Podcasts about Great Northern Railway

GET PREMIUM ACCESS! https://mgshow.link/premium to hear the 2nd hour research!      In a high-energy episode, @intheMatrixxx and @shadygrooove dive into the historic May 22, 2025, MAHA round table, where President Trump and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. unveiled the “Make Our Children Healthy Again” report, exposing the chronic disease crisis fueled by ultraprocessed foods, chemical toxins like glyphosate, and overmedication of kids. RFK Jr. praised Trump's vision for standing up to Big Pharma and Big Food, aligning with the America-First fight for health freedom, despite establishment pushback claiming the report ignores poverty's role. The show then moves to PREMIUM CONTENT and draws a powerful parallel to history, exploring how railroads built America's empire in the 19th century—connecting regions, empowering farmers, and fueling growth through self-reliance, much like Trump's economic wins, from $3 trillion in Middle East investments to tariff truces with China and the UK. Just as James J. Hill's Great Northern Railway thrived without government handouts, Trump's policies rebuild America's strength on its own terms. With the constitution as your weapon, join the fight to put America first. The truth is learned, never told—tune in at noon-0-five Eastern LIVE to stand with Trump! Keywords Trump, MAHA round table, Trump RFK Jr., railroads empire, America First, Jessica Watkins interview, Enrique Tarrio, Middle East tour, law and order, MG Show, @intheMatrixxx, @shadygrooove, fake news, truth, constitution, MG Show Podcast, Jeffrey Pedersen, Shannon Townsend, Independent Journalism, Alternative Media, Political Insights, Constitutional Rights, Live Coverage, Real-Time Analysis, DJT Truth Social, Combating Censorship, Unfiltered Political Insights Filename mgshow-s7e097-maha_round_table_railroads_build_the_empire Tune in weekdays at 12pm ET / 9am PST, hosted by @InTheMatrixxx and @Shadygrooove. Catch up on-demand on https://rumble.com/mgshow or via your favorite podcast platform. Where to Watch & Listen Live on https://rumble.com/mgshow https://mgshow.link/redstate X: https://x.com/inthematrixxx Backup: https://kick.com/mgshow PODCASTS: Available on PodBean, Apple, Pandora, and Amazon Music. Search for "MG Show" to listen. Engage with Us Join the conversation on https://t.me/mgshowchannel and participate in live voice chats at https://t.me/MGShow. Social & Support Follow us on X: @intheMatrixxx and @ShadyGrooove Join our listener group on X: https://mgshow.link/xgroup Support the show: Fundraiser: https://givesendgo.com/helpmgshow Donate: https://mg.show/support Merch: https://merch.mg.show MyPillow Special: Use code MGSHOW at https://mypillow.com/mgshow for savings! Crypto donations: Bitcoin: bc1qtl2mftxzv8cxnzenmpav6t72a95yudtkq9dsuf Ethereum: 0xA11f0d2A68193cC57FAF9787F6Db1d3c98cf0b4D ADA: addr1q9z3urhje7jp2g85m3d4avfegrxapdhp726qpcf7czekeuayrlwx4lrzcfxzvupnlqqjjfl0rw08z0fmgzdk7z4zzgnqujqzsf XLM: GAWJ55N3QFYPFA2IC6HBEQ3OTGJGDG6OMY6RHP4ZIDFJLQPEUS5RAMO7 LTC: ltc1qapwe55ljayyav8hgg2f9dx2y0dxy73u0tya0pu All Links Find everything on https://linktr.ee/mgshow

When the Soo Line threatened to expand into the Great Northern Railway's territory in 1905, the two companies entered a fierce competition for marketshare in which the they rapidly constructed nearly 500 miles of rail tracks and over 50 new towns. In this episode of The Pie, Chad Syverson, the George C. Tiao Distinguished Service Professor of Economics at the Booth School of Business, explores this unique historical episode, shedding light on how acts of strategic competition, past and present, can affect our social welfare.

On this date in 1931, an F3 tornado collided with the Empire Builder passenger train, the pride of the Great Northern Railway. The train had just left Fargo, heading east on a hot afternoon. The engineer and several passengers saw a small funnel cloud to the southwest. The funnel bobbed up and down; then the top of a haystack blew apart. Seconds later, the train shook and the windows blew out in several cars.

 Not all authors can step up to the plate and hit six home runs in a year, but if any can, I bet Kimberley Woodhouse is one of them.  With a packed year of novels to write and share with the world, is it any wonder that she and I chatted about two different historical fiction books in this episode?  Listen in to see which ones! note: links may be affiliate links that provide me with a small commission at no extra expense to you.   First up, Set in Stone.  People who love plays on words might call this a "dino-might" series about the "Bone Wars."  Other, less ridiculous folks, chose to allude to the "gold rush" by calling this period of American history, "the great dinosaur rush."   I like dino-might.  I mean, they're dinosaurs, and they're "MIGHTy" cool creatures, no? But if paleontology isn't your thing (how can this be???) then how about a different kind of conservation--the formation of Glacier National Park and a thunderpuppy who can't see how some things that look so good on paper might not be so good for those people who rely on something different.  And how they clash--and all the fun stuffiness that comes with that. Kimberley talks about her writing with Tracie Peterson in the Jewels of Kalispell series and wow!  I'm excited myself!   Set in Stone by Kimberley Woodhouse  A dangerous scheme could bury their long-held dreams forever. . . . From the time she was little, Martha Jankowski has been digging in the dirt, much to the dismay of her mother. Now she dreams of being a paleontologist and is determined to make her parents proud by uncovering the next big discovery. When Martha finds what she hopes to be a fully intact dinosaur skeleton--one that could win her an acclaimed exhibit--she learns another team is competing against her and could steal her chance at being recognized for this momentous discovery. Paleontology student Jacob Duncan has fulfilled his dream of digging for dinosaur bones at last. In a race against time, he and his team are bent on unearthing a complete skeleton to claim a museum exhibit with their names on it. But when Jacob meets their charming competitor Martha and uncovers foul play within his team, love and danger grow hand in hand until a menacing ruse threatens to destroy it all. and With Each Tomorrow by Tracie Peterson and Kimberley Woodhouse Even in the midst of adversity, love and faith can flourish. As the formation of Glacier National Park takes Eleanor Briggs and her conservationist father on a journey west to advocate for public lands, her heart carries the weight of a painful past. Since the death of her mother, she has spent her life traveling the country with her father and helping him with his work, but now he's considering settling down and writing a book--and she's not sure what that means for her future. Carter Brunswick faces trials of his own when the Great Northern Railway's departure threatens his family's livelihood and the entire town of Kalispell. In the visiting conservationist's daughter, Ellie, he finds a spirited woman who challenges his convictions in ways he never anticipated, and his own dreams for the future begin to change. When tensions over the railroad's departure boil over, Ellie and Carter are drawn together on a daring journey that tests the depths of their feelings and their faith in God. Learn more about Kimberley on her  WEBSITE.  Check her out on GoodReads and BookBub, too! Like to listen on the go? You can find Because Fiction Podcast at: Apple  Castbox  Google Play Libsyn  RSS Spotify Amazon and more!

At Burlington, Washington, on the evening of the 20th of February, 1914, two armed bandits boarded a southbound Great Northern passenger train in order to rob the people traveling in the day-coach. A wrestling bout began after three passengers tried to disarm one of the criminals and attempted to take them on. After they had murdered the three men, the bandits went about their business of robbing the remaining passengers in a cool and collected manner. When the conductor, who was sitting in the dining car at the time, heard the shots being fired, he pulled the emergency brake cord. The thieves hopped off the train just as it was coming to a stop close to the Samish Depot, and they ran off into the night. Authorities in the Evergreen State and British Columbia arrest and question a large number of convicted felons and other questionable individuals, but none of them are charged with the crime. The Great Northern Railway offered a reward of $30,000 for the capture of the bandits, regardless of whether they are alive or dead. However, the crime has never been solved, and likely never will.Listen now to learn about this train robbery gone wrong!A special thank you goes out to Al Hirsch for providing the music for the podcast, check him out on YouTube.Find merchandise for the podcast now available at:     https://washington-history-by-jon-c.creator-spring.comIf you enjoy the podcast and would like to contribute, please visit: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/EvergreenpodIf you have any questions, episode ideas you'd like to see explored, or just have a general comment, please reach out at Historyoftheevergreenstatepod@gmail.comTo keep up on news for the podcast and other related announcements, please like and follow:https://www.facebook.com/HistoryoftheevergreenstatepodcastFind the podcast over on Instagram as well: @HISTORY_EVERGREENSTATEPODCASTYou can also find the podcast over on YouTube:http://www.youtube.com/@historyoftheevergreenstatepodThank you for listening to another episode of the History of the Evergreen State Podcast!

The Great Northern Railway changed Northwest Montana forever. Who else but Americans could have built it? Glacier Conservancy: https://glacier.org/headwaters Frank Waln music: https://www.instagram.com/frankwaln/ Eric Carlson art: https://www.instagram.com/esccarlson/ Behind the scenes pictures: https://flic.kr/s/aHsmSxSe2J The Empire Builder Documentary: https://greatnorthernfilmworks.com/

The Great Northern Railway changed Northwest Montana forever. Who else but Americans could have built it? Glacier Conservancy: https://glacier.org/headwaters Frank Waln music: https://www.instagram.com/frankwaln/ Eric Carlson art: https://www.instagram.com/esccarlson/ Behind the scenes pictures: https://flic.kr/s/aHsmSxSe2J The Empire Builder Documentary: https://greatnorthernfilmworks.com/

Railroad executive James J. Hill is a giant of North Dakota history. Overcoming the disadvantages of an impoverished childhood, Hill took the helm of the Great Northern Railway and was responsible for the company's huge expansion across the northwest that was in large part responsible for the settlement of the state.

