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♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> MING UP, WE'RE CONNECTING >>> MING UP, WE'RE CONNECTING YOU WITH THE CATIVIT AND YOU WITH THE CATIVIT AND CULTURE IN YOUR COMMUNITY, CULTURE IN YOUR COMMUNITY, INCLUDING A VISIT TO THE HOME OF INCLUDING A VISIT TO THE HOME OF THE GREATEST MONUMENT SCULPTO THE GREATEST MONUMENT SCULPTO IN POST-CIVIL WAR ARICA.

IN POST-CIVIL WAR ARICA.

>> FRENCH ACE'S AESTHETIC WAS >> FRENCH ACE'S AESTHETIC WAS ABOUT CREATING BEAUTY, BOTH IN ABOUT CREATING BEAUTY, BOTH IN HIS WORK AS WELL AS IN HIS HIS WORK AS WELL AS IN HIS SURROUNDINGS SURROUNDINGS >> 'LL TRY OUR HANDST THE >> 'LL TRY OUR HANDST THE ANCIENT SPORT OF ARCHERY.

ANCIENT SPORT OF ARCHERY.

>> IT'S HISTORIL AND IT'SLSO >> IT'S HISTORIL AND IT'SLSO MODERN BECAUSE IT'S IN MOVIES MODERN BECAUSE IT'S IN MOVIES AND THE MEDIEVAL TIMES.

AND THE MEDIEVAL TIMES.

YOU SAY ARCHIE -- ARCHERY AND YOU SAY ARCHIE -- ARCHERY AND PEOPLE GO, OOH.

PEOPLE GO, OOH.

>> AND KEEPING THE ART OF >> AND KEEPING THE ART OF MAETRY AVE. MAETRY AVE. >> FIRST FLOWERS I MADE MIGHT >> FIRST FLOWERS I MADE MIGHT HAVE H FIVE OR SIXIECES OF HAVE H FIVE OR SIXIECES OF WOOD AND I SAID I'MOING T WOOD AND I SAID I'MOING T MAKE THE SAME FLOWER BUT PUT 50 MAKE THE SAME FLOWER BUT PUT 50 PIECES O WOOD IN IT.

PIECES O WOOD IN IT.

>>> JOIN US FOR MORE AS WE >>> JOIN US FOR MORE AS WE EXPLORE THE CREATIVEE -- EXPLORE THE CREATIVEE -- CREATIVEES, ON "CONNTING CREATIVEES, ON "CONNTING POINT."

POINT."

>>> SUPPORT FOR "CONNECTING >>> SUPPORT FOR "CONNECTING POINT" ISROVIDED BY OUR POINT" ISROVIDED BY OUR NTRIBUTING VIEWE.

NTRIBUTING VIEWE.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> WELCE AND THANKS FOR JOINING US FOR CASINO, YOU JOINING US FOR CASINO, YOU SOURCE -- "CONNECTING POINT," SOURCE -- "CONNECTING POINT," YOUR SOURCE FOR CREATIVITY, YOUR SOURCE FOR CREATIVITY, CULTURE, AND COMMUNITY.

CULTURE, AND COMMUNITY.

M ZYDAS BAUER.

M ZYDAS BAUER.

WE EXPLORE ALL THAT WESTERN WE EXPLORE ALL THAT WESTERN NEW ENGLAND HAS TO OFFER, AND NEW ENGLAND HAS TO OFFER, AND TODAY WE'RE COMING TO YOU FROM TODAY WE'RE COMING TO YOU FROM THE CREATIVE ENCLAVE OF EAST THE CREATIVE ENCLAVE OF EAST HAMPTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

HAMPTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

LIKE MANY COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT LIKE MANY COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE REGION, THIS FORMER MILLTOWN THE REGION, THIS FORMER MILLTOWN HAS UNDERGONEGONE A REJUVENATIOD HAS UNDERGONEGONE A REJUVENATIOD FOUND A NEW LIFE AT THE HOME TO FOUND A NEW LIFE AT THE HOME TO ARTISTS, ENTREPRENEURS, AND ARTISTS, ENTREPRENEURS, AND CREATORS OF ALL KINDS, INCLUDING CREATORS OF ALL KINDS, INCLUDING THE SUBJECT OF OUR FIRST STORY THE SUBJECT OF OUR FIRST STORY TODAY.

