TO MOVE A BEAR ONCE. BUT IT'S PRETTY RARE THAT THEY TRY TO MOVE THEM MORE THAN ONCE OR TWICE, UNLESS THE BEAR GETS IN TROUBLE REPEATEDLY, IT'S NOT GOOD FOR THE BEAR. Reporter: SO WHAT'S THE BEST THING FOR PEOPLE TO DO IF THEY DON'T WANT BEARS IN THEIR YARDS? PROBABLY THE BEST THING TO DO IS AS SOON AS THE BEARS BECOME ACTIVE IN THE SPRING IS TO CURTAIL BIRD FEEDING EFFORTS. PEOPLE IF THEY'RE INTERESTED IN HELPING THE BIRDS OUT. OF COURSE WE DO A LOT WITH WILDLIFE PLANTINGS. THAT CAN HELP. EVEN PROVIDING WATER SOURCES FOR BIRDS CAN OFTEN ATTRACT THEM, TOO. AND IN SOME CIRCUMSTANCES, THE REAL DEDICATED BIRD FEEDERS, IF THEY'RE NOT. HAVE A SPOT WHERE THEY CAN EMPLOY SOME ELECTRIC FENCING, THAT CAN WORK, TOO. BECAUSE BEE. YOU KNOW, BEEHIVES LEARNED A LONG TIME AGO, IF THEY'RE GOING TO RAISE BEES WHERE THERE'S BEARS, YOU'VE GOT TO PROTECT YOUR HIVE. Reporter: WHAT ABOUT BRINING IN AT NIGHT THE BIRD FEEDER, PUTTING IT OUT DURING THE DAY? WILL THAT WORK? IT CAN IN SOME INSTANCES. UNFORTUNATELY, A LOT OF TIMES THE BEARS WILL LEARN TO MAKE THAT JUMP. AND ONCE THEY GET TRAINED TO MAKE THAT JUMP, THAT, YOU KNOW, NOW YOU HAVE TO GO TO DAYTIME BEAR FEEDING, THEY'LL DO THAT, TOO. SO IT DEPENDS A LOT ON THE CIRCUMSTANCES. BUT THEY'RE TOUGH. Reporter: DO WE HAVE A GUESSTIMATE AS FAR AS HOW MANY BEARS ARE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE? GUESSTIMATE IS A GOOD WAY OF SAYING IT. LIKE MOST WILDLIFE POPULATIONS, IT'S REALLY HARD TO KNOW FOR SURE. BEST ESTIMATES NOW, THOUGH, RANGE UPWARDS TO ABOUT 5,000 BEARS ACROSS THE STATE. SO THEY ARE CERTAINLY ARE MORE COMMON THAN THEY WERE, MAYBE EVEN A COUPLE OF DECADES AGO. Reporter: WERE THEY EVER ENDANGERED OR WERE THEY EVER IN TROUBLE? WELL, BEARS CERTAINLY WERE FEWER IN NUMBER NOT TOO FAR BACK. PARTLY BECAUSE OF CHANGES IN HABITAT. ALSO BACK, YOU KNOW, A HUNDRED YEARS AGO BEFORE THERE WAS MUCH REGULATION IN HUNTING, BEARS CERTAINLY SUFFERED FROM THAT RESULT. Reporter: HOW LONG DO THEY LIVE? WELL, THEY CAN LIVE A LONG TIME. OF COURSE, IN A CAPTIVE SITUATION LIKE WE HAVE HERE AT THE SCIENCE CENTER, ON OUR BEARS. THESE ARE JUST THE SECOND BEARS WE'VE HAD. HAVE LIVED UP INTO THEIR '20s. AND IN THE WILD, EVEN WE KNOW THAT SOME WILD BEARS OCCASIONALLY CAN LIVE THAT LONG, TOO. MORE TYPICALLY, YOU KNOW, EIGHT OR TEN YEARS WOULD BE AN EXPECTED LIFE SPAN. BUT A LOT OF YOUNG BEARS JUST NEVER BECOME OLD BEARS, AND THAT'S PRETTY TYPICAL OF MOST WILDLIFE. Reporter: DAVE, WHAT DO I DO IF I'M OUT ON THE TRAIL AND I SEE A BEAR? SHOULD I RUN IN THE OTHER DIRECTION OF WHAT SHOULD I DO? WELL, I THINK BEARS A LOT OF TIMES WILL. THAT THEY FEAR, YOU KNOW, "A BEAR IS GOING TO GET ME OR IS IT GOING TO BE DANGEROUS TO MY CHILDREN?" BEARS ARE CURIOUS ABOUT PEOPLE, MAINLY BECAUSE OF THE FOOD WE PROVIDE FOR THEM. THEY'RE NOT REALLY CURIOUS IN US PER SE. AND THE LAST PERSON WHO WAS ACTUALLY KILLED BY A BEAR IN THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE WAS KILLED BACK IN 1794. SO, YOU KNOW, BEARS HAVE BEEN AROUND PEOPLE A LONG TIME. IF THEY'RE INTERESTED IN MAKING FOOD OUT OF US, I THINK THEY WOULD HAVE LEARNED THAT A LONG TIME AGO, TOO. Reporter: SO WHAT SHOULD I DO THEN, DAVE? JUST STAND THERE AND WATCH OR. A LOT OF TIMES WATCHING FROM A DISTANCE IS FINE. IF A BEAR ACTS SOMEWHAT UNUSUAL, THE BEST IS LET THEM KNOW THAT YOU'RE THERE. MAKE A LOT OF NOISE. MAKE YOURSELF AS BIG AS POSSIBLE AND THEY PROBABLY WILL REALIZE THAT YOU'RE PROBABLY NOT THE KIND OF PARTY ANIMAL THEY WANT TO BE WITH. SO, BUT THEY'RE REALLY NOT TOO DANGEROUS. A LOT OF PEOPLE WORK WITH THE BEARS ON A RESEARCH ASPECT. AND THEY HAVE RESPECT FOR THE BEARS, BUT THEY REALLY DON'T FEAR THEM. Reporter: NOW WHAT DO THESE GUYS EAT? THEY'RE TOTAL OMNIVORES. I KNOW OUR CLASSIC IDEAS OF BEARS ARE CARNIVORES, WHICH STRICTLY SPEAKING THEY ARE. BUT BY THEIR DIET, THEY EAT MUCH MORE PLANT MATERIAL. AT LEAST 