We explore Woodside Park, a station which has retained many of its picturesque historic details, and talk to Luke Agbaimoni, aka Tubemapper, renowned photographer of the London Underground. Woodside Park was opened by the Great Northern Railway in 1872, and became part of the Northern Line in 1940. We've covered the history of this section of railway in full detail in episode 004 - Totteridge and Whetstone. Around Woodside Park we discover the disputed etymology of Tally Ho Corner, and the De Dion Bouton factory which may have built some of London's earliest motor buses. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter @roundelroundpod, or email us at roundelroundpod@gmail.com A full list of references for all the sources used for the episode is available here

26. The Great Northern Railway TavernPintsize reviews of London's finest pubs.Written by Paul EwenPerformed by Tim KeyProduced by Nick CoupeSound Design by Andy GoddardExecutive Producer Claire BroughtonLondon Pub Reviews is a Hat Trick Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode: 2860 Navigating the Cascade Tunnel.  Today, the tale of a tunnel.

Welcome to this special Podcast, as we enter the spooky season,The old Townsville railway station has been declared haunted by paranormal investigator Karina Looby, from strange noises in the night to ghosts appearing in the daylight, there's no denying that something strange is going on at this historic site.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wenatchee refers to a river and its valley, as well as a tribe (the Wenatchi) and a town. Wenatchee is the county seat of Chelan County and is located at the confluence of the Wenatchee and Columbia rivers, in the heart of the nation's primary apple-producing region. Judge Thomas Burke, who owned large stakes in the Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern Railroad, the Wenatchee Development Company, and the Great Northern Railway, was ironically nicknamed "The Father of Wenatchee."The Miller-Freer Trading Post, founded in 1871 by Samuel C. Miller and Franklin and David Freer, was the first business to open. Don Carlos Corbett, on the other hand, is credited with naming the town Wenatchee. He platted a portion of the 1,400 acres along the Columbia that the Wenatchee Development Firm had purchased in 1888 and 1889 on behalf of the company. This location would shortly be replaced by a new one a mile distant on the Great Northern Railway's route. Despite its location at the crossroads of rail and river transit, the new town's development was limited by a dry environment and a scarcity of arable ground suitable for grain production.Irrigation, which began on a significant scale in 1904, gave the Wenatchee area the ability to water the river's narrow benches and expand its apple empire. Rufus Woods, who arrived in town a year later, was an important figure in the community. He would go on to acquire and edit the Wenatchee Daily World, as well as being a driving force behind the construction of Grand Coulee Dam. He had a vision for Wenatchee and the advancement of its interests that no other local leader could match.Listen now to learn more!A special thank you goes out to Al Hirsch for providing the music for the podcast, check him out on YouTube.Find merchandise for the podcast now available at:     https://washington-history-by-jon-c.creator-spring.comIf you enjoy the podcast and would like to contribute, please visit: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/EvergreenpodIf you have any questions, episode ideas you'd like to see explored, or just have a general comment, please reach out at Historyoftheevergreenstatepod@gmail.comTo keep up on news for the podcast and other related announcements, please like and follow:https://www.facebook.com/HistoryoftheevergreenstatepodcastThank you for listening!

