♪ ♪ >>> COMI UP, WE'RE CONNECTING >>> COMI UP, WE'RE CONNECTING YOU WITH THE CREATIVI AND YOU WITH THE CREATIVI AND CULTURE IN YOUR COMMUNITY.

CULTURE IN YOUR COMMUNITY.

, INCLUDING A HISTORIC CHURCH , INCLUDING A HISTORIC CHURCH CELEBRATING ITS 200TH CELEBRATING ITS 200TH ANNIVERSARY.

ANNIVERSARY.

>> PUT LITTLE BIT ENERGY INTO >> PUT LITTLE BIT ENERGY INTO IT.

IT.

AND NOW EVERYBODY IN TOWNILL AND NOW EVERYBODY IN TOWNILL WONDER WHAT' GOI OAT THE WONDER WHAT' GOI OAT THE CHCH!

CHCH!

>> A POWERFUL NEW NOVEL EXPLORES >> A POWERFUL NEW NOVEL EXPLORES THEMES OF RACE AND REDEMPTION.

THEMES OF RACE AND REDEMPTION.

DEAL WITH THNDIGNITI, THEOES ONE DEAL WITH THNDIGNITI, THEOES ONE VIENCE, THE STORIES FROM OUR VIENCE, THE STORIES FROM OUR FAMILY, AND YOUNOW, WHEN DO WE FAMILY, AND YOUNOW, WHEN DO WE PASS THEM ON, HOW CLEAR SULD PASS THEM ON, HOW CLEAR SULD WEB?

WEB?

>> AND WE'LL CLIMB HAWK MOUNTAI >> AND WE'LL CLIMB HAWK MOUNTAI FOR SOME HIGH FLYING FUN.

FOR SOME HIGH FLYING FUN.

>> ALL OF A SUDDEN, HE'S LIKE, >> ALL OF A SUDDEN, HE'S LIKE, WE'RE HALFWAY THERE.

WE'RE HALFWAY THERE.

AND I WAS LIKE WE'RE ALREADY AND I WAS LIKE WE'RE ALREADY HAWAY THERE.

HAWAY THERE.

IT FLE BY.

IT FLE BY.

BUTOU'RE LITERALLY FLYING BUTOU'RE LITERALLY FLYING THROUGH THE TREES.

THROUGH THE TREES.

>> JOIN US FOR THOSE STORIES AND >> JOIN US FOR THOSE STORIES AND MORE AS WE EXPLORE THE KRAFTE -- MORE AS WE EXPLORE THE KRAFTE -- CREATIVITY, CULTURE, AND CREATIVITY, CULTURE, AND COMMUNITY.

COMMUNITY.

>>> SUPPORT FOR "CONNECTING >>> SUPPORT FOR "CONNECTING POINT" IS PROVIDED BY OUR POINT" IS PROVIDED BY OUR CONTRIBUTING VIEWERS.

CONTRIBUTING VIEWERS.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> WELCOME AND THANKS FOR >>> WELCOME AND THANKS FOR JOING US FOR "CONNECTING JOING US FOR "CONNECTING POINT," YOUR SOURCE FOR POINT," YOUR SOURCE FOR CREATIVITY, CULTURE, AND CREATIVITY, CULTURE, AND COUNITY.

COUNITY.

I'M ZYDALIS BAUER.

I'M ZYDALIS BAUER.

EVERY WEEKE WE EXPLORE ALLHAT EVERY WEEKE WE EXPLORE ALLHAT WESTERN N ENGLA HAS TO OFFER WESTERN N ENGLA HAS TO OFFER AND TODAY WE'RE COMING TO YOU AND TODAY WE'RE COMING TO YOU FROM THE FRANKLIN COUNTY TOWN OF FROM THE FRANKLIN COUNTY TOWN OF CHARLOTTE A MONT, MONTHS CHARLOTTE A MONT, MONTHS MONTHS -- MASSACHUSETTS.

MONTHS -- MASSACHUSETTS.

IT LIES ALONG ROUTE 2, WHERE A IT LIES ALONG ROUTE 2, WHERE A ROAD TRIP GUARANTEES SPECTACULAR ROAD TRIP GUARANTEES SPECTACULAR VIEWS OF THE NATURAL BEAUTY OF VIEWS OF THE NATURAL BEAUTY OF THE REGION, ESPECIALLY IN THE THE REGION, ESPECIALLY IN THE FALL WHEN THE AIR GETS CRISP AND FALL WHEN THE AIR GETS CRISP AND THE LEAVES BEGIN TO TURN COLOR.

THE LEAVES BEGIN TO TURN COLOR.

AN AREA WITH HISTORY THAT AN AREA WITH HISTORY THAT PREDATES THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR, PREDATES THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR, IT'S ALSO A HAVEN FOR THOSE WHO IT'S ALSO A HAVEN FOR THOSE WHO LOVE TO EXPLORE THE OUTDOORS.

LOVE TO EXPLORE THE OUTDOORS.

AND YOU CAN FIND STORES THAT AND YOU CAN FIND STORES THAT CATER TO ADVENTURE SEEKERS IN CATER TO ADVENTURE SEEKERS IN THE SUMMER AND THOSE WHO COME TO THE SUMMER AND THOSE WHO COME TO SKI IN THE WINTER.

SKI IN THE WINTER.

WE'LL LEARN MORE ABOUT SOME OF WE'LL LEARN MORE ABOUT SOME OF THE OUTDOOR RECREATION THIS TOWN THE OUTDOOR RECREATION THIS TOWN IS KNOWN FOR A LITTLE LATER IN IS KNOWN FOR A LITTLE LATER IN THE PROGRAM.

THE PROGRAM.

BUT WE BEGIN OUR PROGRAM TODAY BUT WE BEGIN OUR PROGRAM TODAY IN THE HAMPTON TOWN OF BLANFORD.

IN THE HAMPTON TOWN OF BLANFORD.

TRAVEL DOWN THE MAIN ROAD OF ANY TRAVEL DOWN THE MAIN ROAD OF ANY HISTORIC NEW ENGLAND TOWN AND HISTORIC NEW ENGLAND TOWN AND YOU ARE BOUND TO SEE AT LEAST YOU ARE BOUND TO SEE AT LEAST ONE OLD WHITE CHURCH.

ONE OLD WHITE CHURCH.

NOT ONLY HAVE THEY SURVIVED MORE NOT ONLY HAVE THEY SURVIVED MORE THAN 300 YEARS OF AMERICAN THAN 300 YEARS OF AMERICAN HISTORY, THESE STRUCTURES HISTORY, THESE STRUCTURES CONTINUE TO CONTRIBUTE TO CONTINUE TO CONTRIBUTE TO NEW ENGLAND COMMUNITIES IN WAYS NEW ENGLAND COMMUNITIES IN WAYS THAT WOULD HAVE ASTONISHED THEIR THAT WOULD HAVE ASTONISHED THEIR COLONIAL FOUNDERS.

COLONIAL FOUNDERS.

PRODUCER DAVE FRASER BRINGS US PRODUCER DAVE FRASER BRINGS US THE STORY OF ONE SUCH CHURCH IN THE STORY OF ONE SUCH CHURCH IN BLANFORD THAT IS CELEBRATING ITS BLANFORD THAT IS CELEBRATING ITS 200TH ANNIVERSARY.

200TH ANNIVERSARY.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> IT'S A SIGNIFICANT STRUCTURE >> IT'S A SIGNIFICANT STRUCTURE FOR THE TOWN.

FOR THE TOWN.

IT IS THE BIGGEST STRUCTURE IN IT IS THE BIGGEST STRUCTURE IN THE TOWN, BIGGEST SINGLE THE TOWN, BIGGEST SINGLE STRUCTURE.

STRUCTURE.

AND IT'S ATOP THE HILL ON NORTH AND IT'S ATOP THE HILL ON NORTH ROAD THERE.

ROAD THERE.

SO WHEN YOU'RE UP IN THE SO WHEN YOU'RE UP IN THE STEEPLE, IT DOES GIVE YOU A NICE STEEPLE, IT DOES GIVE YOU A NICE VIEW LOOKING DOWN INTO THE LOWER VIEW LOOKING DOWN INTO THE LOWER HALF OF THE VALLEY.

HALF OF THE VALLEY.

YOU CAN SEE ALL THE WAY TO YOU CAN SEE ALL THE WAY TO SPRINGFIELD AND INTO SPRINGFIELD AND INTO CONNECTICUT.

CONNECTICUT.

>> LISTED ON THE NATIONAL >> LISTED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES, THE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES, THE WHITE CHURCH IN BLANFORD HAS WHITE CHURCH IN BLANFORD HAS REMAINED ACTIVE LONG INTO THE REMAINED ACTIVE LONG INTO THE 20TH CENTURY.

20TH CENTURY.

THE TOWN WAS INITIALLY REFERRED THE TOWN WAS INITIALLY REFERRED TO AS GLASGOW LANDS DUE TO THE TO AS GLASGOW LANDS DUE TO THE EUROPEAN COLONISTS WHO ARRIVED EUROPEAN COLONISTS WHO ARRIVED HERE IN 1735.

