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NLX Passenger Train, Lakewalk Funding, Adaptive Recreation
7/8/2023 | 26m 45sVideo has Closed Captions
After years of planning, funding for the Northern Lights Express passenger train is now in
After years of planning, funding for the Northern Lights Express passenger train is now in place. A federal grant will help bolster Duluth's popular Lakewalk against the fury of Lake Superior. The former Courage Kenny Rehab Institute has a new name and sponsor, but will continue its important mission. And Marshall Helmberger of the Timberjay News in Tower is our guest for Voices of the Region.
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NLX Passenger Train, Lakewalk Funding, Adaptive Recreation
7/8/2023 | 26m 45sVideo has Closed Captions
After years of planning, funding for the Northern Lights Express passenger train is now in place. A federal grant will help bolster Duluth's popular Lakewalk against the fury of Lake Superior. The former Courage Kenny Rehab Institute has a new name and sponsor, but will continue its important mission. And Marshall Helmberger of the Timberjay News in Tower is our guest for Voices of the Region.
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THE NORTHERN LIGHTS PASSENGER TRAIN IS NEARING REALITY.
WE WILL FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENS NEXT.
THE LAKEWALK RECEIVED A GRANT FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
WE HAVE A VIDEO REPORT.
A MAJOR CHANGE FOR THE REHABILITATION INSTITUTE, WHICH IS PART OF THE FOUNDATION WITH A NEW NAME BUT THE SAME IMPORTANT MISSION.
THOSE STORIES AND VOICES OF THE REGION ARE UP NEXT ON ALMANAC NORTH.
♪ HELLO AND WELCOME TO ALMANAC NORTH.
DENNY AND JULIE ARE OFF THIS WEEK.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE STORIES.
THE RAIN STAYED AWAY LONG ENOUGH ON TUESDAY FOR MOST COMMITTEES TO ENJOY INDEPENDENCE DAY ACTIVITIES.
FIREWORKS WENT OFF WITHOUT A HITCH WITH THOUSANDS ENJOYING OF THE SHOWS IN DULUTH AND SUPERIOR.
THE GOVERNOR SIGNED THE 2023 STATE BUDGET.
HE ISSUED 51 PARTIAL VETOES ALONG THE WAY.
THOSE PARTIAL VETOES ESTABLISH A MINIMAL LEVEL OF PUBLIC SCHOOL STATE AID AND REDUCED REPUBLICAN PLANS TO GIVE A TAX CUT TO THE STATES WEALTHIEST RESIDENTS.
THE BUDGET INCREASES STATE SHARED REVENUE WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND BOOSTS FUNDING OF EDUCATION.
CONSTRUCTION CONTINUES ON THE NEW LOT BEING BUILT BETWEEN LAKE SUPERIOR AND THE LOWER LAKES.
ACTIVITY WILL BEGIN IT LATER THIS MONTH TO ALLOW EXCAVATION OF BEDROCK AT THE SITE.
CONSTRUCTION WILL TAKE SEVERAL YEARS WITH THE OPENING NOT EXPECTED UNTIL 2030.
THE NORTHERN LIGHTS EXPRESS PASSENGER RAIL SERVICE BETWEEN THE TWIN CITIES RECEIVED A BIG BOOST IN MAY WHEN THE LEGISLATURE ALLOCATED NEARLY $200 MILLION FOR THE PROJECT.
THAT MONEY WILL LEVERAGE HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF FEDERAL DOLLARS TOWARD THE COMPLETION OF THE TRAIN LINE.
JOIN US WITH THE LATEST IS THE CHAIR OF THE TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO THE PROJECT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
>> THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.
>> IT IS WONDERFUL TO HAVE YOU HERE.
I KNOW YOU HAVE AND AT THIS FOR A LONG TIME.
>> A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE.
IT >> YOUR REACTION TO HAVING THIS FUNDING AND MOVING FORWARD?
>> IT'S A GAME CHANGER.
WE DID VERY WELL WITH THE STATE LEGISLATURE AT $200 MILLION.
THAT IS 100% OF THE 20% IN LOCAL MATCH.
THE REST WILL COME FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THROUGH THE JOBS AND INFRASTRUCTURE ACT.