On this episode of The Resident Historian with Feliks Banel: legendary Evergreen State politician Daniel J. Evans shares highlights from his new biography. Then, on “All Over The Map,” the old Great Northern Railway greenhouses in Monroe. And, From The Archives: the man who envisioned a waterfront tunnel in Seattle more than 70 years ago. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's the BBC's 99th birthday! Well it was on the day this episode landed. So for episode 37, here's the podcast's story so far...   Between season 2 (covering the BBC in 1922) and season 3 (the BBC in 1923), we're on a run of specials. So here we summarise EVERYTHING we've learned so far. 36 episodes condensed into one.   Condensed, yet also extended - because we recorded a shorter version of this episode for The History of England Podcast. So to lure in folks who've heard that already, I've added a ton of new stuff, including some brand new bits. By which I mean, very old bits. As well as hearing the voices of: First teenager to listen to the radio in his bedroom GuglielmoMarconi First major broadcast engineer Captain HJ Round First voice of the BBC Arthur Burrows First regular broadcaster Peter Eckersley First slightly terrifying boss John Reith …You'll now also hear from: First broadcast singer Winifred Sayer First BBC pianist Maurice Cole (the most wonderful accent, “off" = "orff") First BBC singer Leonard Hawke (although WE know from episode 28 that the Birmingham and Manchester stations broadcast music the day before - but the BBC didn't know that) That's a lot of firsts. Plus more recent voices - hear from these marvellous experts: Professor Gabriele Balbi of USI Switzerland Marconi historian Tim Wander (buy his book From Marconi to Melba) Radio historian Gordon Bathgate (buy his book Radio Broadcasting: A History of the Airwaves)   SHOWNOTES: This podcast is NOTHING to do with the present-day BBC - it's entirely run, researched, presented and dogsbodied by Paul Kerensa You can email me to add something to the show. eg. Send your ‘Firsthand Memories' - in text form, a time you've seen radio or TV being broadcast before your eyes: a studio, an outside broadcast - what were your behind-the-scenes insights? Or record your ‘Airwave Memories' (AM) - a voice memo of 1-2mins of your earliest memories hearing/seeing radio/TV. Be on the podcast! My new one-man play The First Broadcast is now booking for dates in 2022. Got a venue? Book me for your place. Here's one - The Museum of Comedy. Join me, in April or in November on the very date of the BBC's 100th birthday! Thanks for joining us on Patreon if you do - or if you might! It supports the show, keeps it running, keeps me in books, which I then devour and add it all to the mixing-pot of research for this podcast. In return, I give you video, audio, advance writings, an occasional reading from C.A. Lewis' 1924 book Broadcasting From Within etc. Thanks if you've ever bought me a coffee at ko-fi.com/paulkerensa. Again, it all helps keep us afloat. Like our British Broadcasting Facebook page, or better still, join our British Broadcasting Century Facebook group where you can share your favourite old broadcasting things. Follow us on Twitter  if you're on the ol' Twits. I have another podcast of interviews, A Paul Kerensa Podcast, inc Miranda Hart, Tim Vine, Rev Richard Coles and many more. Give us a listen! Please rate and review this podcast where you found it... and keep liking/sharing/commenting on what we do online. It all helps others find us.  My mailing list is here - sign up for updates on all I do, writing, teaching writing, stand-up, radio etc. My books are available here or orderable from bookshops, inc Hark! The Biography of Christmas. Coming in 2022: a novel on all this radio malarkey. Archive clips are either public domain or used with kind permission from the BBC, copyright content reproduced courtesy of the British Broadcasting Corporation. All rights reserved. Oh yes they are. Next time: What Marconi Thought of Broadcasting - plus 1920s adverts, voiced by listeners...       APPROX TRANSCRIPT:   Marconi himself appeared on the BBC in 1936, playing himself in a reconstruction of when he first sent Morse code across the Atlantic in 1901...   Those are Marconi's last recorded words before he died, there with his assistants Pagett and Kemp, though Kemp was played by an actor. They're recreating the moment when they sent Morse Code from Poldhu in Cornwall to Newfoundland, 2000+ miles away. Prior to that 255 miles was the wireless record.   Marconi was always outdoing himself. As a teenager he'd sent radiowaves across his bedroom – a transmitter and receiver ringing a bell. Then outside, asking his assistant across a field to fire a gunshot if the wireless signal reached him. Then over water. Then... in 1896 the 21yr old Marconi came to England. The Italian army weren't interested in his new invention, so he thought he'd try the influential engineers of London. I think it's that decision that set London and the BBC as the beating heart of broadcasting a couple of decades later.   There was a magical moment where Marconi strode into Toynbee Hall in East London, with two boxes. They communicated, wirelessly, and he simply said: “My name is Gooly-elmo Marconi, and I have just invented wireless.” That's a drop mic moment. If they had a mic to drop.   Others played with this technology. In December 1906, Canadian inventor Reginald Fessenden managed to make a very faint speech broadcast for ships near Brant Rock Massachusetts – making the first entertainment show for radio. He played a record, Handel's Largo, played O Holy Night on violin, and read from Luke's gospel, chapter 2. Well it was Christmas Eve.   This was actually my way in to this whole radio story. I wrote a book on the history of Christmas, called Hark! The b of C. So I researched Fesseden's Christmas entertainment first... and also the first BBC Christmas of 1922. When I read that the Beeb had 35,000 listeners at that point, but 4 employees, I had to know who these 4 employees were! I started digging. When I discovered that 2 of those people had an on-air feud, one of them was John Reith, an arguably immoral moralist, and the 4th was soon sacked by him... I thought, there's a book in this. So as I research and write that, I'm podcasting as I go on the BBCentury. I love that this medium of podcasting owes so much to those early pioneers... and I'm no engineer. For me, it's all about the characters. We'll get to the BBC pioneers soon enough, but Marconi, he was one of those characters.   Through the 1910s, business was booming for Marconi, but he still saw radio as a two-way thing – we ‘radio' for help. Marconi took the credit for radio's use in catching criminals – Dr Crippen, who'd escaped on a ship across the ocean. And saving lives, onboard Titanic. Soon every major vessel carried radios and a Marconi operator – for a fee of course. He made his money in sending messages, the world over, between two people. The broadcast aspect was an accident – a pitfall of radio being too ‘leaky'. So the first listeners were actually called ‘listeners-in' – the messages weren't intended for them.   So it was at a more amateur level – the radio hams – who'd be experimenting with ‘broadcasting'. Britain's first DJ, technically, was a woman called Gertrude Donisthorpe in WWI. Her husband Horace was the eager experimenter, an army wireless trainer by day, and at night the couple would cycle to a field near Worcester, he'd set up one side, her on the other, and she'd play records and recite rhymes just for her audience of 1 – her husband, to see if it worked. She'd cycle across the field to see if it had, often finding he'd cycled off to tell her via a different route. As they progressed, they started transmitting limited wireless concerts for some local troops. And they were popular. Radio amateurs enjoyed what they heard, when they could hear it. There was demand for wireless entertainment... just not much supply.   But the engineers like those at the Marconi Company, were continually strengthening and improving the technology. Marconi's right-hand man Captain Round for example...   No fan of red tape... this Churchill lookalike, round face, cigars and no-nonsense... joined 1902, genius... designed radios... especially for aircraft... Jutland direction-finding... But Captain Round is a name to watch.   After the war, 1919, just months from the birth of broadcasting, The Marconi Company still had no real interest in radio as an artform or entertainment or anything other than point to point messaging. Apart from one person, their Head of Publicity, Arthur Burrows...   In 1918 Burrows wrote: “There appears to be no serious reason why, before we are many years older, politicians speaking, say, in Parliament, should not be heard simultaneously by wireless in the reporting room of every newspaper office in the United Kingdom. . . . The field of wireless telephone, however, is by no means restricted to newspaper work. The same idea might be extended to make possible the correct reproduction in all private residences of Albert Hall or Queen's Hall concerts or the important recitals at the lesser rendezvous of the musical world. . . . There would be no technical difficulty in the way of an enterprising advertisement agency arranging for the interval in the musical programme to be filled with audible advertisements, pathetic or forcible appeals—in appropriate tones—on behalf of somebody's soap or tomato ketchup.” We'll come back to Arthur Burrows.   Around the same time in America, future radio mogul David Sarnoff sent a memo referring to a “radio music box”, that could “listeners-in” could have in their homes, playing the music broadcast by wireless stations, that were cropping up, especially in America, and a steadily increasing rate.   In Britain, Captain Round of the Marconi Company continued to experiment. Rightly medalled after the war, he switched his attention from using radio to find enemy ships, to using radio to transmit the human voice further and stronger than ever before. This meant tests.   Now the nature of radio, the quirk of it, is that it's not private. You can't experiment without anyone with a set listening in – and since the war there were more and more ex wireless operators and amateur radio “hams”. So as Round experimented, in Chelmsford at the end of 1919, with his assistant William Ditcham, across Britain and even into Europe, people heard him. Ditcham had to read out something into his microphone – just the candlestick part of an old telephone. Ditcham would begin by addressing those listening – the ‘leaky' nature of these radio experiments meant the engineers actually used those cheekly listening in to find their range and signal strength. So Ditcham would begin: “MZX calling, MZX calling! This is the Marconi valve transmitter in Chelmsford, England, testing on a wavelength of 2750metres. How are our signals coming in today? Can you hear us clearly? I will now recite to you my usual collection of British railway stations for test purposes... ...The Great Northern Railway starts Kings cross, London, and the North Western Railway starts from Euston. The Midland railway starts from St Pancras. The Great Western Railway starts from...”   Railway timetables! And they were a hit. Mr Ditcham became an expert is this new art of broadcasting, before the word was even invented. He noted: “Distinct enunciation is essential and it's desirable to speak in as loud a tone as possible!”   Word spread. Letters to newspapers said how much radio amateurs were enjoying Ditcham and Round's wireless experiments... but the content could do with being a bit more exciting. How about a newspaper?   So in January 1920, William Ditcham became our first broadcast newsreader, literally reading the news, from a paper he'd bought that morning. Well, he'd sit on it a day, and read yesterday's paper... The press might have a problem with their copyrighted news being given away for free. And thus begins the rocky relp between broadcasters and the press. It's worth keeping them on side...   In Jan 1920, there are 2 weeks of ‘Ditcham's News Service' – that's Britain's first programme title. That gains over 200 reports from listeners-in, as far as Spain, Portgula, Norway... up to 1500 mi away. So the transmitter is replaced, from 6kw to 15kw. Ditcham ups his game too. Throws in a gramophone record or two. 15mins of news, 15mins of music. A half hour in total – that seems a good length for a programme – really it was what the licence allowed, but it's clearly stuck – at least till Netflix and the like mean programme length has becoame a little more variable, a century later.   Then in Feb, there's live music – just a few fellow staff at the Marconi Works in Chelmsford, including Mr White on piano, Mr Beeton on oboe and Mr Higby on woodwind.   At Marconi HQ, Arthur Burrows, that publicity director who wrote of possible wireless concerts and ketchup sponsors, he gets behind this in a big way. He heads to Chelmsford, supports Ditcham and Round, and even joins the band. And you know who else joins the band...   ...from the neighbouring works building – Hoffman's Ball Bearings - a singer, Miss Winifred Sayer. Now as she's not a Marconi employee, she needs to be paid... so she's radio's first professional   Previous broadcasts had been a little luck of the draw, but this one, well it would be nice to tell people it's going to happen. So Captain Round sends out the first listings – the pre Radio Times, radio... times... you can hear Winifred Sayer and the band: 11am and 8pm, Feb 23rd till March 6th That memo goes out to all the Marconi land stations and ships at sea. The first song Winifred sang was called Absent – she later called it a “punch and judy show”, and enjoyed her ten shillings a show. As she left, the MD of Marconi's said to her: “You've just made history.”   So, we have radio, right? Not so fast! The fun is just beginning...   