TODAY.

IF YOU THINK THAT THAT IF YOU THINK THAT THAT INTRICATERY INLAID WOOD WORK, INTRICATERY INLAID WOOD WORK, MARKETRY S A DEAD ART, YOU MARKETRY S A DEAD ART, YOU HAVEN'T BEEN TO EASTHAMPTON, HAVEN'T BEEN TO EASTHAMPTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

MASSACHUSETTS.

IT'S WHERE WE'LL FIND MASTER IT'S WHERE WE'LL FIND MASTER WORKER SILES WERE.

WORKER SILES WERE.

-- SILAS.

-- SILAS.

HE'S BEEN TURNING OUT MARBLES, HE'S BEEN TURNING OUT MARBLES, SOME OF WHICH CAN BE FOUND IN SOME OF WHICH CAN BE FOUND IN MUSEUMS AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS MUSEUMS AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS AROUND THE WORLD.

AROUND THE WORLD.

PRODUCER DAVE FRASER VISITED HIS PRODUCER DAVE FRASER VISITED HIS STUDIOS TO FIND OUT MORE.

STUDIOS TO FIND OUT MORE.

>> NOW, I'M GOING TO START TO >> NOW, I'M GOING TO START TO STAY OUT PIECES HERE -- SAW OUT STAY OUT PIECES HERE -- SAW OUT PIECES HERE.

PIECES HERE.

MARKETRY IS ESSENTIALLY THE LOOK MARKETRY IS ESSENTIALLY THE LOOK OF AN INLAY BUT IT'S SLIGHTLY OF AN INLAY BUT IT'S SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT TECHNIQUE.

DIFFERENT TECHNIQUE.

WHAT'S DONE IS TO TAKE PIECES OF WHAT'S DONE IS TO TAKE PIECES OF VENEER, USUALLY WOOD VENEER, AND VENEER, USUALLY WOOD VENEER, AND PIECE THEM TOGETHER LIKE A PIECE THEM TOGETHER LIKE A JIGSAW PUZZLE.

JIGSAW PUZZLE.

I WANT TO ADD A PIECE OF DARKER I WANT TO ADD A PIECE OF DARKER WOOD ALONG THERE AND THEN THAT WOOD ALONG THERE AND THEN THAT JIGSAW PUZZLE GETS GLUED ON TO A JIGSAW PUZZLE GETS GLUED ON TO A THICKER BACKING.

THICKER BACKING.

SO IT LOOKS LIKE THE INDIVIDUAL SO IT LOOKS LIKE THE INDIVIDUAL PIECES OF THE PUZZLE ARE INLAID PIECES OF THE PUZZLE ARE INLAID INTO THE SURFACE BUT IN FACT INTO THE SURFACE BUT IN FACT THEY'RE ALL PART OF THE SAME THEY'RE ALL PART OF THE SAME MATRIX.

MATRIX.

IN ITS OWN WAY, GOES BACK TO IN ITS OWN WAY, GOES BACK TO EGYPTIAN TIMES, BUT THE REAL EGYPTIAN TIMES, BUT THE REAL BIRTH OF MARKETRY IS IN THE BIRTH OF MARKETRY IS IN THE ITALIAN RENAISSANCE.

ITALIAN RENAISSANCE.

I MAKE FURNITURE.

I MAKE FURNITURE.

BUT EVERYTHING THAT I MAKE HAS BUT EVERYTHING THAT I MAKE HAS THIS MARKETRY DECORATION TO IT.

THIS MARKETRY DECORATION TO IT.

SO IT'S GOT PICTURES ON IT.

SO IT'S GOT PICTURES ON IT.

SO IT COULD BE A CHAIR WITH THE SO IT COULD BE A CHAIR WITH THE BACK OF THE CHAIR WITH THE BACK OF THE CHAIR WITH THE PICTURE ON IT, A TABLETOP IS AN PICTURE ON IT, A TABLETOP IS AN OBVIOUS CHOICE FOR MARKETRY.

OBVIOUS CHOICE FOR MARKETRY.

CABINET DOORS.

CABINET DOORS.