THAT IS ALREADY SITTING THERE.
WE ARE GOING TO BE APPLYING FOR THAT.
WHEN THIS COMES, THIS IS GOING TO BE A TRAIN THAT WILL CHANGE EVERYTHING.
IT >> FOR THOSE WHO MAY NOT BE FAMILIAR WITH THE STATUS OF THE PROJECT, WHAT ARE WE TALKING FOR STOPS?
WHAT DOES OAK LAKE FOR THE PASSENGER?
>> THE EXPERIENCE WILL BE INCREDIBLE.
IT'S ABOUT A 2.5 HOUR TRIP.
THERE WILL BE STOPS POSSIBLY IN SANDSTONE, HINCKLEY, ONE IN CAMBRIDGE.
YOU END UP DOWNTOWN RIGHT IT TARGET FIELD.
FROM THERE, THERE IS TRANSPORTATION TO MULL OF AMERICA AND THE AIRPORT.
YOU'VE GOT THE STATE CAPITAL IN THE AMTRAK CONNECTION.
>> ARE SO MANY OPTIONS.
I WAS READING ABOUT THIS.
IT'S THE SAME LENGTH OF WHAT IT WOULD TAKE TO DRIVE.
I HAVE HEARD THAT IT DOESN'T SAVE TIME, BUT IT DOES.
>> FOR A DILUTE PERSON GOING SOUTH, IT WILL BE COMPARABLE TO YOUR CAR RIDE.
SAY YOU ARE IN MINNEAPOLIS COMING TO THE NORTHLAND.
UNTIL YOU GET TO FOREST LAKE, YOU ARE IN A PARKING LOT.
AFTER THAT, A ROAD UNTIL YOU GET TO HINCKLEY.
IF YOU'RE COMING NORTH, IT'S A DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE.
WHEN PEOPLE SAY IT'S NO BETTER THAN A CAR, YOU ARE LOOKING AT IT FROM A NORTHERN PERSPECTIVE.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE BULK OF THE POPULATION THAT WANTS TO COME NORTH, THEY ARE EXPERIENCING A DIFFERENT ROAD TRIP THAN YOU OR I MIGHT.
QUESTION HAVE TO BE FOCUSED ON THE ROAD.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THE WEATHER OR TRAFFIC.
I THINK ABOUT TRAVELING WITH SMALL CHILDREN.
I CAN ENTERTAIN THEM MORE EASILY.
>> THIS HAPPENED WHEN IT USED TO RUN BETWEEN ST. PAUL AND DULUTH.
GAS WAS $.87 PER GALLON.
THERE WASN'T THE CASINO IN HINCKLEY.
THERE WERE TWO THINGS BACK THEN THAT DID NOT EXIST THAT HAVE CHANGED EVERY THING.
THAT IS YOUR LAPTOP COMPUTER AND YOUR CELL PHONE.
BOTH OF WHICH YOU SHOULD NOT BE ON WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING.
>> DO YOU THINK -- HOW MANY YEARS IS THAT?
SINCE WE LAST HAD THIS RAIL SERVICE?
THINGS WILL BE DIFFERENT THIS TIME.
IT WILL STILL BE AMTRAK?
>> MOST LIKELY.
THEY ARE THE PASSENGER RAIL SERVICE OF AMERICA.
THEY HAVE GOTTEN MUCH BETTER.
THIS FUNDS AMTRAK WITH ASTRONOMICAL AMOUNTS OF MONEY TO REDO THEIR FLEETS, UP THEIR TRAINING, INCREASE THEIR HIRING, INCREASE THEIR COMMUNITY CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE.
>> I KNOW WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE PRICE OF BUILDING IT.
FOR THE PASSENGER, $35?
>> PINPOINTING A TICKET PRICE IS A MOVING TARGET.
I LIKEN THIS TO THE AIRLINES.
IF YOU WERE TO GO TO DULUTH INTERNATIONAL, YOU ARE GOING TO PAY FULL PRICE.
IF YOU KNOW YOU ARE GOING ON A TRIP IN NOVEMBER, YOU MIGHT BUY TICKETS NOW AND PAY A LOWER PRICE.
THERE IS ALWAYS PRICELINE IT.