HERE IN 1735.

THEY SOUGHT TO ERECT A CHURCH THEY SOUGHT TO ERECT A CHURCH AND IN 1822, APPROACHED AND IN 1822, APPROACHED NORTHAMPTON ARCHITECT ISAAC NORTHAMPTON ARCHITECT ISAAC DAMON.

DAMON.

>> HE WAS BORN IN WAY MOUTH.

>> HE WAS BORN IN WAY MOUTH.

AND -- BAE MOUTH.

AND -- BAE MOUTH.

AND -- WAY MOUTH.

AND -- WAY MOUTH.

HE WAS AVERAGELY A SELF-TAUGHT HE WAS AVERAGELY A SELF-TAUGHT ARCHITECT.

ARCHITECT.

AND WAS MOST SUCCESSFUL IN -- IN AND WAS MOST SUCCESSFUL IN -- IN HIS BUILDINGS OF A NUMBER OF HIS BUILDINGS OF A NUMBER OF CHURCHES IN THE REGION.

CHURCHES IN THE REGION.

AND THE CHURCH FATHERS DECIDED AND THE CHURCH FATHERS DECIDED TO APPROACH HIM AND ASK HIM TO TO APPROACH HIM AND ASK HIM TO DO THE CONSTRUCTION AND TO DO DO THE CONSTRUCTION AND TO DO THE DESIGN.

THE DESIGN.

>> THE MEETING HOUSE AS IT WAS >> THE MEETING HOUSE AS IT WAS FIRST KNOWN WAS THE HOME OF THE FIRST KNOWN WAS THE HOME OF THE CONGREGATIONAL COMMUNITY BUT IT CONGREGATIONAL COMMUNITY BUT IT BECAME MUCH MORE.

BECAME MUCH MORE.

>> YOU HAVE TO -- PUT A LITTLE >> YOU HAVE TO -- PUT A LITTLE BIT OF ENERGY INTO IT.

BIT OF ENERGY INTO IT.

[BELLS PEALING] [BELLS PEALING] >> AND THERE IT IS, NOW >> AND THERE IT IS, NOW EVERYBODY IN TOWN WILL WONDER EVERYBODY IN TOWN WILL WONDER WHAT'S GOING ON AT THE CHURCH!

WHAT'S GOING ON AT THE CHURCH!

>> CHIPS NORCROSS IS PRESIDENT >> CHIPS NORCROSS IS PRESIDENT OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND SHARED SOME STORIES OF THE SHARED SOME STORIES OF THE CHURCH AND POINTED OUT SOME OF CHURCH AND POINTED OUT SOME OF ITS MORE INTERESTING ITS MORE INTERESTING CHARACTERISTICS.

CHARACTERISTICS.

>> INITIALS ON THE -- UP ON THE >> INITIALS ON THE -- UP ON THE WALLS, WAY ABOVE THE BELL, YOU WALLS, WAY ABOVE THE BELL, YOU HAVE TO SHIMMY UP.

HAVE TO SHIMMY UP.

IT'S NOT AN EASY PROCESS TO GET IT'S NOT AN EASY PROCESS TO GET WAY UP TO THE TOP OF THE -- TO WAY UP TO THE TOP OF THE -- TO THE STEEPLE.

THE STEEPLE.

BUT THERE ARE A FEW NAMES THAT BUT THERE ARE A FEW NAMES THAT ARE RECOGNIZABLE EVEN TODAY ARE RECOGNIZABLE EVEN TODAY THAT -- THAT ARE KIND OF FUN TO THAT -- THAT ARE KIND OF FUN TO LOOK AT.

LOOK AT.

GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN, 30TH GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN, 30TH JANUARY, 1874.

JANUARY, 1874.

HE WAS -- MUST HAVE BEEN HE WAS -- MUST HAVE BEEN VISITING HERE AND THE DOOR VISITING HERE AND THE DOOR OPENED AND HE THOUGHT HE'D LIKE OPENED AND HE THOUGHT HE'D LIKE TO KNOW ABOUT GRAND RAPIDS, TO KNOW ABOUT GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN.

MICHIGAN.

>> WITH NO NORMAL HEATING SYSTEM >> WITH NO NORMAL HEATING SYSTEM T WHITE -- FORMAL HEATING T WHITE -- FORMAL HEATING SYSTEM, THE WHITE CHURCH BECOMES SYSTEM, THE WHITE CHURCH BECOMES TOO COLD, SO THE CONGREGATION TOO COLD, SO THE CONGREGATION SOUGHT TO BUILD A SECOND CHURCH SOUGHT TO BUILD A SECOND CHURCH IN TOWN.

IN TOWN.

>> IN TOWN MEANS -- I DON'T KNOW >> IN TOWN MEANS -- I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S A QUARTER-MILE AWAY, IF IT'S A QUARTER-MILE AWAY, DOWN THE HILL.

DOWN THE HILL.

IT'S JUST NOT THAT FAR.

IT'S JUST NOT THAT FAR.

AND AT THAT POINT, THE WHITE AND AT THAT POINT, THE WHITE CHURCH IS STILL USED ESSENTIALLY CHURCH IS STILL USED ESSENTIALLY FROM SPRING, MAYISH, INTO FROM SPRING, MAYISH, INTO OCTOBER, ROUGHLY, AND THEN THEY OCTOBER, ROUGHLY, AND THEN THEY SHIFT OVER AND GO TO THE OTHER SHIFT OVER AND GO TO THE OTHER SPACE.

SPACE.

IN 1940, 1941, AS PART OF THE IN 1940, 1941, AS PART OF THE WORKS PROJECT ADMINISTRATION WORKS PROJECT ADMINISTRATION WORK THAT WAS DONE BY THE WORK THAT WAS DONE BY THE ROOSEVELT ADMINISTRATION, ROOSEVELT ADMINISTRATION, THERE'S A TEAM OF PHOTOGRAPHERS THERE'S A TEAM OF PHOTOGRAPHERS THAT GOES AROUND TO VARIOUS THAT GOES AROUND TO VARIOUS IMPORTANT PLACES.

IMPORTANT PLACES.

AND THIS IS ONE OF THEM.

AND THIS IS ONE OF THEM.

AND SO WE HAVE SOME WONDERFUL AND SO WE HAVE SOME WONDERFUL PHOTOGRAPHS THAT ARE TAKEN OF PHOTOGRAPHS THAT ARE TAKEN OF THE CHURCH THAT ARE IN THE THE CHURCH THAT ARE IN THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, AND SO THEY LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, AND SO THEY DOCUMENT WHAT THE CHURCH LOOKED DOCUMENT WHAT THE CHURCH LOOKED LIKE AT THAT POINT.

LIKE AT THAT POINT.

>> EVENTUALLY AS THE WHITE >> EVENTUALLY AS THE WHITE CHURCH SURPASSED 150 YEARS IN CHURCH SURPASSED 150 YEARS IN AGE, TIME BEGAN TO CATCH UP WITH AGE, TIME BEGAN TO CATCH UP WITH AND STRUCTURE AND A VARIETY OF AND STRUCTURE AND A VARIETY OF CHALLENGES FACED THE CHALLENGES FACED THE CONGREGATION.

CONGREGATION.

WITH THE NEED FOR MASSIVE WITH THE NEED FOR MASSIVE REPAIRS, THE COMMUNITY AND THE REPAIRS, THE COMMUNITY AND THE CHURCH MEMBERS CAME TOGETHER TO CHURCH MEMBERS CAME TOGETHER TO BEGIN THE PROCESS OF SAVING THE BEGIN THE PROCESS OF SAVING THE BUILDING.

BUILDING.

THE FIRST OF A SERIES OF MANY THE FIRST OF A SERIES OF MANY SCOTTISH FESTIVALS WOULD PROVIDE SCOTTISH FESTIVALS WOULD PROVIDE MUCH NEEDED REVENUE TO SUPPORT MUCH NEEDED REVENUE TO SUPPORT THE WORK.

THE WORK.

IN 2006 THE CONGREGATION SOLD IN 2006 THE CONGREGATION SOLD THE WHITE CHURCH TO THE BLANFORD THE WHITE CHURCH TO THE BLANFORD HISTORICAL SOCIETY FOR $1.

HISTORICAL SOCIETY FOR $1.

THIS TRANSITION SUPPORTED THIS TRANSITION SUPPORTED CONCENTRATED EFFORTS TO HELP CONCENTRATED EFFORTS TO HELP PRESERVE LANDFORD'S ONLY PRESERVE LANDFORD'S ONLY BUILDING IN THE NATIONAL BUILDING IN THE NATIONAL HISTORIC REGISTER.

HISTORIC REGISTER.

>> IT'S THE ICON OF THE TOWN OF >> IT'S THE ICON OF THE TOWN OF BLANFORD.

BLANFORD.

IT'S ON THE TOWN FLAG, ON THE IT'S ON THE TOWN FLAG, ON THE TOWN SEAL.

TOWN SEAL.