The press, you see, were worth keeping on side. The Daily Mail got wind of this. Arthur Burrows, that publicity chap and radio prophet, he became friends in the war with Tom Clarke, now editor of the Daily Mail. And the Mail loved a novelty. They'd sponsor air races and car dashes and design-a-top-hat competitions. Radio was right up their fleet street.   But they'd need a bigger singer than Winifred Sayer from Hoffman's Ball Bearings. They wanted to see how big an audience there'd be for broadcasting – a word just coming into use, a farming term, about how you spread seed, far and wide, scattershot, never quite knowing how far it reaches, and whether it will be well received and grow into something. So the Daily Mail fund one of the world's biggest singers: Dame Nellie Melba – of Peach Melba fame. She was over in England at the Albert Hall doing some shows, so for a thousand pounds – enough to buy a house – she came to Chelmsford. Outside broadcasts didn't exist at the time, given the size of the kit. Ditcham and Round prepared the Chelmsford Works building, although that involved a small fire, a carpet Melba rolled away as soon as she saw it, and a microphone made from an old cigar box and a hat rack. Arthur Burrows gave Madame Melba a tour when they weren't quite ready... She took one look at the 450ft radio mast and said “Young man if you think I'm going to climb up there, you are greatly mistaken.”   She broadcasts on June 15th 1920, and it's a huge hit, despite a shutdown just before finishing her last song. Captain Round makes her do it again, without telling her of the shutdown, by simply asking for an encore.   Arthur Burrows gives the opening and closing announcements, instead of William Ditcham, because this has been Burrows' dream. Broadcast radio concerts. So what next? It spanned Britain, reached Madrid, parts of the Middle East...   But it's too successful. The Air Ministry finds planes couldn't land during the concert. It dominated the airwaves. So despite a few extra professional concerts from Chelmsford that summer – opera stars like Lauritz Melchior, and Dame Clara Butt – the govt step in and shut all radio experiments down.   Arthur Burrows finds himself at sea, literally, that summer, demonstrating radio to the press on the way to an interionational press event... but without govt backing, journalists now see radio as maybe a means to communicate newsroom to newsroom. Ditcham's news and Melba's music seem to be all that broadcasting amounted to.   For 18 months, nothing. Radio amateurs, and indeed Arthur Burrows at Marconi, petition the PostmasterGeneral to reconsider. And finally... it worked.   Because while the ether had fallen silent in Britain, it continued in Holland, a bit in France, and in America radio is booming. Not wanting to be left behind, the British govt say ok, you can have one radio station. The Marconi Company is granted a permit. But much to Burrows dismay... the job lands on the desk of another person I want to introduce you to... Peter Eckersley   Eckersley was with the Designs Dept of the Aircraft Section of Marconi's. His team had helped create air traffic control; Eckersley had been there in the war for the first ground to air wireless communication, and now in their spare team, his team in a muddy field in the village of Writtle in Essex, not far from Chelmsford, would have to fit this broadcasting malarkey in in their spare time, for an extra pound a show, not much.   It was odd. Radio amateurs wanted it. Burrows the Marconi publicity guy wanted it. Eckersley and his team couldn't give two hoots about it – in fact they celebrated when the govt banned radio 18 months earlier, as finally the airwaves were clear for them and their serious work, instead of constant blinking opera from Chelmsford.   But it's Eckersley's job, to start Britain's first regular radio station: 2MT Writtle. And from Feb 14th 1920, for the first few weeks it sounds pretty normal. They play gramophone records, chosen by Arthur Burrows at head office. Burrows has arranged a sponsorship deal – not with ketchup with a gramophone company, who provide a player so long as it's mentioned on air. Peter Eckersley's team of boffins break the gramophone player. There was a live singer – the first song on the first regular broadcast radio show was the Floral Dance, though the Times called it only “faintly audible”. It is not a hit. For 5 weeks this continues, bland introductions to records, a live singer or two. And Peter Eckersley, the man in charge, goes home each night to hear the show his crew put out on the wireless. Until week 6, when he stays, for a pre-show gin and fish and chips and more gin at the pub. Then he... runs down the lane to the hut and reaches the microphone first! And he starts talking......   Eckersley talks and talks and mimics and carouses... He plays the fool, plays the gramophone records, off-centre, or covered in jam...   ...the strict licence meant closing down for 3mins in every 10, to listen for govt messages, in case they have to stop broadcasting. Eckersley doesn't shut down for 3mins. The licence limited them to half an hour. Not Eckersley. Over an hour later, he stops. And sleeps it off. Next day, his team gather round and tell him what he said.   Our man Arthur Burrows gets in touch. A stern admonishment! Burrows' dream of broadcasting, had been dashed on the rocks by Eckersley, a man drinking, on the rocks. But accompanying Burrows' angry missive came a postbag of listener fanmail. “We loved it” they said. “Do it again.” Burrows was a lone voice against Eckersley's antics, so the following Tuesday, and every Tuesday in 1922, Peter Eckersley seized the mic again and again.   Demand for radio sets boomed. Ports stopped receiving ships when Peter Eckersley was on. Parliament even closed their sessions early to hear him. He was our first radio star. And he helped spawn an industry.   Burrows is still fuming, but there is no greater demand for radio. So he applies for a 2nd licence, for a London station – let's do this radio thing properly. 2LO in London is granted that licence, and Burrows isn't taking any chances – HE will be the primary broadcaster.   Poetry readings, sports commentary, opening night boxing match. Later in the summer, garden party concerts. And as Burrows is a publicity and demonstration man, many of these broadcast concerts are for private institutions, charity events, a chance to show what broadcasting can do.   Other wireless manufacturers other than Marconi's express an interest, they ask the PMG for a licence to broadcast too. MetroVick in Manchester, they want in, so the PMG says fine. Kenneth Wright is the engineer at MetroVick who gets the job of launching in Manchester.   Wright continues in Manchester... Eck continues in Writtle in Essex... Burrows continues in London...   But Eckersley mocks Burrows. In fact people write to Arthur Burrows saying how much they enjoy his broadcasts on 2LO London, but could he stop broadcasting every Tuesday evening for the half hour Eckersley's on, cos listeners want to hear Eckersley lampoon Burrows. For instance, Burrows played the Westminster chimes in the studio – this is 18mths before Big Ben's chimes would be heard on the BBC. So Eckersley outdoes Burrows by finding all the pots, pans, bottles and scrap metal he can, and bashing it all with sticks. Messy chaos! He loved it.   He's another, retold by Eckersley and Burrows themselves, some 20 years apart... You see, both would close their broadcasts with a poem.   All through the spring and summer of 1922, each broadcast is still experimental. Official broadcasting hasn't quite yet begun – because no one knows if there's a future in this. In fact the Marconi Company largely thought all this was one big advert to show consumers how easy wireless communication is, and how they should all pay Marconi's to help them send point-to-point messages.   But the bug grows. The press want in. The Daily Mail apply for a licence for to set up a radio station. They're turned down – it would be too powerful for a a newspaper to have a radio station. It only took Times Radio 100 years...   In Westminster, the PostGen is inundated by applications for pop-up radio stations. He can't just keep licensing all of them. What is this, America?! Arthur Burrows...   In May 1922, the PostGen says to the wireless manufacturers, look. I can't have all of you setting up rival radio stations. But I will licence one or maybe two of you. Get together, chat it through, work out how you can work together.   For a while, it looks like there will be two british Broadcasting companies – a north and a south. Kenneth Wright...   ...but after weeks, even months of meetings, primareily with the big 6 wireless firms, an agreement is struck.   ...You may wonder where Reith is in all this. Wasn't he meant to be the fella who started the thing!? He arrives when the BBC is one month old. For now, he's leaving a factory management job in Scotland, settling down with his new wife, having moved on from a possibly gay affair with his best friend Charlie... and he's about to try a career in politics. He's never heard of broadcasting at this stage. But for those who have, in the summer of 1922, Parliament announces there will be one broadcasting company, funded by a licence fee.....   One British Broadcasting Company. Marconi, MetroVick, Western Electric, General Electric and so on... each will have one representative on the board of this BBC, and then broadcasting can continue, they'll all sell wireless radio sets, and to fund the operation, there'll be a licence fee.   The name ‘BBCo' is coined by one of the wireless manufacturer bosses in one of those meetings, Frank Gill, who notes in a memo before the name ‘broadcasting company', the word ‘British'. A few lines down, he's the first to write the word ‘pirates' regarding those broadcasting without a licence.   But there's one more hurdle to conquer – news. That takes some time to iron out with the press, and finally it's agreed that us broadcasters will lease the news from them, for a fee, and no daytime news, to ensure readers still bought papers.   The press and the broadcasters still have an uneasy relationship, so whenever you see the newspapers having a pop at the BBC, know that the Daily Mail sponsored the first ever broadcast with Dame Melba, they were turned down for a radio station when they applied, and for years they were annoyed this radio upstart was trying to steal their readers.   With the starting pistol sounded, Arthur Burrows gets his dream: he's convinced his employer, the Marconi Company that radio isn't just about sending messages to individuals, it's about reaching many listeners... or better still, it's still about reaching individuals, just lots of them. Flash forward to Terry Wogan's sad goodbye from his Radio 2 Breakfast Show. “Thank you for being my friend.” Singular. Radio – even podcasts like this – still speak to one listener at a time. I make a connection with you. Arthur Burrows and Peter Eckersley, were among the first to realise that.   But which of them would launch or join the BBC? The wild unpredictable Eckersley, who created demand for radio, and was still mocking Burrows in his field hut in an Essex village? Or the straight-laced Arthur Burrows, who's prophesied broadcasting for years?   I think we know the answer to that. Playing it safe, The Marconi Company kept 2LO as part of this new British Broadcasting Company, as well as 2ZY Manchester under MetroVick, and a new station in Birmingham, 5IT, run by Western Electric. Marconi's would also build new stations, in Newcastle, Cardiff, Glasgow, and more, growing in reach and ambition.   But it starts in London, on November 14th 1922, with a souped-up transmitter, rebuilt by good old Captain Round, the Marconi whizz who helped start it all. Arthur Burrows is before the mic, achieving his dream, to see broadcasting come to fruition. There are no recordings of that first broadcast, but we recreated it...   The next day, the Birmingham station 5IT launches – they quickly bring in the first regular children's presenters, Uncle Edgar and Uncle Tom. An hour after they launch, Manchester 2ZY starts under the BBC banner, with more children's programming there, plus an early home for an in-house BBC orchestra.   When the jobs go out for the this new BBC, bizarrely after it's actually launched, there are just 4 employees hired before the end of the year, and Burrows is first, a shoo-in for Director of Programmes. John Reith applies for General Managership, having tried a bit of politics, but been pointed towards the BBC advert by his MP boss. On arriving, one of the first things he says is: ‘So what is broadcasting?'   As for Peter Eckersley, he continues at 2MT Writtle, every Tuesday evening into January 1923. The only non-BBC station to share the airwaves till commercial, pirate or... well there's Radio Luxembourg but that's for a future episode. But Eckersley too is ultimately convinced to join the good ship BBC. And all it takes is an opera, broadcast live from the Royal Opera House in January 1923 – one of the first outside broadcasts.   A penny drops for Eckersley, and he realises the power and potential of this broadcasting lark. Reith convinces him to stop his frivolous Tuesday show in Essex, and offers him a job as the BBC's first Chief Engineer. And here Eckersley prospers, giving us new technology, nationwide broadcasting, the world's first high-power long-wave transmitter at Daventry, he brings choice to the airwaves, with a regional and national scheme. Without Burrows, without Eckersley, without Reith, British broadcasting would look very different.   There's one other name, among many, I'm particularly enthusiastic about: Hilda Matheson. An ex-spy who becomes the first Director of Talks, who reinvents talk radio and gives us the basis for Radio 4 and speech radio and indeed podcasting, you could argue, as we know it. She's a fascinating character – part of a gay love triangle with the poet Vita Sackville West and Virginia Woolf. She's the only BBC employee allowed to bring a dog to work.   And so much more, we'll unpack on the British Broadcasting Century podcast, plus the Pips, the Proms, the Radio Times, and everything else you know and love, tolerate or loathe about British broadcasting today.  