>> MOVING FORWARD, THERE ARE SOME MORE HURDLES WE HAVE TO GET OVER.
WHAT IS THE FIRST CHALLENGE?
>> THERE ARE TWO.
THE FIRST IS A CORD IDENTIFICATION PROGRAM.
WE TELL THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WE WANT A TRAIN FROM DULUTH TO MINNEAPOLIS.
THAT WE HAVE ALREADY APPLIED FOR.
WHEN YOU GET THAT, THEN YOU'RE QUALIFIED FOR THE FEDERAL ESTATE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM.
THAT PROGRAM IS WHERE THE BULK OF THE MONEY WILL COME FROM.
THE NEXT TWO STEPS ARE THE IDENTIFICATION AND THE MAJOR STATE FUNDING TO MATCH THE STATE DOLLARS WE ALREADY HAVE.
BY THE END OF THIS YEAR, THE NEXT TWO STEPS WILL HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.
>> YOU ARE WAITING ON ANSWERS.
YOU HAVE DONE THE WORK.
LET'S SAY WE GET THE GO FOR THOSE.
IS IT STARTING THE PROCESS OF CONSTRUCTION?
>> BECAUSE WE ARE GOING TO USE NEW EQUIPMENT, THIS IS GOING TO BE THE NEW VENTURE LINE OF CARS AND ENGINES.
YOU'VE GOT ALL OF THIS EQUIPMENT.
IT TAKES TIME TO BUILD THAT.
THOSE ARE THE THINGS WE ARE WORKING ON.
BECAUSE OF ALL OF THE CITIES THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED FOR THIS DISTANCE.
OF ALL OF THOSE 30, ONLY ONE OF THOSE IS SHOVEL READY.
THAT'S THE WORK WE DID TO HANDOFF.
>> TARGET FIELD IS WHERE YOU ARRIVE.
SEVERAL STOPS ALONG THE WAY COME THROUGH SUPERIOR.
IN DULUTH?
>> RIGHT DOWNTOWN AT THE SAINT LEWIS COUNTY DEPOT.
>> A FEW CHALLENGES AHEAD IT, CONSTRUCTION IT COMING IN THE FUTURE.
WHEN WILL PEOPLE BE ABLE TO BUY A TICKET AND RIDE THE TRAIN?
>> THAT IS WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON BASED ON THE CONSTRUCTION AND THE EQUIPMENT.
WHAT IS HAPPENING IS EVERYBODY WANTS ONE OF THESE.
THERE IS NOW FUNDING TO PROVIDE EVERYONE THAT WANTS ONE.
AMTRAK IS BUYING ALL THE EQUIPMENT.
THERE IS A BACKLOG OF EQUIPMENT.
I THINK -- >> ONE THING I WOULD LIKE TO ADD IT, COMING UP ON MONDAY JULY 17, THERE IS GOING TO BE A TRANSPORTATION ROUNDTABLE WITH OUR OFFICIALS DOWN AT THE MUSEUM.
IT WILL GO FROM 9:00 UNTIL 10:00.
IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO THANK THE LAWMAKERS WHO SUPPORTED THE VISION AND DELIVERED TO THE NORTHLAND TO TRADE WILL CHANGE EVERYTHING.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE.
AMY KLOBUCHAR WAS IN DULUTH THIS WEEK TO ANNOUNCE A MAJOR FEDERAL GRANT TO IMPROVE THE LAKEWALK TRAIL.
WE HAVE THE STORY.
>> THE CITY HAS A LOT TO CELEBRATE AS THEY RECEIVE AN $8.2 MILLION GRANT TO REVITALIZE THE LAKEWALK.
>> WE KNOW THIS ISN'T A NORMAL TRAIL.
IT GETS SOME BAD WEATHER SOMETIMES.
YOU CAN'T JUST SLAP SOME TAR DOWN AND HOPE IT WORKS.
WE ARE HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THE FEDERAL GRANT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OF OVER $8 MILLION TO MAKE SOME SIGNIFICANT CHANGES AND IMPROVEMENTS TO THE LAKEWALK.
THE IDEA IS TO MAKE THE TRAIL WIDER, TO CREATE MORE SPACE WHEN YOU'VE GOT MORE WALKERS AND CYCLISTS.