THE TOWN IS VERY MUCH ATTACHED THE TOWN IS VERY MUCH ATTACHED TO IT, EVEN IF YOU'RE NOT PART TO IT, EVEN IF YOU'RE NOT PART OF THE ORIGINAL CONGREGATION.

OF THE ORIGINAL CONGREGATION.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> EVERY WEEK "CONNECTING >>> EVERY WEEK "CONNECTING POINT" EXPLORES THE CREATIVITY, POINT" EXPLORES THE CREATIVITY, CULTURE, AND COMMUNITY THAT MAKE CULTURE, AND COMMUNITY THAT MAKE US WESTERN NEW ENGLAND.

US WESTERN NEW ENGLAND.

BUT IT DOESN'T STOP THERE.

BUT IT DOESN'T STOP THERE.

YOU CAN FIND US ONLINE ANYTIME YOU CAN FIND US ONLINE ANYTIME FOR EXCLUSIVE FEATURES AND FOR EXCLUSIVE FEATURES AND CONTENT.

CONTENT.

>>> THE WHITE CHURCH IN BLANFORD >>> THE WHITE CHURCH IN BLANFORD HOUSES AN 1819 HERMAN MILLER HOUSES AN 1819 HERMAN MILLER GRAND PIANO AND THIS SUMMER GRAND PIANO AND THIS SUMMER MARSHA, A PIANIST AND TEACHER MARSHA, A PIANIST AND TEACHER BASED IN NEW YORK CITY, BASED IN NEW YORK CITY, PERFORMED AT THE CHURCH ALONG PERFORMED AT THE CHURCH ALONG WITH HER STUDENTS AS PART OF A WITH HER STUDENTS AS PART OF A FUND-RAISER TO RESTORE THE FUND-RAISER TO RESTORE THE PIANO.

PIANO.

PRODUCER DAVE FRASER BRINGS US PRODUCER DAVE FRASER BRINGS US THAT STORY IN THIS WEEK'S THAT STORY IN THIS WEEK'S DIGITAL EXCLUSIVE.

DIGITAL EXCLUSIVE.

>> THIS PIANO IS VERY BELOVED >> THIS PIANO IS VERY BELOVED BY -- OF THE COMMUNITY.

BY -- OF THE COMMUNITY.

PEOPLE LOVE IT, TAKE CARE OF IT.

PEOPLE LOVE IT, TAKE CARE OF IT.

THIS ONE WAS BUILT IN 1893.

THIS ONE WAS BUILT IN 1893.

THAT'S FOUR YEARS BEFORE THAT'S FOUR YEARS BEFORE PROGRAMS DIED.

PROGRAMS DIED.

IT'S -- BRAHMS DIED.

IT'S -- BRAHMS DIED.

IT'S PUTTING US IN AN ERA, THE IT'S PUTTING US IN AN ERA, THE ROMANTIC PERIOD, REALLY.

ROMANTIC PERIOD, REALLY.

>> YOU CAN FIND THAT ONLINE AT >> YOU CAN FIND THAT ONLINE AT NEPM.ORG/CONNECTINGPOINT.

NEPM.ORG/CONNECTINGPOINT.

>>> CLARK UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR >>> CLARK UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR US MANPOWER GREEN HAS RELEASED US MANPOWER GREEN HAS RELEASED HIS DEBUT NOVEL ENTITLED THE HIS DEBUT NOVEL ENTITLED THE CONFESSIONS.

CONFESSIONS.

MATTHEW STRONG.

MATTHEW STRONG.

IT EXPLORES RACE, REDEMPTION, IT EXPLORES RACE, REDEMPTION, AND HIGHLIGHTS SOME HISTORY AND HIGHLIGHTS SOME HISTORY AROUND SLAVERY AND RACIAL AROUND SLAVERY AND RACIAL TENSION IN THE SOUTH.

TENSION IN THE SOUTH.

I SPOKE WITH POWER GREEN TO I SPOKE WITH POWER GREEN TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HIS INSPIRATION LEARN MORE ABOUT HIS INSPIRATION TO WRITE THIS NOVEL AND HOW IT TO WRITE THIS NOVEL AND HOW IT WOULD LEAVE LEADERS REFLECT WOULD LEAVE LEADERS REFLECT OGSOCIETY.

OGSOCIETY.

>> -- REFLECTING ON SOCIETY.

>> -- REFLECTING ON SOCIETY.

>> THEY MUST USE THEIR >> THEY MUST USE THEIR IMAGINATION WHEN RECONSTRUCTING IMAGINATION WHEN RECONSTRUCTING THE PASSION.

THE PASSION.

WE HAVE DOCUMENTS.

WE HAVE DOCUMENTS.

WE KNOW WHERE SOMEONE WAS, FOR WE KNOW WHERE SOMEONE WAS, FOR EXAMPLE.

EXAMPLE.

WHEN I WAS WRITING, I WAS WHEN I WAS WRITING, I WAS LOOKING AT HISTORY OF THE LOOKING AT HISTORY OF THE CONFEDERACY AND LOOKING AT SOME CONFEDERACY AND LOOKING AT SOME OF THE -- SONS OF SOUTHERN SLAVE OF THE -- SONS OF SOUTHERN SLAVE HOLDERS AFTER THE CIVIL WAR AND HOLDERS AFTER THE CIVIL WAR AND HOW MANY OF THEM BECAME INVOLVED HOW MANY OF THEM BECAME INVOLVED IN THIS VIGILANTE RACIST IN THIS VIGILANTE RACIST VIOLENCE.

VIOLENCE.

SO YOU HAVE THE CONFESSIONALS.

SO YOU HAVE THE CONFESSIONALS.

YOU HAVE THE TRANSCRIPTS.

YOU HAVE THE TRANSCRIPTS.

BUT ULTIMATELY THIS STORY MUST BUT ULTIMATELY THIS STORY MUST BRING ALL THIS TOGETHER AND BRING ALL THIS TOGETHER AND CREATE NARRATIVE AND STORY.

CREATE NARRATIVE AND STORY.

SO BOTH HISTORY AND ALSO WRITING SO BOTH HISTORY AND ALSO WRITING FICTION REQUIRE ONE TO CREATE A FICTION REQUIRE ONE TO CREATE A STORY AND BRING THE EVENTS STORY AND BRING THE EVENTS TOGETHER SO THEY HAVE COHERENCE.

TOGETHER SO THEY HAVE COHERENCE.

>> IT NOD THAT THERE'S THIS >> IT NOD THAT THERE'S THIS JUXTAPOSITION IN THE BOOK WITH JUXTAPOSITION IN THE BOOK WITH IT BEING IN THE ACADEMIC IT BEING IN THE ACADEMIC NORTHEAST AND THE NORTHEAST AND THE MICROAGGRESSION THAT IS EXIST MICROAGGRESSION THAT IS EXIST THIS -- IN THAT ENVIRONMENT, AND THIS -- IN THAT ENVIRONMENT, AND THEN YOU HAVE THE SOUTH, THEN YOU HAVE THE SOUTH, ALABAMA, THAT HAS THE DEEP ROOTS ALABAMA, THAT HAS THE DEEP ROOTS IN WHITE SUPREMACY.

IN WHITE SUPREMACY.

IS THAT SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN IS THAT SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN RELATE TO?

RELATE TO?

WAS IT INTENTIONAL?

WAS IT INTENTIONAL?

>> SO WHEN I BEGAN TO IMAGINE >> SO WHEN I BEGAN TO IMAGINE I WANTED HER TO BE A I WANTED HER TO BE A PHILOSOPHER, I KNEW I WANTED HER PHILOSOPHER, I KNEW I WANTED HER TO BE THE PERSON THAT MAKES HER TO BE THE PERSON THAT MAKES HER LIVING, THIS BLACK WOMAN W LIVING, THIS BLACK WOMAN W IDEAS.

IDEAS.

I IMAGINE THESE SORT OF I IMAGINE THESE SORT OF EXPERIENCES AND THOUGHT ABOUT EXPERIENCES AND THOUGHT ABOUT A -- I'M A PROFESSOR, OBVIOUSLY.

A -- I'M A PROFESSOR, OBVIOUSLY.

AND SO I'M AWARE ON SOME LEVEL AND SO I'M AWARE ON SOME LEVEL THE SORTS OF, YOU KNOW, ISSUES THE SORTS OF, YOU KNOW, ISSUES AND CHALLENGES WE FACE IN AND CHALLENGES WE FACE IN UNIVERSITIES.

UNIVERSITIES.

AND SO I SORT OF USED THAT AND AND SO I SORT OF USED THAT AND BROUGHT THAT TOGETHER.

BROUGHT THAT TOGETHER.

AND IMAGINED, YOU KNOW, THE AND IMAGINED, YOU KNOW, THE SORTS OF MICROAGGRESSIONS, JUST SORTS OF MICROAGGRESSIONS, JUST THE ARROGANCE AND THE THE ARROGANCE AND THE STEREOTYPES, THE WAYS THAT SOME STEREOTYPES, THE WAYS THAT SOME PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, SOME PEOPLE PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, SOME PEOPLE PARTICULARLY MAYBE WHO ARE PARTICULARLY MAYBE WHO ARE WHITE, REALLY HAVE NEVER WHITE, REALLY HAVE NEVER INTERACTED, PARTICULARLY IN INTERACTED, PARTICULARLY IN NORTHEAST, WE HAVE EVEN LESS NORTHEAST, WE HAVE EVEN LESS SORT OF PROFESSIONAL BLACK, WITH SORT OF PROFESSIONAL BLACK, WITH THE WOMAN LIKE ALI DOUGLAS.