I'VE DONE SEVERAL PIANOS WHERE I'VE DONE SEVERAL PIANOS WHERE THE RIM OF THE PIANO IS THE RIM OF THE PIANO IS DECORATED WITH PICTURES.

DECORATED WITH PICTURES.

SO LET'S PRETEND THIS IS THE SO LET'S PRETEND THIS IS THE PICTURE I'M GOING TO BE WORKING PICTURE I'M GOING TO BE WORKING ON, THAT I WANTED TO DO THIS ON, THAT I WANTED TO DO THIS RABBIT.

RABBIT.

AND I WANT THE RABBIT TO BE KIND AND I WANT THE RABBIT TO BE KIND OF WHITE.

OF WHITE.

SO I HAVE PICKED OUT A BUNCH OF SO I HAVE PICKED OUT A BUNCH OF LIGHTER COLORED WOODS HERE.

LIGHTER COLORED WOODS HERE.

THE WOODS COME FROM ALL OVER THE THE WOODS COME FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD, BECAUSE -- NEW ENGLAND WORLD, BECAUSE -- NEW ENGLAND WOODS ARE KIND OF BEIGE, FOR THE WOODS ARE KIND OF BEIGE, FOR THE MOST PART.

MOST PART.

SO YOU KNOW, YOU CAN GO FROM SO YOU KNOW, YOU CAN GO FROM MAPLE, WHICH IS A NICE CREAMY MAPLE, WHICH IS A NICE CREAMY COLOR, TO WALNUT, WHICH IS COLOR, TO WALNUT, WHICH IS BROWN.

BROWN.

AND THINGS IN BETWEEN.

AND THINGS IN BETWEEN.

BUT IF YOU WANT TO GET SOME BUT IF YOU WANT TO GET SOME REALLY COLORFUL WOODS, YOU'VE REALLY COLORFUL WOODS, YOU'VE GOT TO GO TO THE TROPICS.

GOT TO GO TO THE TROPICS.

AND I'M GOING TO FOCUS ON THAT AND I'M GOING TO FOCUS ON THAT YEAR RIGHT THERE.

YEAR RIGHT THERE.

I GO BACK AND FORTH WITH THE I GO BACK AND FORTH WITH THE DESIGN OF THE OBJECT AND THE DESIGN OF THE OBJECT AND THE DESIGN OF THE MARKETRY.

DESIGN OF THE MARKETRY.

SO I GENERALLY START WITH THE SO I GENERALLY START WITH THE CONCEPT AND HOW IS THE PICTURE CONCEPT AND HOW IS THE PICTURE GOING TO FIT ON TO THAT.

GOING TO FIT ON TO THAT.

THEN SOMETIMES THE CABINET THEN SOMETIMES THE CABINET DESIGN HAS TO GET MODIFIED TO DESIGN HAS TO GET MODIFIED TO FIT THE PICTURE OR MODIFY THE FIT THE PICTURE OR MODIFY THE PICTURE TO FIT THE CABINET.

PICTURE TO FIT THE CABINET.

SO IT GOES BACK AND NORTH UNTIL SO IT GOES BACK AND NORTH UNTIL FINALLY THE DESIGN IS SET.

FINALLY THE DESIGN IS SET.

I'VE BEEN GETTING MORE COMPLEX I'VE BEEN GETTING MORE COMPLEX AS THE YEARS HAVE GONE BY.

AS THE YEARS HAVE GONE BY.

THE FIRST FLOWERS MIGHT HAVE HAD THE FIRST FLOWERS MIGHT HAVE HAD FIVE OR SIX PIECES OF WOOD AND I FIVE OR SIX PIECES OF WOOD AND I UPPED THE ANTE AFTER 10 YEARS OF UPPED THE ANTE AFTER 10 YEARS OF WORK AND SAID I'M GOING TO MAKE WORK AND SAID I'M GOING TO MAKE THAT SAME FLOWER BUT PUT 50 THAT SAME FLOWER BUT PUT 50 PIECES OF WOOD IN IT.

PIECES OF WOOD IN IT.

SO I'M STILL AT THAT LEVEL OF SO I'M STILL AT THAT LEVEL OF COMPLEXITY.

COMPLEXITY.