ALSO COASTAL BARRIERS AND INVESTING THAT.
WE HAVE CHANGES WE ARE SEEING IN OUR CLIMATE.
WE ARE MAKING SURE WE HAVE RESILIENT INFRASTRUCTURE.
>> IT IS EXCEPTIONAL TO GET TWO OF THESE GRANTS.
THIS IS FOCUSED ON INCREASING BARRIERS OF ACCESS.
LINKING THE MOST INCREDIBLE NATURAL RESOURCE WE HAVE WITH OUR MOST IMPORTANT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
THERE ARE A LOT OF DETAILS TO THE PLAN THAT WILL MAKE SURE THAT THE DEVELOPMENT AND SEPARATION OF WALKERS AND BIKERS HELPS DIRECT PEOPLE THROUGH SIGNAGE AND ACCESS.
THIS GRANT REALLY PAIRS UP WELL WITH THE GRANT.
THIS IS ABOUT TRANSFORMING COMMUNITIES THROUGH TRANSPORTATION.
>> BACK AND WE HAD THOSE ACTIVE BACK STORMS, THAT DEVASTATED OUR LAKEWALK.
THAT CRUSHED BUSINESS DOWN IN CANAL PARK AND DOWNTOWN.
TO HAVE THIS $8.2 MILLION IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE CELEBRATED.
>> THIS IS NOT THE ONLY GRANT PROCESS.
THIS IS CONTROLLED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
WE DON'T GET ALL OF OUR WRECKS.
THE NEXT YEAR, WE GET IT.
IF THEY GET THE FEDERAL FUNDING, WE ARE PART OF IT.
THAT HELPS THEM WITH THE STATE FUNDING.
IT'S NOT LIKE WE ARE OUT THERE BY OURSELVES.
>> LOOK AT ALL THE PEOPLE THAT ARE HERE TODAY.
>> IF YOU SEE ALL OF THE PEOPLE WHO ARE ENJOYING THIS.
PEOPLE ARE ENJOYING THE RECREATION.
THEY ARE ENJOYING THE SMALL BUSINESSES THAT MAKE UP THE FABRIC OF OUR COMMUNITY.
>> THE REHABILITATION INSTITUTE HAS BEEN HELPING PEOPLE WITH A DISABILITY REMAIN ACTIVE SINCE 1979.
IT IS NOW A PART OF THE MILLER FOUNDATION.
HERE WITH THE DETAILS IS ERIC LARSON.
WELCOME.
THANK YOU FOR BEING.
IN SOME SENSES, IT SOUNDS LIKE A MAJOR CHANGE.
IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE MUCH WILL BE CHANGING.
>> THE WORK WE'VE BEEN DOING FOR 44 YEARS IN OUR COMMUNITY WON'T CHANGE.
WE WILL BE PROVIDNG QUALITY-OF-LIFE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUTDOOR RECREATION FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH A DISABILITY.
THAT IS GOING TO CONTINUE.
WE WILL BE ABLE TO ADVANCE SOME NEW INITIATIVES WITH LOCAL SUPPORT AND LOCAL UNDERWRITING.
THAT IS REALLY EXCITING.
>> HOW DID THIS CHANGE COME ABOUT?
>> IN LARGE PART, WE WERE COURAGE DULUTH FOR A LOT OF YEARS.
IN 2013, THE COURAGE KENNY FORMATION HAPPENED.
WHILE IT HAS BEEN WONDERFUL AND VERY SUPPORTIVE OF OUR NEEDS AS A COMMUNITY, THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE CAN LEVER AND PROVIDE MORE SERVICE.
COMING OUT OF THE PANDEMIC, WE HAD TO GIVE IT AND BE CREATIVE.
OUTSIDE OF THAT, WE REALIZED WE WANTED TO GROW.
IT'S GOING TO BEST BE DONE LOCALLY.
>> IT SEEMS LIKE IT MAKES SENSE TO BRING IT LOCALLY.
WHAT WILL YOU PROVIDE FOR OPPORTUNITIES?
>> THERE IS A STRONG BOARD.
THERE IS A STRONG SUPPORT OF OUR EXISTING PROGRAMS.