THE WOMAN LIKE ALI DOUGLAS.

SO THAT THAT INSPIRED SOME IDEAS SO THAT THAT INSPIRED SOME IDEAS T DOILTS DETAILS, HOW IT'S T DOILTS DETAILS, HOW IT'S FRAMED.

FRAMED.

FOR ME IS SOMETHING THAT'S VERY FOR ME IS SOMETHING THAT'S VERY REAL.

REAL.

AND ALL AFRICAN-AMERICAN AND ALL AFRICAN-AMERICAN ACADEMICS WHO ARE PEOPLE OF ACADEMICS WHO ARE PEOPLE OF COLOR BROADLY, ENDURE A CATALOG COLOR BROADLY, ENDURE A CATALOG OF FLIGHTS ON THE REGULAR, SO OF FLIGHTS ON THE REGULAR, SO THOSE ARE SOME OF THE ONES I THOSE ARE SOME OF THE ONES I DECIDED TO PULL OUT.

DECIDED TO PULL OUT.

>> THE OTHER THING WAS THAT THE >> THE OTHER THING WAS THAT THE PRONAGTIVITY ALI DOUGLAS -- PRONAGTIVITY ALI DOUGLAS -- PROTAGONIST ALLY DOUGLAS, YOU AS PROTAGONIST ALLY DOUGLAS, YOU AS AN YOU AUTHOR AND MAN DECIDED TO AN YOU AUTHOR AND MAN DECIDED TO WRITE FROM A WOMAN'S WRITE FROM A WOMAN'S PERSPECTIVE.

PERSPECTIVE.

WHAT WAS THE PURPOSE?

WHAT WAS THE PURPOSE?

>> MY PUBLISHER ASKED ME THIS >> MY PUBLISHER ASKED ME THIS QUESTION.

QUESTION.

AND SHE HAD THOUGHT IT WAS AND SHE HAD THOUGHT IT WAS SOMETHING REALLY VERY DEEP IN SOMETHING REALLY VERY DEEP IN TERMS OF MY OWN -- I DON'T KNOW, TERMS OF MY OWN -- I DON'T KNOW, IMAGINATION.

IMAGINATION.

BUT REALLY I MODELED THE BUT REALLY I MODELED THE CHARACTER OF APGELA DAVIS -- OFF CHARACTER OF APGELA DAVIS -- OFF ANGELA DAVIS.

ANGELA DAVIS.

SO FOR ME, LIKE MANY PEOPLE, SO FOR ME, LIKE MANY PEOPLE, ANGELA DAVIS, A PERSON WHO I ANGELA DAVIS, A PERSON WHO I HAVE RESPECT TREMENDOUSLY AND I HAVE RESPECT TREMENDOUSLY AND I TEACH HER WORK.

TEACH HER WORK.

AND I WANTED HER TO BE THE AND I WANTED HER TO BE THE HEROINE.

HEROINE.

SHE'S THE FIRST PERSON THAT CAME SHE'S THE FIRST PERSON THAT CAME TO MIND AND DRAWING OFF THE TO MIND AND DRAWING OFF THE GREAT LITERARY TRADITION OF GREAT LITERARY TRADITION OF BLACK WOMAN WRITERS WHO I LOVE, BLACK WOMAN WRITERS WHO I LOVE, THE CONTEM ONES -- CONTEMPORARY THE CONTEM ONES -- CONTEMPORARY ONES AND JUST TRYING TO FIND THE ONES AND JUST TRYING TO FIND THE VOICE AS BEST I CAN AND KNOWING VOICE AS BEST I CAN AND KNOWING THE ENTIRE TIME WHETHER I THE ENTIRE TIME WHETHER I SUCCEEDED WOULD BE OF COURSE THE SUCCEEDED WOULD BE OF COURSE THE GREAT CHALLENGE THAT YOU KNOW MY GREAT CHALLENGE THAT YOU KNOW MY READERS, PARTICULARLY MY WOMAN READERS, PARTICULARLY MY WOMAN READERS, WILL KNOW.

READERS, WILL KNOW.

AND -- [INAUDIBLE] PEOPLE WHO AND -- [INAUDIBLE] PEOPLE WHO READ IT AND SAVED ME SOME READ IT AND SAVED ME SOME EMBARRASSING MISTAKES, THINGS I EMBARRASSING MISTAKES, THINGS I SAID FROM DAY ONE.

SAID FROM DAY ONE.

>> I THINK THAT'S WHY IT STOOD >> I THINK THAT'S WHY IT STOOD OUT TO ME.

OUT TO ME.

BUT AS I WAS READING, IT WAS BUT AS I WAS READING, IT WAS LIKE, WAIT A MINUTE, THIS IS US LIKE, WAIT A MINUTE, THIS IS US MAN WRITING THIS -- US -- USMAN MAN WRITING THIS -- US -- USMAN WRITING THIS AND IT'S A WOMAN.

WRITING THIS AND IT'S A WOMAN.

I THINK YOU DID A REALLY GOOD I THINK YOU DID A REALLY GOOD JOB.

JOB.

YOU SHARED A PIECE WITH ME THAT YOU SHARED A PIECE WITH ME THAT YOU WROTE THAT GAVE A LITTLE BIT YOU WROTE THAT GAVE A LITTLE BIT OF CONTEXT TO THIS STORY AND IN OF CONTEXT TO THIS STORY AND IN IT YOU TALK ABOUT YOUR IT YOU TALK ABOUT YOUR GRANDFATHER, WHO WAS NEARLY GRANDFATHER, WHO WAS NEARLY LYNCHED.

LYNCHED.

SOME OF THE CONFUSION THAT YOU SOME OF THE CONFUSION THAT YOU FELT BEHIND FINDING OUT ABOUT FELT BEHIND FINDING OUT ABOUT THAT STORY SO LATE IN LIFE.

THAT STORY SO LATE IN LIFE.

YET YOU WERE TRAVELING TO THE YET YOU WERE TRAVELING TO THE SOUTH WITH YOUR DAUGHTER AND SOUTH WITH YOUR DAUGHTER AND HESITANT TO TELL HER ABOUT YOUR HESITANT TO TELL HER ABOUT YOUR UNEASINESS OF BEING IN THAT UNEASINESS OF BEING IN THAT LOCATION AND YOU DIDN'T WANT TO LOCATION AND YOU DIDN'T WANT TO PASS THAT FEAR DOWN TO HER.

PASS THAT FEAR DOWN TO HER.

HOW DO WE HAVE THESE TYPES OF HOW DO WE HAVE THESE TYPES OF IMPORTANT AND HEAVY IMPORTANT AND HEAVY CONVERSATIONS WITHOUT INCITING CONVERSATIONS WITHOUT INCITING FEAR OR PASSING DOWN TRAUMA?

FEAR OR PASSING DOWN TRAUMA?

IS IT POSSIBLE?

IS IT POSSIBLE?

IS IT INEVITABLE?

IS IT INEVITABLE?

HOW DO YOU GO ABOUT IT?

HOW DO YOU GO ABOUT IT?

>> YOU KNOW, THIS HAS BEEN THE >> YOU KNOW, THIS HAS BEEN THE CENTRAL DILEMMA, PARTICULARLY CENTRAL DILEMMA, PARTICULARLY FOR PEOPLE LIKE ME WHO WERE BORN FOR PEOPLE LIKE ME WHO WERE BORN AFTER THE CIVIL RIGHT MOVEMENT.

AFTER THE CIVIL RIGHT MOVEMENT.

-- CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT.

-- CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT.

HOW DOES THE ONE DEAL WITH THE HOW DOES THE ONE DEAL WITH THE INDIGNITIES, THE VIOLENCE T INDIGNITIES, THE VIOLENCE T STORIES FROM OUR FAMILY, AND STORIES FROM OUR FAMILY, AND WHEN DO WE PASS THEM ON.

WHEN DO WE PASS THEM ON.

HOW CLEAR SHOULD WEB?

HOW CLEAR SHOULD WEB?

THIS IS CENTRAL TO THE NOVEL, THIS IS CENTRAL TO THE NOVEL, RIGHT?

RIGHT?

ALI DOUGLAS, MY MAIN CHARACTER, ALI DOUGLAS, MY MAIN CHARACTER, IS CONFRONTING HER OWN MOTHER'S IS CONFRONTING HER OWN MOTHER'S DEATH AND THERE'S A LOT OF DEATH AND THERE'S A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY, A LOT OF HAUNTING, UNCERTAINTY, A LOT OF HAUNTING, INTERGENERATIONAL HAUNTING THAT INTERGENERATIONAL HAUNTING THAT STAYS WITH US.

STAYS WITH US.

AND I FEEL THE SAME WAY.