THIS IS THE OLD FIREHOUSE IN THIS IS THE OLD FIREHOUSE IN EASTHAMPTON.

EASTHAMPTON.

IT WAS -- ORIGINAL PART OF THE IT WAS -- ORIGINAL PART OF THE BUILDING WAS CONSTRUCTED IN BUILDING WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 1885.

1885.

THE TOWN BUILT A NEW PUBLIC THE TOWN BUILT A NEW PUBLIC SAFETY COMPLEX IN 2000 AND PUT SAFETY COMPLEX IN 2000 AND PUT THIS UP FOR AUCTION IN 2001.

THIS UP FOR AUCTION IN 2001.

AND I WAS THE LUCKY BIDDER, AND I WAS THE LUCKY BIDDER, ALTHOUGH IT HAD IMMEDIATE ALTHOUGH IT HAD IMMEDIATE BUYERS.

BUYERS.

NOW WHAT I DO -- WHAT DO I DO.

NOW WHAT I DO -- WHAT DO I DO.

I LIKE THE BIG HIGH CEILINGS, I LIKE THE BIG HIGH CEILINGS, THE NICE LIGHT THAT'S IN HERE.

THE NICE LIGHT THAT'S IN HERE.

AND I LIKE THE IDEA OF TAKING AND I LIKE THE IDEA OF TAKING CARE OF THIS MARKET BUILDING.

CARE OF THIS MARKET BUILDING.

I THINK IT'S A REAL -- I THINK I THINK IT'S A REAL -- I THINK IT'S A REAL BEAUTIFUL BUILDING IT'S A REAL BEAUTIFUL BUILDING AND IMPORTANT TO EASTHAMPTON TO AND IMPORTANT TO EASTHAMPTON TO HAVE THIS IN GOOD CONDITION.

HAVE THIS IN GOOD CONDITION.

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

NEW ENGLAND.

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

CONTENT.

>>> WE'RE COMING TO YOU TODAY >>> WE'RE COMING TO YOU TODAY FROM THE FORMER MILL TOWN OF FROM THE FORMER MILL TOWN OF EASTHAMPTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

EASTHAMPTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

MILLS WERE THE ECONOMIC ENGINE MILLS WERE THE ECONOMIC ENGINE THAT DROVE MANY COMMUNITIES THAT DROVE MANY COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT REGION.

THROUGHOUT REGION.

BUT TOWNS WERE LEFT WITH EMPTY BUT TOWNS WERE LEFT WITH EMPTY STRUCTURES LINING THE STREETS.

STRUCTURES LINING THE STREETS.

MANY HAVE FOUND A NEW LIFE AS MANY HAVE FOUND A NEW LIFE AS PRODUCER DAVE FRASER FOUNDS OUT PRODUCER DAVE FRASER FOUNDS OUT IN THIS WEEK'S DIGITAL IN THIS WEEK'S DIGITAL EXCLUSIVE, WHICH TAKES A LOOK EXCLUSIVE, WHICH TAKES A LOOK ATE PURPOSED MILL BUILDINGS.

ATE PURPOSED MILL BUILDINGS.

>> NO LONGER WERE WE THE DIRTY >> NO LONGER WERE WE THE DIRTY OLD MILL TOWN THAT WE WERE OLD MILL TOWN THAT WE WERE DESCRIBED AT FOR SO MANY YEARS.

DESCRIBED AT FOR SO MANY YEARS.

>> MILLS IN THE BERKSHIRES DATE >> MILLS IN THE BERKSHIRES DATE BACK TO THE 1700s.

BACK TO THE 1700s.

BY 1865, PITTSFIELD HAD 10 BY 1865, PITTSFIELD HAD 10 WOOLEN MILLS THAT HOSTED 52 SETS WOOLEN MILLS THAT HOSTED 52 SETS OF MACHINERY AND EMPLOYED ALMOST OF MACHINERY AND EMPLOYED ALMOST A THOUSAND MEN AND WOMEN.

A THOUSAND MEN AND WOMEN.

>> YOU CAN FIND THAT DIGITAL >> YOU CAN FIND THAT DIGITAL EXCLUSIVE ONLINE RIGHT NOW AT EXCLUSIVE ONLINE RIGHT NOW AT NEPM.ORG/CONNECTINGPOINT.