I THINK THE OPPORTUNITY OF THE FOUNDATION IS PUBLIC HEALTH, COMMUNITY HEALTH.
OUR WORK IN OUR PLATFORM, WHETHER IT'S WATER SPORTS OR SNOW SPORTS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXTEND SOME OF THOSE PROGRAMS TO POPULATIONS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN SERVED IN ITS EXISTING FORM.
>> TELL US ABOUT SOME OF YOUR PROGRAMS.
YOU HAVE A WIDE SPECTRUM THROUGHOUT THE SEASONS.
>> IT IS A SEASONAL APPROACH.
TYPICALLY, WE ARE TRYING TO REDUCE BARRIERS.
WHETHER THAT IS MODIFYING INSTRUCTION TO ACCOMMODATE AN INTELLECTUAL CONDITION OR A PHYSICAL MECHANICAL SOLUTION, A BIKE THAT YOU PEDAL WITH YOUR HANDS, THINGS LIKE THAT.
WE ARE TRYING TO OPEN UP DOORS.
WE ARE HELPING FOLKS RECOGNIZE THE FACT THAT IT MIGHT BE DIFFERENT GOLFING IN A SEATED POSITION OR PADDLING WITH ONE ARM, HAVING A PHYSICAL MODIFICATION.
THERE IS STILL PLENTY OF VALUE OUT DOORS AND IN THE COMMUNITY THAT CARES AND IN AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE YOU MATTER.
>> I KNOW YOU HAVE A TON OF VOLUNTEERS THAT HELP MAKE THIS POSSIBLE.
>> WE HAVE AN AMAZINGLY STRONG FORCE OF VOLUNTEERS.
SEVERAL OF WHOM HAVE BEEN WITH US FOR DECADES.
I HAVE HEARD IT MANY TIMES.
IT IS PART OF THEIR COMMUNITY.
THE COMMUNITY OF VOLUNTEERS REALLY ALLOWS US TO IMPACT OPPORTUNITIES.
WE COULDN'T DO IT WITH PAID STAFF.
VOLUNTEERS ARE A LEG OF THE STOOL.
COMMUNITY SUPPORT IS REALLY HOW THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN LIFTED UP FOR YEARS.
WE'VE GOT PHILANTHROPY AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS.
WE'VE GOT VOLUNTEERS.
>> TO BE A VOLUNTEER, YOU NEED A BACKGROUND IN THAT SPORT OF SOME KIND?
I'M NOT REALLY A KAYAKER.
I'M NOT REALLY A CYCLIST.
HOW DO PEOPLE GET INVOLVED?
>> WE WANT TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR EVERYBODY THAT WANTS TO GIVE BACK.
IT HELPS US.
WE ARE DELIVERING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO LEARN A SKILL.
FOUNDATION ONLY, PEOPLE HAVE TO BE SOMEWHAT COMPETENT IN THOSE ACTIVITIES OR COMFORTABLE ENOUGH .
SOME PEOPLE FALL INTO A SUPPORT ROLE.
WE HAVE SPECIAL EVENTS WE DO, ONE DAY EVENTS WHERE PEOPLE CAN GET INVOLVED.
>> WHAT ABOUT PEOPLE WHO WANT TO BE PART OF THE CAMP?
>> PEOPLE REACH OUT TO US.
ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT IS INTERESTING, POST-PANDEMIC EVERYTHING IS AT CAPACITY.
THERE IS NOT A LOT OF ROOM TO EXPAND OR BRING NEW PEOPLE.
THINGS FILL UP IN ADVANCE.
BEING ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR AND CREATE MORE SPONTANEOUS THINGS, ADVANCING SOME OF THOSE OPPORTUNITIES IS ONE OF OUR GOALS.
REACHING OUT TO US DIRECTLY, TRYING TO THINK ABOUT IT SEASON IN ADVANCE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
IT IS TIME NOW FOR VOICES OF THE REGION, WHEN WE HEAR FROM AN AREA JOURNALIST ABOUT STORIES MAKING NEWS.
OUR GUEST IS THE PUBLISHER OF THE TIMBER J NEWS.