AND I FEEL THE SAME WAY.

I WAS AN ADULT WHEN MY I WAS AN ADULT WHEN MY GRANDFATHER TOLD ME THIS GRANDFATHER TOLD ME THIS HORRIFIC STORY ABOUT MY HORRIFIC STORY ABOUT MY GREAT-GRANDFATHER THAT HE NEVER GREAT-GRANDFATHER THAT HE NEVER TOLD ME.

TOLD ME.

THIS IS A PART OF OUR THIS IS A PART OF OUR EXPERIENCES AS BLACK PEOPLE IN EXPERIENCES AS BLACK PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTRY.

THIS COUNTRY.

IT'S THINGS THAT THEY'RE GOING IT'S THINGS THAT THEY'RE GOING TO FIND OUT AND KNOW.

TO FIND OUT AND KNOW.

AND SO WE MUST HAVE THE TOUGH AND SO WE MUST HAVE THE TOUGH CONVERSATIONS.

CONVERSATIONS.

I THINK AS PARENTS AND AS I THINK AS PARENTS AND AS ADULTS, WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY ADULTS, WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE THE FRAMEWORK FOR THE TO CREATE THE FRAMEWORK FOR THE CONVERSATIONS, RIGHT?

CONVERSATIONS, RIGHT?

IT'S OUR OPPORTUNITY BECAUSE AS IT'S OUR OPPORTUNITY BECAUSE AS WE BECOME OF AGE, WE KNOW WE BECOME OF AGE, WE KNOW THEY'RE GOING TO BE EXPOSED TO THEY'RE GOING TO BE EXPOSED TO THINGS.

THINGS.

>>> WE'RE COMING TODAY FROM ROOT >>> WE'RE COMING TODAY FROM ROOT 2 IN THE FOOTHILLS OF THE BIERKS 2 IN THE FOOTHILLS OF THE BIERKS MOUNTAINS, CHERISHED BY LEAF MOUNTAINS, CHERISHED BY LEAF PEOPLERS IN THE FALL -- PEEPERS PEOPLERS IN THE FALL -- PEEPERS IN THE FALL, AND ALL THE AREA IN THE FALL, AND ALL THE AREA HAS TO OFFER.

HAS TO OFFER.

AND THERE'S ONE LOCAL BUSINESS AND THERE'S ONE LOCAL BUSINESS WHO CATERS TO THROWS WHO FIND WHO CATERS TO THROWS WHO FIND THEIR THRILLS IN THE WILD.

THEIR THRILLS IN THE WILD.

TRAVELING ALONG THE MOHAWK TRAIL TRAVELING ALONG THE MOHAWK TRAIL HAVE FOUND THEIR OASIS AT THE HAVE FOUND THEIR OASIS AT THE SOOR OUTDOOR ADVENTURE RESORT.

SOOR OUTDOOR ADVENTURE RESORT.

WHILE RAFTING AND KAYAKING ARE WHILE RAFTING AND KAYAKING ARE TWO OF THE MOST POPULAR TWO OF THE MOST POPULAR ATTRACTIONS, THEY ALSO FEATURE ATTRACTIONS, THEY ALSO FEATURE ZIP LINE CANOPY TOURS.

ZIP LINE CANOPY TOURS.

"CONNECTING POINT'S" BRINE "CONNECTING POINT'S" BRINE TRAVELED -- BRIAN SULLIVAN TRAVELED -- BRIAN SULLIVAN TRAVELED UP HAWK MOUNTAIN TO TRAVELED UP HAWK MOUNTAIN TO WITNESS SOME HIGH FLYING WITNESS SOME HIGH FLYING ADVENTURE.

ADVENTURE.

>> FOR MOST T IDEA OF SCREAMING >> FOR MOST T IDEA OF SCREAMING IN THE WOODS ONLY TO BE TOO FAR IN THE WOODS ONLY TO BE TOO FAR AWAY TO BE HEARD BY ANYONE IS A AWAY TO BE HEARD BY ANYONE IS A TERRIFYING PROPOSITION.

TERRIFYING PROPOSITION.

OF COURSE, THERE ARE EXCEPTIONS OF COURSE, THERE ARE EXCEPTIONS TO THE RULE, LIKE WHEN CRUISING TO THE RULE, LIKE WHEN CRUISING ALONG THE CABLE FROM TREE TO ALONG THE CABLE FROM TREE TO TREE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS NOT TREE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS NOT NORMALLY ACHIEVED WITHOUT A JET NORMALLY ACHIEVED WITHOUT A JET PACK.

PACK.

THE PURVEYORS ARE THE FOLKS AT Z THE PURVEYORS ARE THE FOLKS AT Z OUTDOOR RESORT.

OUTDOOR RESORT.

AND ZIP LINING IS ONE OF THEIR AND ZIP LINING IS ONE OF THEIR MOST POPULAR ATTRACTIONS.

MOST POPULAR ATTRACTIONS.

BUT BEFORE ANYONE JUST STARTS BUT BEFORE ANYONE JUST STARTS ZIPPING ON THOSE LINES, ZIPPING ON THOSE LINES, ATTENDEES GO THROUGH SOME ATTENDEES GO THROUGH SOME TRAINING.

TRAINING.

>> YOU COME TO OUR ZIP BASE.

>> YOU COME TO OUR ZIP BASE.

SIGN YOUR WAIVER, GETTING READY SIGN YOUR WAIVER, GETTING READY TO GO, AND THEN WE GEAR YOU UP.

TO GO, AND THEN WE GEAR YOU UP.

YOU TAKE YOU THROUGH GROUND YOU TAKE YOU THROUGH GROUND SCHOOL WHERE YOU LEARN THE SCHOOL WHERE YOU LEARN THE FUNDAMENTALS.

FUNDAMENTALS.

AND THEN WE DRIVE YOU TO THE TOP AND THEN WE DRIVE YOU TO THE TOP OF THE COURSE.

OF THE COURSE.

SO IT'S ABOUT A FIVE- TO SO IT'S ABOUT A FIVE- TO SEVENTH -- SEVEN-MINUTE RIDE TO SEVENTH -- SEVEN-MINUTE RIDE TO THE TOP.

THE TOP.

WE TAKE YOU THROUGH THE COURSE.

WE TAKE YOU THROUGH THE COURSE.

IT'S ABOUT THREE HOURS ROUND IT'S ABOUT THREE HOURS ROUND TRIP BY THE TIME YOU GET GEARED TRIP BY THE TIME YOU GET GEARED UP AND COMING BACK TO OUR BASE UP AND COMING BACK TO OUR BASE HERE.

HERE.

YOU GO THROUGH 11 ZIP LINES, YOU GO THROUGH 11 ZIP LINES, THREE ASSISTED LOWERS AND TWO THREE ASSISTED LOWERS AND TWO SKY BRIDGES.

SKY BRIDGES.

>> AND IF THE WAY SHE JUST >> AND IF THE WAY SHE JUST SUMMARIZED A THREE-HOUR SUMMARIZED A THREE-HOUR EXPERIENCE IN 30 SECONDS SEEMS EXPERIENCE IN 30 SECONDS SEEMS FAST, IT FEELS EVEN FASTER OUT FAST, IT FEELS EVEN FASTER OUT ON THE COURSE.

ON THE COURSE.

>> ALL OF A SUDDEN HE WAS LIKE, >> ALL OF A SUDDEN HE WAS LIKE, WE'RE HALFWAY THERE.

WE'RE HALFWAY THERE.

WE'RE GOING THROUGH 11 OF THEM.

WE'RE GOING THROUGH 11 OF THEM.

I WAS LIKE, WE'RE ALREADY I WAS LIKE, WE'RE ALREADY HALFWAY THERE?

HALFWAY THERE?

LIKE IT'S CRAZY.

LIKE IT'S CRAZY.

IT LIKE FLEW BY.

IT LIKE FLEW BY.

BUT YOUR IT'S -- YOU'RE BUT YOUR IT'S -- YOU'RE LITERALLY FLYING TRUE THE LITERALLY FLYING TRUE THE TREES -- THROUGH THE TREES.

TREES -- THROUGH THE TREES.

>> IT WASN'T THE ENTIRE FRESHMEN >> IT WASN'T THE ENTIRE FRESHMEN CLASS FROM BOSTON.

CLASS FROM BOSTON.

JUST THE LUCKY ONES WHO CHECKED JUST THE LUCKY ONES WHO CHECKED THEIR INBOXES AT THE RIGHT TIME.

THEIR INBOXES AT THE RIGHT TIME.

>> I WAS SCROLLING THROUGH MY >> I WAS SCROLLING THROUGH MY EMAIL AND ONE SAID, HEY, LIKE WE EMAIL AND ONE SAID, HEY, LIKE WE HAVE FREE ORIENTATION ACTIVITIES HAVE FREE ORIENTATION ACTIVITIES THAT YOU WANT TO DO.

THAT YOU WANT TO DO.

AND THERE WAS LIKE A GAMING ONE AND THERE WAS LIKE A GAMING ONE AND -- LIKE A CRAFT ONE.

AND -- LIKE A CRAFT ONE.