The Crown of the Continent, Glacier National Park is one of the most visited and beloved destinations in the National Park System. In this part 1 of 2 episodes on the park, we discuss one of its most unique aspects: their backcountry chalets. Ten chalets dotted the park back more than a hundred years ago, providing visitors a place to rest between day-long horseback rides. Today, three of the ten original chalets still exist and operate as places where travelers can spend a night or two while exploring the park. In August, we hiked up to Granite Park Chalet, along the Highline Trail, and spent a couple of nights in this historical site. Join us as we talk about how we planned the trip and our experience in the backcountry of this magnificent park.   Some of the topics we discuss in this episode: ·      Why the Great Northern Railway built the backcountry chalets ·      What happened to all of them ·      Which ones still exist ·      Planning a visit to stay at one of the remaining chalets ·      Why you'll need a reservation/ticket for Going to the Sun Road ·      Tips and tricks regarding the park's shuttle system ·      The story of our visit to Granite Park Chalet in August 2021   Links to more information: Glacier NP webpage about their shuttle system Glacier NP webpage about their backcountry chalets Granite Park Chalet's website Sperry Chalet's website Where to learn more about our books and travels Check out our Twitter account Join the conversation on Facebook - we want to hear from you! Check out our Instagram account   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Good Morning it's Saturday August 14th, and this is The Wenatchee World's newest podcast, Slices of Wenatchee. We're excited to bring you a closer look at one of our top stories and other announcements every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.    Today - The Chelan Douglas Regional Port Authority opted not to renew a $2 million purchase-and-sale agreement with S.P.O.R.T. Gymnastics on Tuesday.   Before we jump in, we're excited to let you know that Wenatchee Wine & Food Fest is back this year on August 28th at the Town Toyota Center! Ticket holders will get a chance to sample small pours of amazing local wines, local ciders and beers… and of course, enjoy tasty bites from area restaurants and caterers.   Make sure to get tickets in advance! We'll see you there!   Now our feature story...   The Chelan Douglas Regional Port Authority opted not to renew a $2 million purchase-and-sale agreement with S.P.O.R.T. Gymnastics on Tuesday.   A previous agreement expired Aug. 2 after S.P.O.R.T. failed to secure financing and file a completed building permit with the City of Wenatchee by the stipulated deadline.   If those conditions are met, Port Authority CEO Jim Kuntz said the port would close on the sale. The property is now open to other buyers, but the port is not actively marketing it.   The developer, Flint Hartwig, said he miscalculated how much time he would need for the project when the agreement was initially signed in August 2020. Although he has turned in preliminary plans, the city has not yet deemed them complete.   Hartwig said “I should have seen that coming...I was just being overly optimistic about the timing.   Despite the setbacks, the port's board remains supportive of the project.   Kuntz told us that: “S.P.O.R.T. can and should continue to work on plans to submit to the city and to finalize its financing plan.”   Hartwig said he has 60 individuals who may be potential investors and that the port's decision not to renew the agreement won't impact investors' interest in the project.   S.P.O.R.T is planning a multi-use activity center using three buildings on the corner of Columbia Street and Orondo Avenue, a property formerly owned by Lineage Logistics, that total 36,830 square feet. The center would include a roof-top bar, zip-lines, batting cages and a ninja course.   Hartwig said “It's going to be a crying shame if it turns into another apartment house or mini storage or car lot or some industrial use. I think it needs to have a community vibe to it.”   The Merc Playhouse in Twisp is currently looking for submissions for its first, in-person performance since the start of the pandemic last spring.   The show, “CoronAnthology: The year we held our breath,” will be a collection of stories of what 2020 meant to different cast members. Missi Smith, executive director of The Merc, said they had a similar performance in 2014 after an especially destructive wildfire season.   Smith said: “It was very powerful when we did it before, to hear what everybody went through. It was super healing and valuable to reconnect with everybody in that way.”   The show is flexible depending on what the director selects, and Smith encouraged all age groups to submit.   Submissions must be shorter than 5 minutes and be either written, audio or video recordings, and can be submitted to hoochamungus@gmail.com. The deadline to submit is Aug. 30. An in-person submission session will also be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on Aug. 25 at Yourspace in Building N on the Twispworks Campus.   --   Before we continue, a special thanks to our friends and sponsors at Confluence Health. The team at Confluence Health is grateful for the trust the community puts in them every single day. They are diligently working to improve the health and quality of life for our friends and neighbors. They are Grateful | They are Confluence Health.  Learn more by visiting them at ConfluenceHealth.com --   Next,    If you're a tomato aficionado or just curious about which varieties you like best, here's your chance for a free, tomato-tasting bonanza. Visit WSU Chelan/Douglas Master Gardeners' 11th annual Tomato Gala between 9 and 11 a.m. on Saturday the 21st at the Community Education Garden in Wenatchee.    Whether you're a fan of tomato varieties like Super Fantastic, Early Girl, Sun Gold and Sweet Million, or little-knowns like Abe Lincoln, Orange Strawberry, Hillbilly, Black Krim and Pink Elephant… or you don't know what any of this means (!), this is your chance to taste and learn.   You'll get to talk with master gardeners, hear about some of their favorite tomatoes, and pick up growing tips. You'll also be able to vote on your favorites. The winners will appear in a future edition of Wenatchee World.   Read our full story on this at wenatcheeworld.com   Did you know that nearby Mansfield gets its name from... Mansfield, Ohio? R.E. Darling named the area after his hometown in 1905. Originally part of the Great Northern Railway, it took until 1911 to be officially incorporated. In 1914, a booming Mansfield had two hotels, a bank, a doctor's office, and had become a popular resort destination for travelers.   Thanks for listening. Today's episode is brought to you by Equilus Group, Inc- Building Your Financial Success. Learn more at Equilusfinancial.com   The Wenatchee World has been engaging, informing and inspiring North Central Washington Communities since 1905. We encourage you to subscribe today to keep your heart and mind connected to what matters most in North Central Washington. Thank you for starting your morning with us and don't forget to tune in again on Tuesday!   Support the show: https://www.wenatcheeworld.com/site/forms/subscription_services/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Good Morning it's Saturday July 31st, and this is The Wenatchee World's newest podcast, Slices of Wenatchee. We're excited to bring you a closer look at one of our top stories and other announcements every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.    Today - A collection of Wenatchee-area residents is in the early stages of forming an art alliance. They want to be a support system for artists in the community and a resource to connect residents with artists.   Before we jump in, we're excited to let you know that Wenatchee Wine & Food Fest is back this year on August 28th at the Town Toyota Center! Ticket holders will get a chance to sample small pours of amazing local wines, local ciders and beers… and of course, enjoy tasty bites from area restaurants and caterers.   Make sure to get tickets in advance! We'll see you there!   -   Now our feature story...   A collection of Wenatchee-area residents is in the early stages of forming an art alliance. They want to be a support system for artists in the community and a resource to connect residents with artists.   Kmbris Bond, the chairperson of the group explained - looking at other cities and towns that have kind of an art hub, those centers really help people stay connected to each other. And though Wenatchee has so many rich arts available, Bond said we really don't have that connective center.   An art alliance that previously operated in Wenatchee folded decades ago, and Bond said several other groups have tried and failed to revive it. But members are confident that the time is right.   A seven-member steering team consisting of local artists, educators and activists are surveying residents to see what they're looking for.    While they don't have any financial resources yet, the group did just receive a grant through the Community Foundation for a strategic planner.    The grant didn't include money, though the group is optimistic about receiving grant money in the future.   Scott Bailey, a committee member and the director of Wenatchee Valley College's Art Program, said this group will eventually need to hire someone to run it full time.    The previous efforts to establish an art alliance were on a volunteer basis, which isn't necessarily sustainable in the long term.   For now, there's no timetable to be fully operational. Several steps will need to be taken before the alliance actually becomes a reality.   In addition to talking to a strategic planner, the group is trying to form partnerships in the region. They'll also need to be either an established nonprofit or fiscally sponsored by one.   And finally, several members said for the group to be functional long term, they'll also need to seek out other grant funding opportunities.   And as I mentioned, the group is also surveying Wenatchee residents, to see what the size and scope of the alliance should be.    More than 80 people have filled out the survey so far.   Bond says people seem passionate about this.    By establishing a support network, the group would hopefully help inspire more art in the community while also motivating artists to stay in Wenatchee.   To read more on this story visit us at wenatcheeworld.com   Also,    The state Redistricting Commission is holding an online public outreach from 1 to 3 p.m. today. It's for residents of the 8th and 10th Congressional Districts.   Washington congressional districts are redrawn every 10 years in consensus with the release of new census data.   Now, District 8 is a mix of suburban and rural areas, including East Wenatchee, Wenatchee, the Cascade Mountains and parts of King and Pierce counties. And Democrat Kim Schrier currently represents the district.    The meeting is part of the commission's efforts to better understand communities that have common interests as they weigh redistricting. It'll be streamed online through TVW's website, tvw.org, in English and Spanish.    Afterwards, the full meeting with ASL interpretation will be available on the Washington State Redistricting Commission YouTube channel.   Before we continue, a special thanks to our friends and sponsors at Confluence Health. The team at Confluence Health is grateful for the trust the community puts in them every single day. They are diligently working to improve the health and quality of life for our friends and neighbors. They are Grateful | They are Confluence Health.  Learn more by visiting them at ConfluenceHealth.com   Next,    Voters who live in the public hospital district served by Three Rivers Hospital are being asked for a one-year special levy that will raise $840,000.   The ballot measure, if approved on August 3rd, will cost property owners 33 cents per $1,000 of assessed value. It would be collected in 2022.    The hospital district, which includes areas of Douglas and Okanogan counties, provides service from Mazama to Monse to Mansfield.    Money raised from the special levy will be used to pay for healthcare services and facility expansion, maintenance and development.   Services include an emergency room, physician clinic and acute care hospital.   In order for this to be approved, it requires a 60% yes vote.    Ballots are due Tuesday.    Before we go, some local history,  Wenatchee Valley History is brought to you by NABUR [this is pronounced just like neighbor] – your trusted neighborhood community. NABUR is a free online forum you can trust to connect with your community, focus on facts & make a difference. Join the conversation! Visit wenatcheeworld.com/nabur .   