♪ >> WE ARE REPORTING ON UP PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT HAS FINALLY SOLD, SETTING THE STAGE FOR MAJOR DEVELOPMENT.
IT'S AN 18 ACRE PARCEL LOCATED STRATEGICALLY BETWEEN DOWNTOWN HARBOR AND A MARINA OWNED BY THE BOAT CLUB.
IT HAS BEEN PURCHASED BY THE PARTNERS WHO OWN THE BOAT CLUB WITH PLANS TO DO A MAJOR RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT.
A SMALL HOTEL IS ONE OF THE POSSIBILITIES.
IT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT IN DECADES.
THE RESIDENTIAL UNITS WILL BE DESIGNED FOR YEAR-ROUND UE.
THE BOAT CLUB HAS THOUSANDS OF MEMBERS WHO CAN VISIT.
THE NEW OWNERS SAY THEY WERE ATTRACTED TO THE SITE BECAUSE IT IS LOCATED WHERE MULTIPLE RECREATIONAL TRAILS COME TOGETHER.
THE PROPERTY IS NEXT TO THE JUNCTION OF THE WILL SABI WHITE TRAIL.
♪ WE HAVE BEEN REPORTING ON THE ACHIEVEMENT OF A LONG AWAITED GOAL.
THE ARRIVAL OF TRUE BROADBAND INTERNET TO THE COMMUNITY.
SIOUX FALLS-BASED COMPANY CUT THE RIBBON ON THEIR NEW FIBER-OPTIC NETWORK RECENTLY.
WHILE BEING AT THE END OF THE ROAD HAS ITS ALLURE AT TIMES, IT PROVED A DISADVANTAGE IN THE QUEST FOR BROADBAND.
THE WAIT IS OVER AS THE NEW SYSTEM IS OFFERING ESTATE OF THE ART FIBER-OPTIC BROADBAND.
IT'S ALSO BETTER THAN 80% OF ALL RURAL COMMUNITIES.
THE DOWNTOWN CORE DOOR RECEIVED CONNECTIVITY THROUGH ANOTHER FIRM.
THE CABLE PROVIDER RECENTLY MADE FIBER CAPACITY FOR RESIDENTIAL PARTS OF THE CITY.
THE FIBER SERVICE NOW REACHES 2500 HOMES AND 30 MILES OF FIBER.
THE NEW NETWORK COMES WITH IMPRESSIVE REDUNDANCY TO PREVENT UTERINE -- PREVENT FUTURE OUTAGES.
ONE IS COMING IN FROM INTERNATIONAL FALLS, ONE UP FROM DULUTH.
IF ONE GOES DOWN, SERVICE WILL REMAIN INTERRUPTED ON THE OTHER LINE.
WE ARE REPORTING ON MANUFACTURING, BRINGING THREE NEW PRODUCTS TO MARKET UNDER ITS BRAND, WHICH SHOULD FUEL ADDITIONAL GROWTH FOR THE STOVE MAKER.
THE MOST EXCITING IS THE GAS STOVE WHICH BURNS INCREDIBLY CLEANLY AND EFFICIENTLY.
YOU CAN HEAT IT IS HIGHEST 200 DEGREES ON JUST FOUR STICKS OF WOOD.
THE NEW STOVE WILL COME WITH A MUCH LARGER BOX, WHICH WILL HELP HOLD HEAT SO WELL THAT YOU CAN PROBABLY GET STEAM THE NEXT DAY.
THE COMPANY IS LAUNCHING A SECOND WOOD FURNACE THAT IS SMALLER IN THE CURRENT FURNACE.
THIS IS IN THE FINAL STAGES OF CERTIFICATION AND WILL BE ON THE MARKET IN TIME FOR THE FALL HEATING SEASON.
THEY ARE DESIGNED TO HEAT AN ENTIRE HOME BY TYING INTO EXISTING AIR SYSTEMS.
THESE ARE THE MOST EFFICIENT WOOD BURNING FURNACES ON THE MARKET.
THEY ARE IN HOT DEMAND.
♪ >> THANKS TO EVERYONE HERE FOR MAKING MY JOB EASY.
DENNY AND JULIE WILL BE BACK NEXT WEEK.
THANK YOU FOR WATCHING AND HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND.
♪

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