AND THEN ONE IS ADVENTURE.

AND THEN ONE IS ADVENTURE.

AND I SAID I'M UP FOR -- I'M UP AND I SAID I'M UP FOR -- I'M UP FOR A GOOD AVUN TIER.

FOR A GOOD AVUN TIER.

HERE -- AN ADVENTURE.

HERE -- AN ADVENTURE.

HERE I AM.

HERE I AM.

>> WHILE IT MAY TOP THELESS OF >> WHILE IT MAY TOP THELESS OF EXPECTATIONS FOR THE VISITORS, EXPECTATIONS FOR THE VISITORS, FOR THE STAFF, PRIORITIES ONE FOR THE STAFF, PRIORITIES ONE THROUGH 10 ARE SAFETY AND MORE THROUGH 10 ARE SAFETY AND MORE SAFETY.

SAFETY.

AND IT ONLY MAKES SENSE AND IT ONLY MAKES SENSE CONSIDERING THE MASSIVE HEIGHTS CONSIDERING THE MASSIVE HEIGHTS AND ZIP LINES THAT CAN SOMETIMES AND ZIP LINES THAT CAN SOMETIMES REACH OVER 600 FEET.

REACH OVER 600 FEET.

THIS MEANS THE GUIDES THROUGH 40 THIS MEANS THE GUIDES THROUGH 40 HOURS OF TOP-TO-BOTTOM TRAIN HOURS OF TOP-TO-BOTTOM TRAIN FIRST-DEGREE BEFORE THEY CAN FIRST-DEGREE BEFORE THEY CAN TAKE A GROUP OUT INTO THE -- TAKE A GROUP OUT INTO THE -- TRAINING GROUP BEFORE THEY CAN TRAINING GROUP BEFORE THEY CAN TAKE A GROUP OUT INTO THE WORDS.

TAKE A GROUP OUT INTO THE WORDS.

>> WE MAKE SURE THE GUESTS ARE >> WE MAKE SURE THE GUESTS ARE SECURE AND KEEPING THEM IN A SECURE AND KEEPING THEM IN A REALLY GOOD SPOT.

REALLY GOOD SPOT.

ONE OF OUR SAYINGS IS 100% ONE OF OUR SAYINGS IS 100% CLIPS, 100% OF THE TIME.

CLIPS, 100% OF THE TIME.

SO MAKING SURE THAT THE GUESTS SO MAKING SURE THAT THE GUESTS ARE ALWAYS CLIPPED INTO THE ARE ALWAYS CLIPPED INTO THE TREES OR TO THE ZIP LINE.

TREES OR TO THE ZIP LINE.

>> I THINK THE GUIDES MANG IT -- >> I THINK THE GUIDES MANG IT -- MAKE IT CLEAR THAT THEY KNOW MAKE IT CLEAR THAT THEY KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING AND YOU WHAT THEY'RE DOING AND YOU REALLY -- IT'S NOT VERY MUCH REALLY -- IT'S NOT VERY MUCH THAT WE ACTUALLY HAVE TO DO.

THAT WE ACTUALLY HAVE TO DO.

MOSTLY JUST ENJOY THE RIGHT.

MOSTLY JUST ENJOY THE RIGHT.

>> SEEING HOW EASY THESE >> SEEING HOW EASY THESE YOUNGSTERS MADE IT ALL LOOK, WE YOUNGSTERS MADE IT ALL LOOK, WE FIGURED THIS GUY WOULD GIVE IT A FIGURED THIS GUY WOULD GIVE IT A SHOT, TOO.

SHOT, TOO.

THANKS TO SOME HELP WITH MY THANKS TO SOME HELP WITH MY GUIDE CURTIS, I WAS ALL GEARED GUIDE CURTIS, I WAS ALL GEARED UP.

UP.

JUST NOT FOR THE ACTUAL COURSE.

JUST NOT FOR THE ACTUAL COURSE.

RIGHT NOW CURTIS IS SETTING ME RIGHT NOW CURTIS IS SETTING ME UP HERE AT GROUND SCHOOL BECAUSE UP HERE AT GROUND SCHOOL BECAUSE SAFETY HERE IS PARAMOUNT AND IT SAFETY HERE IS PARAMOUNT AND IT WOULD HAVE BEEN WAY TOO INDIANS WOULD HAVE BEEN WAY TOO INDIANS FOR ME TO BRING THE CAMERA INTO FOR ME TO BRING THE CAMERA INTO THE ZIP LINE COURSE.

THE ZIP LINE COURSE.

SO WE'LL TRY OUR LUCK RIGHT NOW.

SO WE'LL TRY OUR LUCK RIGHT NOW.

>> GO FOR IT.

>> GO FOR IT.

>> ALL RIGHT.

>> ALL RIGHT.

LET'S HAVE SOME FUN.

LET'S HAVE SOME FUN.

[SOUNDS OF ZIP LINING] [SOUNDS OF ZIP LINING] >> OH, THAT WAS -- NOT WINNING >> OH, THAT WAS -- NOT WINNING ANY POINTS FOR A GRACEFUL ANY POINTS FOR A GRACEFUL EXECUTION.

EXECUTION.

BUT I'M NOT RULING OUT COMING BUT I'M NOT RULING OUT COMING BACK AND TRYING IT AGAIN.

BACK AND TRYING IT AGAIN.

AND THAT'S A SENTIMENT I BELIEVE AND THAT'S A SENTIMENT I BELIEVE WAS SHARED BY EVERYONE IN THE WAS SHARED BY EVERYONE IN THE GROUP THAT I FOLLOWED THAT DAY.

GROUP THAT I FOLLOWED THAT DAY.

>> I DON'T THINK THEY COULD HAVE >> I DON'T THINK THEY COULD HAVE DONE ANYTHING DIFFERENTLY.

DONE ANYTHING DIFFERENTLY.

I THIS THEY DID GREAT.

I THIS THEY DID GREAT.

THEY MADE ME FEEL VERY THEY MADE ME FEEL VERY COMFORTABLE, VERY SAFE, EXPLAIN COMFORTABLE, VERY SAFE, EXPLAIN EVERYTHING PERFECTLY.

EVERYTHING PERFECTLY.

THEY'RE GREAT!

THEY'RE GREAT!

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> AND YOU CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT >>> AND YOU CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT WHAT DRAWS PEOPLE TO WESTERN WHAT DRAWS PEOPLE TO WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS IN THIS WEEK'S MASSACHUSETTS IN THIS WEEK'S DIGITAL EXTRA.

DIGITAL EXTRA.

>> I DECIDED TO COME OUT TO >> I DECIDED TO COME OUT TO WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AS A WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AS A CONSERVATION CORPS THAT I FOUND CONSERVATION CORPS THAT I FOUND OUT TRUE MY COL THAT WAS IN THE OUT TRUE MY COL THAT WAS IN THE STATE FOREST, THAT'S JUST THE STATE FOREST, THAT'S JUST THE NEXT DOWN OVER.

NEXT DOWN OVER.

AND THEN I KNEW ABOUT ZOR FROM A AND THEN I KNEW ABOUT ZOR FROM A BOOK THAT I FOUND IN MICHIGAN.

BOOK THAT I FOUND IN MICHIGAN.

AND DECIDED THAT I WANTED TO AND DECIDED THAT I WANTED TO WORK FOR THIS COMPANY BEFORE I WORK FOR THIS COMPANY BEFORE I CAME OUT HERE.

CAME OUT HERE.

>> YOU CAN FIND THAT DIGIT EXTRA >> YOU CAN FIND THAT DIGIT EXTRA AT NEPM.ORG/CONNECTINGPOINT AT NEPM.ORG/CONNECTINGPOINT RIGHT NOW.

RIGHT NOW.

>>> WHILE GROWING UP IN THE >>> WHILE GROWING UP IN THE BAHAMAS, MICHAEL CONLEY STARTED BAHAMAS, MICHAEL CONLEY STARTED HIS FIRST BUSINESS SELLING CANDY HIS FIRST BUSINESS SELLING CANDY TO FRIENDS AT JUST 9 YEARS OLD.

TO FRIENDS AT JUST 9 YEARS OLD.

AS HE MADE HIS WAY TO THE AS HE MADE HIS WAY TO THE UNITED STATES, THAT UNITED STATES, THAT ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT FOLLOWED ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT FOLLOWED HIM AND HE HAS GONE ON TO HIM AND HE HAS GONE ON TO SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCH SELF SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCH SELF VENTURES WITH THE MOST -- VENTURES WITH THE MOST -- SEVERAL VENTURES.

SEVERAL VENTURES.

I SPOKE WITH COBBLE -- CONNELLY I SPOKE WITH COBBLE -- CONNELLY TO HEAR MORE ABOUT HIS STORY AND TO HEAR MORE ABOUT HIS STORY AND THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING INVOLVED THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY.

IN THE COMMUNITY.

>> WE HAD TWO SONS.

>> WE HAD TWO SONS.

AND 18 MONTHS APART.

AND 18 MONTHS APART.