NEPM.ORG/CONNECTINGPOINT.

>>> KEN GREEN AND HIS WIFE >>> KEN GREEN AND HIS WIFE OPENED MUSEUM FACT SILLILIES IN OPENED MUSEUM FACT SILLILIES IN 1992 -- FACT -- FACSIMILES IN 1992 -- FACT -- FACSIMILES IN 1992.

1992.

THE BUSINESS HAS A THE BUSINESS HAS A 45,000-SQUARE-FOOT PRODUCTION 45,000-SQUARE-FOOT PRODUCTION FACILITY THAT FRAMES FINE ART FACILITY THAT FRAMES FINE ART FOR STORES AND GALLERIES ALL FOR STORES AND GALLERIES ALL OVER THE WORLD AND PRODUCES OVER THE WORLD AND PRODUCES LETTER PRESS GREETING CARDS.

LETTER PRESS GREETING CARDS.

IT'S THE KIND OF PLACE WHERE YOU IT'S THE KIND OF PLACE WHERE YOU CAN FIND SOMETHING FOR JUST CAN FIND SOMETHING FOR JUST ABOUT ANYONE, AND PRODUCER DAVE ABOUT ANYONE, AND PRODUCER DAVE FRASER TOOK A TRIP TO DOWNTOWN FRASER TOOK A TRIP TO DOWNTOWN PITTSFIELD TO STEP INSIDE MUSEUM PITTSFIELD TO STEP INSIDE MUSEUM FACSIMILES.

FACSIMILES.

>> THIS ONE CAN POSSIBLY WORK.

>> THIS ONE CAN POSSIBLY WORK.

IT'S REALLY ABOUT MAKING A IT'S REALLY ABOUT MAKING A QUALITY PRODUCT, TAKING CARE OF QUALITY PRODUCT, TAKING CARE OF PEOPLE WHEN THEY HAVE A SPECIFIC PEOPLE WHEN THEY HAVE A SPECIFIC NEED.

NEED.

AND RESPONSIVE AND RESPECTFUL.

AND RESPONSIVE AND RESPECTFUL.

THOSE ARE KIND OF KEYS.

THOSE ARE KIND OF KEYS.

AND YOU KNOW, HELP PEOPLE OUT, AND YOU KNOW, HELP PEOPLE OUT, MAKE THEM SMILE A LITTLE BIT IF MAKE THEM SMILE A LITTLE BIT IF WE CAN.

WE CAN.

THERE'S A LOT TO BEING HUMAN.

THERE'S A LOT TO BEING HUMAN.

AND WE TRY TO BRING THAT AND WE TRY TO BRING THAT HUMANISM TO THE RETAIL ASPECT OF HUMANISM TO THE RETAIL ASPECT OF IT.

IT.

>> THESE ARE WHAT STARTED OUR >> THESE ARE WHAT STARTED OUR BUSINESS.

BUSINESS.

WE GOT A WAREHOUSE FIND OF ALL WE GOT A WAREHOUSE FIND OF ALL THESE FINE PRINTS.

THESE FINE PRINTS.

THE PRINT IS ON THIS CARD IS 100 THE PRINT IS ON THIS CARD IS 100 YEARS OLD.

YEARS OLD.

WE'RE CONSIDERED THE FINEST WE'RE CONSIDERED THE FINEST PRINTERS OF FINE ART.

PRINTERS OF FINE ART.

SO WE GOT THESE.

SO WE GOT THESE.

MY WIFE FIGURED OUT HOW TO MOUNT MY WIFE FIGURED OUT HOW TO MOUNT THEM ON A CARD.

THEM ON A CARD.

AND WITH A -- A BORDER, AND THEN AND WITH A -- A BORDER, AND THEN ON THE BACK WE TALK ABOUT THE ON THE BACK WE TALK ABOUT THE PROCESS AND THE -- THE NAME OF PROCESS AND THE -- THE NAME OF THE WORK OF ART WHO PAINTED IT.

THE WORK OF ART WHO PAINTED IT.

AND SO YOU'LL SEE KIND OF A WIDE AND SO YOU'LL SEE KIND OF A WIDE VARIETY HERE.