90% OF THEIR DIET CONSISTS OF PLANT MATERIAL FROM ROOTS AND LEAVES TO BERRIES AND NUTS. BUT THE ANIMAL MATERIAL THEY DO EAT QUITE OFTEN IS IN THE FORM OF CARRION, DEAD ANIMAL, A WINTER KILL, DEER THAT THEY FORAGE ON, OR QUITE OFTEN IT'S JUST INSECTS THAT THEY GRUB OUT OF ROTTEN LOGS OR DIG UP OUT OF THE GROUND-- SOME GROUND NESTING INSECT OF SOME TYPE. Reporter: WHAT'S THEIR ACTUAL TERRITORY OR HOW FAR WILL THEY TRAVEL? WELL, THEY CAN TRAVEL SOME DISTANCE. MALE BEARS HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO TRAVEL UP TO 50 MILES TO FIND THEIR FAVORITE STAND OF BEECHNUTS WHEN THEY'RE RIPE. SO THEY CAN COVER A LOT OF DISTANCE. TYPICALLY THEIR HOME RANGE IS SMALLER THAN THAT. AND CERTAINLY THE FEMALES MIGHT HAVE A THIRD OF THE RANGE THAT A MALE HAS. BUT, YOU KNOW, THEY CERTAINLY KNOW SEVERAL SQUARE MILES IN THAT AREA THAT THEY'RE FREQUENTING FOR SURE. Reporter: HOW MUCH DOES A BEAR WEIGH APPROXIMATELY THAT THEY'RE HERE AT THE SCIENCE CENTER? WELL, AGAIN, WE DON'T KNOW FOR SURE BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE THE CAPACITY TO WEIGH THEM ON A REGULAR BASIS. AND BEING BEARS, THEIR WEIGHT'S GOING TO FLUCTUATE A LOT. OF COURSE, IN THE FALL WHEN THEY'VE REALLY PUT ON THEIR WEIGHT, THEY CAN GET UP. OUR MALE BEAR WE ESTIMATE IS PROBABLY AT LEAST 375 POUNDS. AND THE FEMALE IS PROBABLY LITTLE MORE THAN HALF OF THAT WEIGHT. Reporter: SO DO THE BEARS HIBERNATE HERE AT THE SCIENCE CENTER? WELL, THEY DO GO INACTIVE. YOU KNOW, THERE'S SOME DEBATE WHETHER YOU CALL IT HIBERNATION OR WHETHER YOU JUST CALL IT KIND OF A DEEP SLEEP. SINCE THEY DON'T REALLY GO INTO A DEEP, YOU KNOW, SLEEP WHERE THEY'RE. CAN'T EVEN BE AROUSED LIKE A WOODCHUCK, OR THEIR BODY TEMPERATURE DROPS DRAMATICALLY, AND THEIR RESPIRATION AND HEART RATE DROPS BACK, THEY DON'T REALLY SHOW THOSE KINDS OF SIGNS. BUT THEY CERTAINLY DON'T EAT ANYTHING DURING THE WINTER. THEY DON'T DRINK ANYTHING. AND THEY DO SLEEP. EVEN THOUGH THEIR BODY TEMPERATURE ONLY DROPS A LITTLE BIT, THEY'VE GOT ENOUGH FAT ON THEM SO THEY CAN GO THROUGH THAT LONG PERIOD OF FAST IN PRETTY MUCH A TORPID STATE. SO I GUESS IT'S YOUR DEFINITION OF WHAT HIBERNATION IS. Reporter: WELL, NOW, WE SAW THEM ROUGHHOUSING. WERE THEY FIGHTING OR JUST PLAYING AROUND? WHAT WAS THAT ALL ABOUT? YEAH, ACTUALLY, IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF BOTH, I THINK. THESE TWO BEARS HAVE BASICALLY GROWN UP WITH EACH OTHER. CERTAINLY THE YOUNGER FEMALE HAS GROWN UP HERE. AND THEY ARE BEARS. IN THE WILD BEARS ARE SOLITARY. MOTHER BEAR WITH HER CUBS, AND THAT'S AS SOCIAL AS THEY GET. UNFORTUNATELY, A LOT OF TIMES, HISTORICALLY, PEOPLE ASSOCIATE BEARS WITH GARBAGE DUMPS AND THINGS WHERE YOU'VE GOT AN UNNATURAL SITUATION. FOOD SOURCE WHICH IS SOMEWHAT UNLIMITED IN A SENSE. AND THE BEARS' TERRITORY SHRINKS TO A MUCH SMALLER AREA, SO IT LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE SOCIAL ANIMALS. BUT EVEN THERE, THEY HAVE THEIR OWN DISTANCE. AND SO HERE THE BEAR IS NOT IN A PLAYFUL MOOD. YEAH, THEY'LL LET THE OTHER ONE KNOW THAT THEY'RE NOT IN A MOOD TO PLAY THEN. Reporter: WELL, WE WERE LUCKY TO SEE THAT, I THINK. YEAH. Reporter: AND THANKS FOR SHOWING US. OH, YOU'RE WELCOME. I'M GLAD YOU COULD COME. |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 9/16/03 22:00 HOST: Theresa Kennett Length: 18:00 minutes In this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, We'll take you to what is being referred to as the jewel in the crown of the Appalachian Mountain Club. Although some may think this jewel needs a little polishing. One local businessman is challenging the AMC's tax-exempt status. With summer over and foliage season beginning, businesses around the state are looking for an economic boost. We'll find out what New Hampshire is doing to bring visitors to the state. And later, beware of the backyard bears. We'll show you