SO MY SECOND SON WAS BORN, SO MY SECOND SON WAS BORN, EVERYONE WANTED TO BUY HIM ALL EVERYONE WANTED TO BUY HIM ALL THE NEW CRIB AND PLAY BEEN.

THE NEW CRIB AND PLAY BEEN.

-- PLAYPEN.

-- PLAYPEN.

NO, JUST GIVE US DIAPER.

NO, JUST GIVE US DIAPER.

AND I REALIZED, EVERYBODY KNOWS AND I REALIZED, EVERYBODY KNOWS EVERYONE NEEDS DIAPERS, BUT GIFT EVERYONE NEEDS DIAPERS, BUT GIFT HI GIVING -- BUT GIFT-GIVING IS HI GIVING -- BUT GIFT-GIVING IS A WOMAN -- WOZ TRAY -- TWO-WAY A WOMAN -- WOZ TRAY -- TWO-WAY STREET.

STREET.

I WAS LIKE WE GOT TO FIND A WAY I WAS LIKE WE GOT TO FIND A WAY TO SOLVE THAT PROBLEM.

TO SOLVE THAT PROBLEM.

AND THAT'S -- ANY GOOD AND THAT'S -- ANY GOOD ENTREPRENEUR COMING UP WITH ENTREPRENEUR COMING UP WITH IDEAS TO TURN INTO REVENUE, IT'S IDEAS TO TURN INTO REVENUE, IT'S THAT PIECE.

THAT PIECE.

AND THAT MAY NOT BE LIKE A WOW AND THAT MAY NOT BE LIKE A WOW ANSWER, BUT THAT'S WHAT IT IS.

ANSWER, BUT THAT'S WHAT IT IS.

LIKE IDENTIFYING A PROBLEM AND LIKE IDENTIFYING A PROBLEM AND THEN FIGURING OUT LIKE A THEN FIGURING OUT LIKE A SOLUTION THAT PEOPLE WOULD BE SOLUTION THAT PEOPLE WOULD BE WILLING TO PAY FOR TO SOLVE THAT WILLING TO PAY FOR TO SOLVE THAT PROBLEM.

PROBLEM.

SO THAT'S WHAT WE DID WITH SO THAT'S WHAT WE DID WITH STINKY GATES.

STINKY GATES.

WE MADE DIAPER GIVING FUN.

WE MADE DIAPER GIVING FUN.

AND WITH STANDOUT TRUCK, THAT AND WITH STANDOUT TRUCK, THAT STARTED BECAUSE I WROTE A BOOK STARTED BECAUSE I WROTE A BOOK CALLED LAUNCHING STANDOUT.

CALLED LAUNCHING STANDOUT.

I STARTED GETTING A LOT OF I STARTED GETTING A LOT OF PEOPLE BOOKING ME TO COME AND PEOPLE BOOKING ME TO COME AND SPEAK ABOUT MARKETING.

SPEAK ABOUT MARKETING.

AND THEN I HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE AND THEN I HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE BOOKING ME AS A CONSULTANT AND BOOKING ME AS A CONSULTANT AND THEN PEOPLE BOOKING ME TO DO THEN PEOPLE BOOKING ME TO DO THEIR MARKETING FOR THEM.

THEIR MARKETING FOR THEM.

AND THROUGH THAT I STARTED AND THROUGH THAT I STARTED BUYING A LOT OF DIGITAL SCREENS BUYING A LOT OF DIGITAL SCREENS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

AND I JUST FELL IN LOVE WITH THE AND I JUST FELL IN LOVE WITH THE OUT OF HOME SPACE.

OUT OF HOME SPACE.

I LOVE THE FACT OF LIKE OWN -- I I LOVE THE FACT OF LIKE OWN -- I THINK THAT'S A COOL SPACE, COOL THINK THAT'S A COOL SPACE, COOL WAY TO 'TIS.

WAY TO 'TIS.

AND -- ADVERTISE.

AND -- ADVERTISE.

AND I DECIDED TO GET MY OWN AND I DECIDED TO GET MY OWN SCREENS.

SCREENS.

AND THE CRAZY THING IS, STANDOUT AND THE CRAZY THING IS, STANDOUT TRUCK LAUNCHED MARCH 9TH, 2022.

TRUCK LAUNCHED MARCH 9TH, 2022.

THREE, FOUR DAYS -- 2020.

THREE, FOUR DAYS -- 2020.

AND THREE, FOUR DAYS LATER THE AND THREE, FOUR DAYS LATER THE WHOLE WORLD SHUT DOWN.

WHOLE WORLD SHUT DOWN.

AND TO BE SOMEONE IN THE AND TO BE SOMEONE IN THE TRAVELING BILLBOARD COMPANY WHEN TRAVELING BILLBOARD COMPANY WHEN EVERYONE WAS BEING TOLD NOT TO EVERYONE WAS BEING TOLD NOT TO TRAVEL, LIKE WE SHOULD HAVE TRAVEL, LIKE WE SHOULD HAVE FAILED BEFORE WE STARTED.

FAILED BEFORE WE STARTED.

BUT YOU KNOW, IT ALL GOES BACK BUT YOU KNOW, IT ALL GOES BACK TO LIKE INCREDIBLE WORK IT ISIC TO LIKE INCREDIBLE WORK IT ISIC AND BELIEVING WHAT YOU DO AND AND BELIEVING WHAT YOU DO AND FINDING WAYS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS FINDING WAYS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS WITH PEOPLE.

WITH PEOPLE.

I GO INTO TONS OF HIGH SCHOOLS I GO INTO TONS OF HIGH SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES SPEAKING AND THEY AND COLLEGES SPEAKING AND THEY BOOK ME TO SPEAK ALL THE TIME.

BOOK ME TO SPEAK ALL THE TIME.

AND SO A LOT OF THE KIDS THAT AND SO A LOT OF THE KIDS THAT WERE HAVING GRADUATION WERE HAVING GRADUATION CELEBRATIONS, LIKE I KNOW THOSE CELEBRATIONS, LIKE I KNOW THOSE KIDS.

KIDS.

WATCHED THEM FROM NINTH GRADE WATCHED THEM FROM NINTH GRADE AND 12.

AND 12.

NOW WE HAVE TO CELEBRATE THEM.

NOW WE HAVE TO CELEBRATE THEM.

SO I SHIFTED.

SO I SHIFTED.

I'M NOT GOING TO FOCUS ON MAKING I'M NOT GOING TO FOCUS ON MAKING MONEY WITH MY BUSINESS.

MONEY WITH MY BUSINESS.

I'M JUST GONNA FOCUS ON I'M JUST GONNA FOCUS ON CELEBRATING THE KIDS AND GIVING CELEBRATING THE KIDS AND GIVING THEM THEIR MOMENT WITH THEIR THEM THEIR MOMENT WITH THEIR FAMILY.

FAMILY.

SO WE TURNED STANDOUT TRUCK INTO SO WE TURNED STANDOUT TRUCK INTO A GRADUATION CELEBRATION THING.

A GRADUATION CELEBRATION THING.

AND WE DID HUNDREDS OF AND WE DID HUNDREDS OF SELFBRASIONS AND JUST -- SELFBRASIONS AND JUST -- CELEBRATIONS AND JUST MADE IT CELEBRATIONS AND JUST MADE IT ABOUT KIDS WITH THEIR FAMILY AND ABOUT KIDS WITH THEIR FAMILY AND OWNING IT.

OWNING IT.

IDENTIFYING THAT PROBLEM AND IDENTIFYING THAT PROBLEM AND FIGURING OUT A WAY TO SOLVE IT.

FIGURING OUT A WAY TO SOLVE IT.

WE DIDN'T MAKE TOO MUCH MONEY ON WE DIDN'T MAKE TOO MUCH MONEY ON THE GRADUATIONS, BUT IT WASN'T THE GRADUATIONS, BUT IT WASN'T ABOUT THAT.

ABOUT THAT.

IT WAS ABOUT SHOWING THE KIDS IN IT WAS ABOUT SHOWING THE KIDS IN THE COMMUNITY THAT WE LOVE THEM THE COMMUNITY THAT WE LOVE THEM AND WE CARE FOR THEM.

AND WE CARE FOR THEM.

THEY PUT ALL THE WORK IN THE THEY PUT ALL THE WORK IN THE GRADUATION AND THEY SHOULD GRADUATION AND THEY SHOULD CELEBRATE WITH THEIR FAMILIES.

CELEBRATE WITH THEIR FAMILIES.

>> YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT THE >> YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT THE FACT YOU HAVE TO PIVOT, FACT YOU HAVE TO PIVOT, ESPECIALLY BEING AN ESPECIALLY BEING AN ENTREPRENEUR.

ENTREPRENEUR.

OF WHAT SOME OF THE HARDSHIPS OF WHAT SOME OF THE HARDSHIPS THAT YOU HAVE FACED PERMANENTLY THAT YOU HAVE FACED PERMANENTLY ALONG THE WAY ALONG YOUR JOURNEY ALONG THE WAY ALONG YOUR JOURNEY AND HOW HAVE YOU OVERCOME THEM?

AND HOW HAVE YOU OVERCOME THEM?