Now, some history…   Did you know that nearby Quincy gets its name from Quincy, Illinois? Located on the western edge of Illinois on the Mississippi River, Quincy, IL itself gets its name from John Quincy Adams. Founded as a railroad camp during the construction of the Great Northern Railway in 1892, the town was officially incorporated in 1907.   Thanks for listening. Today's episode is brought to you by Equilus Group, Inc- Building Your Financial Success. Learn more at Equilusfinancial.com   The Wenatchee World has been engaging, informing and inspiring North Central Washington Communities since 1905. We encourage you to subscribe today to keep your heart and mind connected to what matters most in North Central Washington. Thank you for starting your morning with us and don't forget to tune in again on Tuesday! Support the show: https://www.wenatcheeworld.com/site/forms/subscription_services/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Good Morning it's Saturday July 24th, and this is The Wenatchee World's newest podcast, Slices of Wenatchee. We're excited to bring you a closer look at one of our top stories and other announcements every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.    Today - A solar energy company has its sights set on land in Douglas County, the Wenatchee Valley, and a site near Trinidad.   Construction time frames aren't clear yet for the three projects, which apparently are very early on in their planning.   This episode is brought to you by Equilus Group Incorporated. Equilus Group, Inc is a Registered Investment Advisory Firm in the states of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. Equilus Group, Inc- Building Your Financial Success. Learn more at Equilusfinancial.com. Member SIPC and FINRA.   -   Now our feature story...   Residents on Badger Mountain say a solar energy company has its sights set on land near their homes. It's one of three solar farm projects whose backers are scouting spots in Douglas County.    The other two are looking at 5,000 acres with a view of the Wenatchee Valley along Badger Mountain Road and a 2,500-acre site near Trinidad.   Construction time frames aren't clear yet for the three projects, which apparently are very early on in their planning.   This comes after passage of a state law in 2019 that strongly encourages the development of alternative energy.   One Badger Mountain resident, Lorianna  , said she first heard of the solar project near her home when the company, EDP Renewables North America, approached her about leasing her property.    She said no.   But now she believes the project could surround her property.   For Breiler, the EDP Renewables North America project presents a simple choice: Thousands of acres of rolling hills, wildlife and creeks or a giant solar farm. And she's set out to stop it from happening.   She explained that workers with EDP have called, mailed and driven out to residents in the hopes of signing leases for their solar farms. They are “very aggressive, and they're very hush-hush,”.   Breiler started going door-to-door in early June asking residents on Badger Mountain if they knew what may be happening in their backyard. But even those who signed contracts with EDP didn't know the full extent of the development.   Breiler is worried that this is going to ruin the way of life that we know today, because we're going to be surrounded by solar panels. The acreage surrounding her land has been a part of her family for four generations.   Breiler has created signs and even a Facebook page called Save Badger Mountain — No to Solar Panel Farms. It's all a part of her campaign.   Jon Stein, a resident and owner of over eight acres in Badger Mountain, agrees with Breiler. A large development on the hills of Badger Mountain, for Stein, would be more than just an eye sore.   Stein says he's pretty concerned. He moved to Badger Mountain from North Dakota to retire. Up here was the only place with affordable land at the time.   Stein said his house and views from home face south, where the solar panel farms may be developed.    For him, even if he has to chain himself to a dozer - he will.   Douglas County PUD General Manager Gary Ivory said residents in the county have been reaching out to him with concerns about the developments, but the PUD has not been in contact with these companies yet.   But Ivory did say that these groups are looking at interconnecting with other transmission providers. He also explained that the PUD doesn't have a policy that would allow for large-scale solar or wind farm connections.   Blair Matocha, a spokeswoman with EDP, did say that the company has energy projects throughout the continent.   Matocha also noted that they're actively prospecting development opportunities for renewable energy projects in Washington.   So why is this happening now?   Douglas County officials started working to update the county's code after renewable energy companies reached out to them. The county imposed a moratorium on renewable energy development to buy time to decide what renewable energy projects should look like before accepting permits.   The county used the time to study wind and solar farms around the state.   Douglas County commissioners lifted the moratorium on July 20 and approved new rules for the planning and permitting of large alternative energy projects.   The approved rules include requirements that solar facilities be located at least 7 miles from cities and Pangborn Memorial Airport. It also needs to be apart from habitat associated with sensitive, threatened, or endangered plants or wildlife.    To read more on this story visit us at wenatcheeworld.com   Before we continue, a special thanks to our friends and sponsors at Confluence Health. The team at Confluence Health is grateful for the trust the community puts in them every single day. They are diligently working to improve the health and quality of life for our friends and neighbors. They are Grateful | They are Confluence Health.  Learn more by visiting them at ConfluenceHealth.com Next,    Streateries were a child of the COVID-19 pandemic as restaurants searched for ways to operate under stay-at-home-orders. But they may become part of East Wenatchee's new normal going forward.   The term is a mash-up of street and eatery. It refers to a small outdoor dining area on a street.    The East Wenatchee City Council approved a six-month pilot streatery program along Valley Mall Parkway during a council meeting last week. The vote was unanimous.   Permits issued under the program are free and will expire on November 30th. Businesses can use up to three parking spaces in front of their establishment for outdoor seating.   The program follows a temporary ordinance the city adopted in August 2020 that allowed streateries along Valley Mall Parkway between 6th Street and 9th Street. That followed a request from a downtown restaurant.   This was the only option for outdoor seating in this area.    Businesses with off-street parking already had the ability to convert some of their parking spaces to outdoor seating and service areas.    However, those without off-street parking, like the business along Valley Mall Parkway, were out of luck.    Sidewalk cafe-style dining was also not an option since sidewalks in this area are generally 7-8 feet in width, which can't simultaneously accommodate a seating area and meet Americans with Disabilities Act requirements for pedestrian access.   Although the six-month program the council approved last week is only temporary, city staff will be evaluating whether to make streatery seating available on a more permanent basis.    That discussion will happen in a public hearing during the city council meeting on Aug. 24.   For more information, and to stay up to date visit us at wenatcheeworld.com   Now, some history…   115 years ago, in 1906 the route for Great Northern Railway's line between Wenatchee and Oroville was finalized. Construction began that fall with trains in operation by the following summer.   This was one of the largest land deals in the history of Douglas County. It was completed with the purchase of 4,000 acres in the Moses Coulee by the Wenatchee Fruit Lands Co.    The property was formerly owned by three pioneers — Christianson, Shmidt and Crisp — who settled there about 23 years prior.    Thanks for listening. Today's episode is brought to you by Equilus Group, Inc- Building Your Financial Success. Learn more at Equilusfinancial.com   The Wenatchee World has been engaging, informing and inspiring North Central Washington Communities since 1905. We encourage you to subscribe today to keep your heart and mind connected to what matters most in North Central Washington. Thank you for starting your morning with us and don't forget to tune in again on Tuesday! Support the show: https://www.wenatcheeworld.com/site/forms/subscription_services/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Good Morning it's Thursday June 10th, and this is The Wenatchee World's podcast, Slices of Wenatchee. We're excited to bring you a closer look at one of our top stories and other announcements every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.    Today --- WestSide High School had its 35th graduation Tuesday night, and for the first time the school hosted the ceremony in its own backyard.   Today's episode is brought to you by Equilus Group Incorporated. Equilus Group, Inc is a Registered Investment Advisory Firm in the states of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. Equilus Group, Inc- Building Your Financial Success. Learn more at Equilusfinancial.com. Member SIPC and FINRA.   -   Now our feature story…   WestSide High School had its 35th graduation Tuesday night, and for the first time the school hosted the ceremony in its own backyard.   Sure, COVID protocols were the reason the ceremony was not happening at the normal place, but that's just fine with WestSide Principal Kory Kalahar.    Certainly beats last year's graduation which was online.   For 27 years, when WestSide was located at Wenatchee Valley College, it really didn't have a backyard, But the school is now at 1510 Ninth St. in Wenatchee.   Kalahar says that they're starting a new tradition.   And he showed his enthusiasm for this new tradition in a morning announcement with WestSide's Ms. Gretchen. Planning for the ceremony started in January. The students, parents and staff were polled to see what they wanted from graduation.   The consistent theme was people wanted to do whatever we could collectively that was safe and would honor the class of 2021.   WestSide has 100 graduating seniors this year.    Each year, student speakers are selected to speak at graduation ceremonies. Initially, it is thrown out to the entire senior class. If no one volunteers, teachers and counselors have individual conversations with students to encourage them to think about it.   This year, two student speakers were selected, Josh Welch and Evelyn Acosta.   Acosta said it was an honor.    Her speech is about the pandemic and how her teachers helped her. She said this past year has been difficult, having to learn online and find ways to connect with school.   After high school, she hopes to travel abroad to make a difference and really find herself before choosing a career path.   Josh Welch said being selected as student speaker is a cool opportunity. His speech is about perseverance. He said the past year has changed him.   To him, it's been really hard. When COVID first happened, he was really social and he liked talking to a lot of people. He didn't like being by himself. But he feels that COVID helped him with that. Now, he's OK with who he is as a person.   After high school, Welch plans to go to a trade school or a job where he can interact with people.   To read more about this story visit us at wenatcheeworld.com.   --   Before we continue, a special thanks to our friends and sponsors at Confluence Health. The team at Confluence Health is grateful for the trust the community puts in them every single day. They are diligently working to improve the health and quality of life for our friends and neighbors. They are Grateful | They are Confluence Health.  Learn more by visiting them at ConfluenceHealth.com   --   Also, Today the Chelan-Douglas Health District will offer COVID-19 vaccines at the Fireman Park in Bridgeport.   The health district will be giving out the single-dose vaccine, Johnson & Johnson, to everyone 18 years and older. Vaccines will be available from 2 to 6 p.m. No need to register ahead of time!   --   Next….   