why they're showing up in some of the most unlikely places. A nine million dollar lodge has opened up in Crawford Notch. The Highland Center's opening is an ambitious step for the Appalacian Mountain Club and one that is not without controversy. The one-hundred and twenty two room lodge has prompted a local business owner to appeal to the town's board of selectmen. He is challenging the AMC's tax-exempt status. Despite the controversy, club members say they're excited about the Highland Center operation. Here's a look at what the center has to offer. Joining us now to talk about tourism in the granite state, Laurie Klefos the New Hampshire Director of Travel and Tourism. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Theresa Kennett NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Doug Bews\Lyons Hospitality, Walter Graff\AMC Deputy Director, Mark Clark\Twin Mountain Board of Selectman, Ben English, Jr.\Railroad Historian, Lauri Klefos\NH Director of Travel and Tourism |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 9/16/03 22:00 HOST: Theresa Kennett Length: 18:00 minutes In this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, We'll take you to what is being referred to as the jewel in the crown of the Appalachian Mountain Club. Although some may think this jewel needs a little polishing. One local businessman is challenging the AMC's tax-exempt status. With summer over and foliage season beginning, businesses around the state are looking for an economic boost. We'll find out what New Hampshire is doing to bring visitors to the state. And later, beware of the backyard bears. We'll show you why they're showing up in some of the most unlikely places. A nine million dollar lodge has opened up in Crawford Notch. The Highland Center's opening is an ambitious step for the Appalacian Mountain Club and one that is not without controversy. The one-hundred and twenty two room lodge has prompted a local business owner to appeal to the town's board of selectmen. He is challenging the AMC's tax-exempt status. Despite the controversy, club members say they're excited about the Highland Center operation. Here's a look at what the center has to offer. Joining us now to talk about tourism in the granite state, Laurie Klefos the New Hampshire Director of Travel and Tourism. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Theresa Kennett NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Doug Bews\Lyons Hospitality, Walter Graff\AMC Deputy Director, Mark Clark\Twin Mountain Board of Selectman, Ben English, Jr.\Railroad Historian, Lauri Klefos\NH Director of Travel and Tourism |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 9/16/03 22:00 HOST: Theresa Kennett Length: 10:00 minutes In this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, We'll take you to what is being referred to as the jewel in the crown of the Appalachian Mountain Club. Although some may think this jewel needs a little polishing. One local businessman is challenging the AMC's tax-exempt status. With summer over and foliage season beginning, businesses around the state are looking for an economic boost. We'll find out what New Hampshire is doing to bring visitors to the state. And later, beware of the backyard bears. This spring we warned you about bringing in your birdfeeders to keep the bears away. But it looks like bears are still popping up in backyards around the state. So we thought we'd revisit an interview with naturalist Dave Erler of the Squam Lakes Natural Science Center. Allison McNair finds out what you can do to reduce the chances of having unwanted visitors in your yard. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Allison McNair NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Dave Erler\Squam Lakes Natural Science Ctr |
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