>> SO MANY, LIKE -- AND EVERY >> SO MANY, LIKE -- AND EVERY DAY, ANY BUSINESS OWNER, WILL DAY, ANY BUSINESS OWNER, WILL TELL YOU EVERY DAY THERE'S SOME TELL YOU EVERY DAY THERE'S SOME KIND OF CHALLENGE.

KIND OF CHALLENGE.

BUT THE COOL THING ABOUT IT AND BUT THE COOL THING ABOUT IT AND HAVING A TRUE ENTREPRENEURIAL HAVING A TRUE ENTREPRENEURIAL MIND IS YOU DON'T REALLY SEE MIND IS YOU DON'T REALLY SEE CHALLENGES.

CHALLENGES.

YOU SEE LIKE -- IT'S NOT AN YOU SEE LIKE -- IT'S NOT AN OBSTACLE OR A BARRIER.

OBSTACLE OR A BARRIER.

IT'S A NEW PROBLEM LOOKING FOR IT'S A NEW PROBLEM LOOKING FOR YOU TO SOLVE IT.

YOU TO SOLVE IT.

SO THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING.

SO THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING.

THE THING THAT KEEPS YOU IN IT THE THING THAT KEEPS YOU IN IT IS LIKE BEING ABLE TO LEVERAGE A IS LIKE BEING ABLE TO LEVERAGE A NETWORK AND HAVING PEOPLE AROUND NETWORK AND HAVING PEOPLE AROUND YOU THAT ARE MUCH SMARTER THAN YOU THAT ARE MUCH SMARTER THAN YOU, PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN YOU, PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN AROUND YOU THAT'S DONE MORE THAN AROUND YOU THAT'S DONE MORE THAN YOU, PEOPLE AROUND YOU THAT YOU, PEOPLE AROUND YOU THAT MATCH YOUR GOALS AND SURPASS MATCH YOUR GOALS AND SURPASS YOUR GOALS.

YOUR GOALS.

AND BEING ABLE TO TAP INTO THOSE AND BEING ABLE TO TAP INTO THOSE PEOPLE.

PEOPLE.

LIKE HERE'S WHAT I'M DEALING LIKE HERE'S WHAT I'M DEALING WITH.

WITH.

HOW DID YOU GET PAST IT, AND HOW DID YOU GET PAST IT, AND BEING HUMBLE ENOUGH TO TAKE THAT BEING HUMBLE ENOUGH TO TAKE THAT ADVICE.

ADVICE.

TO APPROACH PEOPLE.

TO APPROACH PEOPLE.

I THINK FOR ME THAT'S PART OF I THINK FOR ME THAT'S PART OF THE REASON WHY I LOVE GIVING THE REASON WHY I LOVE GIVING BACK SO MUCH BECAUSE I KNOW -- BACK SO MUCH BECAUSE I KNOW -- JUST -- IF I GET STUCK BEFORE -- JUST -- IF I GET STUCK BEFORE -- LIKE TO BE ABLE TO PICK UP THE LIKE TO BE ABLE TO PICK UP THE PHONE AND CALL MR. CARRIAGE, PHONE AND CALL MR. CARRIAGE, HERE'S WHAT I'M DEALING WITH.

HERE'S WHAT I'M DEALING WITH.

WHAT DO YOU THINK.

WHAT DO YOU THINK.

AND HE ALWAYS USED TO SAY, IF IT AND HE ALWAYS USED TO SAY, IF IT WERE MOO I'D DO XY AND Z.

WERE MOO I'D DO XY AND Z.

>> YOUR BOOK IS ABOUT STARTING >> YOUR BOOK IS ABOUT STARTING AND GROWING A BUSINESS.

AND GROWING A BUSINESS.

WHAT PIECE OF INFORMATION OR A WHAT PIECE OF INFORMATION OR A LESSON IS IN THERE THAT YOU LESSON IS IN THERE THAT YOU WOULD HAVE LOVED A YOUNG MIKE TO WOULD HAVE LOVED A YOUNG MIKE TO KNOW BACK IN THE DAY?

KNOW BACK IN THE DAY?

>> LIKE IF YOU WANT PEOPLE TO >> LIKE IF YOU WANT PEOPLE TO BUY FROM YOU, LIKE ONE OF THE BUY FROM YOU, LIKE ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I LEARNED, LIKE IF THINGS THAT I LEARNED, LIKE IF THEY'RE CONFUSED, YOU LOSE.

THEY'RE CONFUSED, YOU LOSE.

SO KEEP EVERYTHING SIMPLE.

SO KEEP EVERYTHING SIMPLE.

KEEP EVERYTHING -- AND THEN JUST KEEP EVERYTHING -- AND THEN JUST WORK AND GRIND.

WORK AND GRIND.

AND LIKE THAT BOOK HELP ME COME AND LIKE THAT BOOK HELP ME COME UP WITH MY PERSONAL MODEL, WHICH UP WITH MY PERSONAL MODEL, WHICH IS CREATE DOPE STUFF AND STAY IS CREATE DOPE STUFF AND STAY SUCKER FREE.

SUCKER FREE.

SO DOPE IS DELIVERING THIS SO DOPE IS DELIVERING THIS POSITIVE ENERGY.

POSITIVE ENERGY.

AND STAY AWAY FROM PEOPLE THAT AND STAY AWAY FROM PEOPLE THAT ARE DON'T KNOW TO -- GOING TO ARE DON'T KNOW TO -- GOING TO DRANK YOUR POSITIVE ENERGY.

DRANK YOUR POSITIVE ENERGY.

ONCE YOU START DOING THAT AND ONCE YOU START DOING THAT AND YOU START CREATING STUFF FOR YOU START CREATING STUFF FOR PEOPLE THAT LOVE WHAT YOU HAVE PEOPLE THAT LOVE WHAT YOU HAVE TO FIND AND FIND EXTREME VALUE TO FIND AND FIND EXTREME VALUE IN WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO, YOU IN WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO, YOU WOULD SAVE SO MUCH TIME AND WOULD SAVE SO MUCH TIME AND ENERGY IN PLEASING PEOPLE YOU ENERGY IN PLEASING PEOPLE YOU CAN'T PLEASE.

CAN'T PLEASE.

AND TAKE THE CONSTRUCTIVE AND TAKE THE CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM.

CRITICISM.

IS SOMEONE IS IN YOUR TIB -- IS SOMEONE IS IN YOUR TIB -- TRIBE, IF YOU DO X, Y, AND Z, TRIBE, IF YOU DO X, Y, AND Z, AND THEY'RE NOT BEING NEGATIVE, AND THEY'RE NOT BEING NEGATIVE, YOU LISTEN TO THAT.

YOU LISTEN TO THAT.

I TELL BUSINESS OWNERS ALL THE I TELL BUSINESS OWNERS ALL THE TIME, YOUR ONE-STAR REVIEWS ARE TIME, YOUR ONE-STAR REVIEWS ARE WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO LEARN.

WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO LEARN.

JUST LIKE IN SPORTS.

JUST LIKE IN SPORTS.

MY KIDS PLAY SPORTS AND I TELL MY KIDS PLAY SPORTS AND I TELL THEM, BRO, YOU'RE GOING TO LEARN THEM, BRO, YOU'RE GOING TO LEARN MORE FROM A LOSS THAN A WIN.

MORE FROM A LOSS THAN A WIN.

THE WIN YOU FEEL GOOD.

THE WIN YOU FEEL GOOD.

THIS IS AWESOME.

THIS IS AWESOME.

WHEN YOU LOSE I COULD HAVE DID WHEN YOU LOSE I COULD HAVE DID THIS, I COULD HAVE DID THIS.

THIS, I COULD HAVE DID THIS.

WE COULD HAVE DID THAT.

WE COULD HAVE DID THAT.

ONE-STAR REVIEWS LIKE IN YOUR ONE-STAR REVIEWS LIKE IN YOUR DOPE BUCKET, PEOPLE THAT -- 11 DOPE BUCKET, PEOPLE THAT -- 11 FROM THEM, THEY'RE TELLING YOU FROM THEM, THEY'RE TELLING YOU THINGS THEY WISH YOUR COMPANY THINGS THEY WISH YOUR COMPANY DID.

DID.

AND YOU DO THOSE THINGS.

AND YOU DO THOSE THINGS.

THAT'S WHERE YOUR PRODUCTS AND THAT'S WHERE YOUR PRODUCTS AND SERVICES ARE GOING TO COME FROM, SERVICES ARE GOING TO COME FROM, BECAUSE YOU START ONE SPOT AND BECAUSE YOU START ONE SPOT AND YOU HEAR THE THINGS PEOPLE WISH YOU HEAR THE THINGS PEOPLE WISH IT DID AND THEN YOU DO -- PUT IT DID AND THEN YOU DO -- PUT THESE THINGS TOGETHER AND THEN THESE THINGS TOGETHER AND THEN YOU GROW.

YOU GROW.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ NEWE.

NEWE.

>>> AND THAT DOES IT FOR THIS >>> AND THAT DOES IT FOR THIS EDITION OF "CONNECTING POINT."

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