A WSU Master Gardeners of Chelan County column appears weekly in The Wenatchee World. Bonnie Orr is one of our featured columnists. Here's her advice for attracting birds to your yard this summer!   In North Central Washington, more than 300 species of birds have been seen in various habitats. While Orr can't promise that you will attract all these birds to your backyard, you can still create an environment that lures dozens of types.   The three most important considerations are water, food and a safe environment.   In our dry climate, water will attract birds, especially running or dripping water. Birdbaths need to be shallow, or have rocks in the bottom. It's also important to clean the water every day.   The birdbath also needs to be near a large shrub or hanging branches of a tree. Birds need a place to shake off the extra bath water and also a place to flee if a predator swoops into the area.    Then - normally, bird feeders are used in late fall after a heavy frost, during the winter and in the very early spring. The rest of the year, your garden can provide the feast for the birds. Gentle or no use of pesticides allows for a bird buffet.    Just remember that 95% of insects are beneficials; Most insects cause only cosmetic damage and do not kill plants. The Master Gardeners can share with you lots of ways to eliminate unwanted insect pests without resorting to pesticides.   Besides insects, growing plants that provide fruit and seeds throughout the season create nearly all the food birds need.   Orr grows Zinnias — lots of Zinnias. Pollinators love these plants, and hummingbirds drink the meager amounts of nectar.    So, enjoy creating a “birdy” habitat. And check out the full story for more suggestions at wenatcheeworld.com   --   Before we go, some local history,  Wenatchee Valley History is brought to you by NABUR [this is pronounced just like neighbor] – your trusted neighborhood community. NABUR is a free online forum you can trust to connect with your community, focus on facts & make a difference. Join the conversation! Visit wenatcheeworld.com/nabur .   Now, some history…   Did you know that the town of Trinidad was originally a railroad stop in the 1890's? Named by workers for the Great Northern Railway because of its geological similarity to Trinidad, Colorado, it was once a thriving boom town.   There was a bank, a school, and a general store. While the site became what many considered to be a ghost town, it's becoming less of one. White Heron Cellars began there in the 1980s and more homes and businesses have been built.   One other thing… There's the legend of Lost Trinidad Gold. A group of miners returning from Portland Oregon from British Columbia were attacked by Native Americans. Reportedly, they were able to hide the gold in the cliffs and escape. Many have looked for it over the years, some have claimed they found it, but the truth remains hidden.   -   Thanks for listening. Today's episode is brought to you by Equilus Group, Inc- Building Your Financial Success. Learn more at Equilusfinancial.com.   The Wenatchee World has been engaging, informing and inspiring North Central Washington Communities since 1905. We encourage you to subscribe today to keep your heart and mind connected to what matters most in North Central Washington. Thank you for starting your morning with us and don't forget to tune in again on Saturday! Support the show: https://www.wenatcheeworld.com/site/forms/subscription_services/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Good Morning it's Saturday December 19th, and this is The Wenatchee World's newest podcast, Slices of Wenatchee. We're excited to bring you a closer look at one of our top stories and other announcements every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Today - Health officials are advising people to stay at home and limit travel, but the streets of Leavenworth have been filled with holiday visitors from all around the country, and around the world. This episode is brought to you by Equilus Group Incorporated. Equilus Group, Inc is a Registered Investment Advisory Firm in the states of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. Equilus Group, Inc- Building Your Financial Success. Learn more at Equilusfinancial.com. Member SIPC and FINRA. Now our feature story. Leavenworth's beloved annual Christmas lighting festival is not officially happening this year.  Most of the main attractions are not taking place.  But one frontline restaurant worker, Kenzie Converse, said the town and the Christmas lights that it's famous for are open for business. Converse said that “These lights are advertising our town by default,”  Converse is a bartender in downtown Leavenworth, and she didn't want to disclose the name of her employer. She said she's been carding people from Florida, from Texas, from Georgia to Montana and Idaho, from Hawaii, and even people from out of country. The Leavenworth Chamber of Commerce helps put up the Christmas lights around town each year. They're  usually up starting the day after Thanksgiving until Valentine's Day. But now, Mayor Carl Florea said that  the city is considering the possibility of only turning the lights on during weekdays to reduce the number of visitors on busy weekends. Jessica Stoller, Leavenworth Chamber of Commerce spokesperson said [quote] “This constantly changing and evolving environment creates a tightrope for us to walk between helping the city's commerce, while also adhering to public health guidelines and safety measures,”  In a statement, the Chamber of Commerce said it is not actively promoting people to visit Leavenworth. It has canceled all of its festivals and is encouraging people to enjoy a virtual experience on their website instead. Meanwhile, Chelan-Douglas Health Officer Dr. Malcolm Butler said he's received complaints from Leavenworth residents about the high number of visitors to the city.  His opinion? We are witnessing the frustration caused by unenforceable mandates wherein the efforts of people who are following the mandates are mocked by people who choose not to care. Others, like Love Leavenworth Vacation Rentals owner, Sean Lynn say that people shouldn't be focused on the businesses. That's not where transmissions are occurring. His business and others have been booming with visitors since the summer, yet the number of positive cases has just recently started to climb. He thinks the increase in positive cases is because people are socializing at each other's homes. People are experiencing fatigue from following COVID-19 health regulations and their compliance is slipping, he said. Leavenworth now has one of the highest ratios of COVID-19 positives per city in Chelan County.  Just in time for the holidays - The Foothills Magazine Wine Issue. Read up on local wine ratings from the 2020 NCW Wine Awards. Pick up your free copy of the November December issue of Foothills available now at free rack locations throughout North Central Washington. Now, our weekly profile of one of the World's 30 Under 35 award recipients. Today we're highlighting Nathan Cacka, who, on the surface seems to be all about the numbers. After getting a master's degree in accountancy with a focus on assurance services from Gonzaga University, he moved to Wenatchee to join Cordell, Neher & Company PLLC as a manager. Nathan is also completing the final licensing required to be a wealth management financial adviser. His leadership and community involvement extend beyond office hours, though. He mentors members of the firm and serves as a model for balancing the demands of the accounting profession. On top of that Nathan and his wife, who is a registered nurse at Confluence Health, have three sons. He serves as treasurer for Lighthouse Christian Ministries, and he volunteers in the community, doing everything from picking up garbage on the highway to helping with his church, Grace City. Thanks for taking a moment with us today to recognize Nathan! Finally, some local history, Wenatchee Valley History is brought to you by NABUR  – your trusted neighborhood community. NABUR is a free online forum you can trust to connect with your community, focus on facts & make a difference. Join the conversation! Visit wenatcheeworld.com/nabur In March of 1910, a westbound train was stranded at Wellington Station along the Great Northern Railway. Conditions worsened, and eventually a catastrophic avalanche struck. It washed away the entire station, and the train. With nearly 100 people killed, it became one of the country's worst railroad disasters.  Thanks for listening. Today's episode is brought to you by Equilus Group, Inc- Building Your Financial Success. Learn more at Equilusfinancial.com The Wenatchee World has been engaging, informing and inspiring North Central Washington Communities since 1905. We encourage you to subscribe today to keep your heart and mind connected to what matters most in North Central Washington. Thank you for starting your morning with us and don't forget to tune in again on Tuesday! 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The highlight of 1957 had a date: August 31. The place: Empire Stadium, Vancouver. The occasion: The live appearance of Elvis Presley. More than 26,000 tickets were sold for the event. Presley arrived in Vancouver by train as his manager, Colonel Tom Parker, did not want Elvis to fly. The train arrived in the morning at the Great Northern Railway station, catching the media off guard as they had anticipated he would be arriving by plane. He was then driven by limousine to the Georgia Hotel. I took the elevator to the 12th floor and started walking down the hall toward Elvis' room. I knocked on the door, it flew open and Tom Diskin, Elvis Presley's road manager, greeted us. The meeting was brief: a handshake, a question here, an answer there. Elvis was cautious at our initial meeting but when he realized that I was not there to interview him, he was most cordial. We talked about his success, the types of music we both enjoyed and his enjoyment of live performances where he could see immediate reaction to his stage act. I guess one of the main reasons I have always been a Presley fan is that I discovered a down to earth individual who had not been affected by the incredible success that fell upon him. We said goodbye and I said that I was looking forward to his show and would see him later that day at the stadium. The next scene opens at the Elvis press conference. I discovered that only the newsmen had brought tape recorders. The other deejays had not. I hadn't been used to doing interviews with a press group and was determined to get my piece in. As the microphones were pushed into Presley's face I fought to ask him questions mostly related to his music. He seemed to understand that I was not out to gather any sensational news. When the press conference ended, Elvis and I were joined by two Vancouver policemen. We stayed there together for what seemed like an eternity waiting for the stadium to fill up with fans. These were intimate moments with the "King". We talked about growing up poor. We discussed the changing world, his family, my family, his love of rhythm and blues, country and gospel music. Elvis discussed at great length his ambitions with regard to his music. He asked me about my radio show, the kids that listened, how they reacted to his television appearances and his records. Just before I left the dressing room to go out and bring on the opening acts, Elvis stood up, stretched out his hand and said, "It was nice meeting you. Good luck with your radio career and I hope we get to see each other again down the road." With my heart pounding with excitement I left Elvis and walked toward the stage at the north end of Empire Stadium. I can't describe the feeling of looking out at a sea of 25,000 faces. I had to gather up every ounce of courage. My introduction was brief: I walked out to thundering applause and said "On behalf of the Teen Canteen, Canada's largest teen show, I'm proud tonight to present to you, ELVIS PRESLEY!" The crowd went berserk. Elvis performed for only 25 minutes. He sang many of his hits including "Heartbreak Hotel", "Don't Be Cruel", "That's When Your Heartaches Begin", and "Hound Dog". As the crowd grew more alarming, Presley was ordered by his manager to wrap up the show and depart in his Cadillac, now parked conveniently behind the stage. It was truly an unforgettable evening. On August 31, 1982, to mark the 25th anniversary of Elvis' visit to Vancouver, CBC's Vicki Gabereau sat down with me and we covered some of the highlights of the concert. I thought I'd lost this interview, and it was a treat to hear it again. Hope you enjoy my recollections of one of the greatest days of my life.

Good morning. It's Tuesday, November 19th. I’m Kyle Sauerhoefer, and here are today's headlines from the Pioneer Press. Expect some clouds today, followed by sunshine. The high is 44 with a low of 33. Expect more clouds tonight. Our top story is: The James J. Hill Center — an iconic structure in downtown St. Paul — is up for sale 4 months after the century-old reference library and business center closed to public use. Built by Great Northern Railway magnate James J.

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The completion in 1891 of the Great Northern Railway changed life in Kalispell.

@ Railway Heritage Festival, Eclipse Cinema, Bundoran, Co. Donegal 8pm Sat 30 Sept 2017 marks 60 years since the closure of the Great Northern Railway and the last train to leave Bundoran station. Tommy Graham, Editor of History Ireland magazine, led a Hedge School discussion panel that included Marc Geagan, Peter Rigney, Jonathan Bardon and Hugh Dougherty. They discussed the genesis, ramifications and consequences of the closure of the railway.

How a mountain goat came to be the logo of the Great Northern Railway

This week's American Passenger Rail Heritage Foundation's Let's Talk Trains features three different museums, a Great Northern Railway discussion and details about the Great Northern Railroad Historical Society. We start with a visit to TrainlandUSA, just north of Colby, Iowa, Then we pass through Des Monies, IA and stop in Boone, IA and visit the Iowa Railroad Museum. Next, we head to St. Paul, Minnesota and learn about the James J. Hill House, the founder of the Great Northern Railroad. The get an inside look into the life of a Great Northern railroader. We will wrap-up with look at rhe Great Northern Historical Society, That's all this week on the APRHF's Let's Talk Trains. Be sure and join us in the chatroom, on the Let's Talk Train's webpage. www.letstalktrains.com

Marking the centenary of the war through stories and events in places across Ireland. In 1913, the Great Northern Railway converted nine carriages into an ambulance train.

PROGRAM TOPIC Greg Wolf, Executive Director of the World Trade Center Alaska, Rada Khadjinova, Executive Director of the Pacific Rim Institute, and Don Dyer, Economic Development Director of the Matanuska Susitna Community visit Dave.  An official delegation from China recently visited Alaska with delegations from other trading partners scheduling future visits according to Greg.  Rada told us about the purpose of her organization and Don updated us on the new rail loop.  Find more visit www.Wtcak.org, www.PacRimInstitute.com, or www.matsugov.org. EMPIRE OF WEALTH James J Hill – The Great Northern Railway (1838-1916)The only transcontinental railroad built without any governmental assistance, the Great Northern Railway.  James J Hill and his partners built a 1,700 mile railroad from St Paul, Minnesota to Seattle, Washington.  Hill noted that the key to success was, “work, hard work, intelligent work, and then more work”.  Questions or comments email David@GDTB. Biz. IN THE NEWS Small-Business Optimism? Not So MuchSmall Business Optimism Up MarginallySmall-business optimism sighed in July, with NFIB’s monthly Index increasing just over half-a-point (0.6) for a total reading of 94.1.  This month’s report continues the historically weak trend of owner confidence which has led some observers to suggest that the Index should be renamed, Small Business Pessimism Index.  Link to this WSJ article visit Getting Down to Business® on Facebook. LISTEN EVERY SATURDAY Getting Down to Business® with David Weatherholt Saturday’s 8-10 am (AKDT) Fox News Talk KOAN 95.5 FM & AM 1020 – Stream:www.foxnewskoan.com In Anchorage, Alaska.  In Spokane, Washington listens to MoneyTalk 1230 AM KSBN from 9-11 am.  Like us on Facebook, join me on LinkedIn or follow us on Twitter at Waconsult. 

PROGRAM TOPIC The typical performance appraisal is dysfunctional and harms employees and organizations.  Wally Hauck author of the book Stop the Leadership Mal Practice:  How to Replace the Typical Performance Appraisal explains why this outdated process is actually Mal Practice.  Find more visit www.WallyHauck.com EMPIRE OF WEALTH James J Hill – The Great Northern Railway (1838-1916) Another exciting entrepreneurial story James Hill rose from humble beginnings and through hard work built the Great Northern Railway and a transportation empire.  Hill noted that the key to success was, “work, hard work, intelligent work, and then more work”.  Questions or comments email David@GDTB. Biz. IN THE NEWS Will the Health-Care Law Help Small Businesses?Change doesn't get much bigger than this.  President Obama's Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has rewritten the rules on health insurance.  Great feature gives you both the pro & cons of Obamacare.  Link to this WSJ article visit Getting Down to Business® on Facebook. TECH TALK Russell Ball, small business technology expert, visits Dave to discuss Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP).  This technology makes possible remote access to resources and has broad applications.  Your dishwasher and other home appliances may also be linked to the internet with both good and threatening possibilities.  For more information visit www.AkCb.com. LISTEN EVERY SATURDAY Getting Down to Business® with David Weatherholt Saturday’s 8-10 am (AKDT) Fox News Talk KOAN 95.5 FM & AM 1020 – Stream:www.foxnewskoan.com In Anchorage, Alaska.  In Spokane, Washington listens to MoneyTalk 1230 AM KSBN from 9-11 am.  Like us on Facebook, join me on LinkedIn or follow us on Twitter at Waconsult. 

This talk looks at some of the most famous railway accidents and disasters of the 19th and 20th centuries, in particular, the disaster at Quintinshill in 1915, in which 226 people died. The National Archives holds a wide range of documents which record details of accidents and collisions but the talk also considers other useful sources such as railway staff magazines.

It's February 1931 on Radio Journeys, and this week we hear Empire Builders commemorating its very first show, in a remake of its January 14, 1929, episode. It's about James J. Hill, the founder of the Great Northern Railway, in his younger days, as one of the pioneers of railroading. Then, more from Si and Elmer and Omar, Wizard of Persia.Today's Old Time Radio Station NOW ON AIR!!SUPPORT US BY SUPPORTING OUR SPONSORS HempUSA Store       

It's the second week of January 1931, and on the radio we hear Episode 6 of the classic "Empire Builders," with the Old Timer (in photo at right as his original incarnation, "the Old Pioneer") offering a few lucky, hardy listeners the chance to accompany him on a tour of Glacier National Park, via the Great Northern Railway. Then, it's more "high corniness" in another episode of "The Misadventures of Si and Elmer." And we hear Anson Weeks and His Orchestra, in a return engagement on Radio Journeys.

This week: A little history of the Great Northern Railway, then the fourth or our episodes of "Empire Builders," the classic program of 1930-31 that the GNR produced. This one is from January 5, 1931, and it concerns the impact of the Great Depression. Historic radio to take us along...another radio journey.

Beginners. About half an hour away from where we live is the town of Leavenworth. It is a fairly small place, near very tall mountains and lots of forests. Nearby is a river called 'The Icicle' which is popular with tourists, kayakers, and campers. It is the perfect spot for a day trip. We chatted on the way, so the journey seemed short. When we got there, it was cold and dull, but the color of the shops and people walking about gave a cheerful appearance. We went into a restaurant that had exposed brick walls, large mirrors, and greenery everywhere. It was cozy and busy. Just right. We had a delicious meal of crepes filled with vegetables and a creamy sauce. The food disappeared quickly. And then it was time for dessert. My mother had creme brulee, and I had yet another crepe, but this time stuffed with banana, chocolate, and cream. I haven't eaten like that for a long time! What a treat, and what a lovely time I had with my mother. After lunch, we spent about an hour wandering around this touristic town. One of our favorite shops was a high quality gift shop that sold, amongst other things, German Cukoo clocks. They were very expensive, intricate, and they made a lovely, soft tick-tick noise. We didn't buy anything, but we had fun just window shopping. Grammar notes. Verbs: to chat (reg.), to wander (reg.), to browse (reg.). Useful expressions: the perfect spot, just right, what a treat, amongst other things, a cheerful appearance. Advanced. If you have ever been to Leavenworth, you would say that it is a fascinating creation. Let me explain what I mean when I say 'creation'. It was first established as a town around 1892. The Great Northern Railway had its headquarters there, and there was a large sawmill which was used for the logging industry. However, when the headquarters were moved to Wenatchee, the town suffered economically. People lost their jobs and left. The big turn around came in the 1960's when an initiative to reinvent the town was agreed upon. It was to be transformed into a mock Bavarian town. The experiment worked; the buildings had facades put on them, and the tourists started to visit. It was a success. Now it receives hundreds of thousands of tourists every year. There are seasonal celebrations, like October-fest and the Christmas lighting ceremony, which bring in floods of tourists. There is even a Nutcracker museum which houses five thousand nutcrackers. What an amazing adventure it must have been to turn a run down town into a tourist attraction. The surrounding countryside gives it an authentic Bavarian feel, and even though the buildings are obviously not original, the town has the pull of a center of entertainment. Grammar notes.  Related vocabulary: established, headquarters, economically, industry, initiative, to reinvent, tourists, seasonal, countryside. * It was to be transformed into a mock Bavarian town. Exs: Nobody knew it yet, but she was to be/ going to be crowned Queen in two years.  Before he reached adolescence, he was to have all of his teeth extracted.