VARIETY HERE.

WE'VE WON SEVERAL INTERNATIONAL WE'VE WON SEVERAL INTERNATIONAL AWARDS.

AWARDS.

THEY'RE CALLED THE LOUIE AWARDS, THEY'RE CALLED THE LOUIE AWARDS, WHICH IS LIKE THE ACADEMY AWARDS WHICH IS LIKE THE ACADEMY AWARDS FOR GREETING CARD DESIGN.

FOR GREETING CARD DESIGN.

AND WE USE TWO OLD PRINTING AND WE USE TWO OLD PRINTING PRESSES, ONE FROM ABOUT 1900.

PRESSES, ONE FROM ABOUT 1900.

THE OTHER FROM ABOUT 1950.

THE OTHER FROM ABOUT 1950.

AND THEY CRANK UP EVERY DAY WHEN AND THEY CRANK UP EVERY DAY WHEN WE USE THEM AND THEY JUST PRINT WE USE THEM AND THEY JUST PRINT SMOOTHLY AND BEAUTIFULLY.

SMOOTHLY AND BEAUTIFULLY.

THEY COME FROM A PHOTOGRAPHIC THEY COME FROM A PHOTOGRAPHIC BACKGROUND.

BACKGROUND.

SO THE ART OF THE PRINT IS VERY SO THE ART OF THE PRINT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME.

IMPORTANT TO ME.

I HAD ONE CUSTOMER COME IN, AND I HAD ONE CUSTOMER COME IN, AND THEY ASKED ME TO FRAME UP A THEY ASKED ME TO FRAME UP A POSTER.

POSTER.

I SAID I REALLY DON'T DO THAT.

I SAID I REALLY DON'T DO THAT.

I DON'T WANT TO GET INTO THAT.

I DON'T WANT TO GET INTO THAT.

THAT OPENS UP THIS WHOLE CAN OF THAT OPENS UP THIS WHOLE CAN OF WORMS I DON'T WANT TO GET INTO.

WORMS I DON'T WANT TO GET INTO.

I DIDN'T HAVE A MATTE CUTTER AT I DIDN'T HAVE A MATTE CUTTER AT THE TIME.

THE TIME.

NO, IT WASN'T GOING TO WORK.

NO, IT WASN'T GOING TO WORK.

AND THEY REALLY WERE VERY AND THEY REALLY WERE VERY ADAMANT ABOUT IT AND THEY'RE ADAMANT ABOUT IT AND THEY'RE VERY -- THEY'RE LOVELY PEOPLE.

VERY -- THEY'RE LOVELY PEOPLE.

SO I SAID, ALL RIGHT, I'LL FRAME SO I SAID, ALL RIGHT, I'LL FRAME A POSTER FOR YOU.

A POSTER FOR YOU.

SO THEY LOVED IT.

SO THEY LOVED IT.

THE NEXT WEEK THEY BRING A THE NEXT WEEK THEY BRING A FRIEND WHO ALSO BRINGS ANOTHER FRIEND WHO ALSO BRINGS ANOTHER POSTER.

POSTER.

SO IT'S BEEN LIKE THIS CRAZY SO IT'S BEEN LIKE THIS CRAZY THING, BECAUSE NOW PEOPLE WANTED THING, BECAUSE NOW PEOPLE WANTED US TO FRAME STUFF FOR HOTELS AND US TO FRAME STUFF FOR HOTELS AND FOR RESTAURANTS AND PEOPLE BRING FOR RESTAURANTS AND PEOPLE BRING IN THE PICTURES OF THEIR IN THE PICTURES OF THEIR GRANDMOTHER THAT ARE GRANDMOTHER THAT ARE ONE-OF-A-KIND.

ONE-OF-A-KIND.

KIND OF RUNS THE GAMUT.

KIND OF RUNS THE GAMUT.

IF YOU OWN IT, I CAN FRAME IT.

IF YOU OWN IT, I CAN FRAME IT.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE MAKE ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE MAKE THAT REALLY NOBODY ELSE IS THAT REALLY NOBODY ELSE IS DOING, THEY'RE IN LARGE BOOKS DOING, THEY'RE IN LARGE BOOKS BINDS.

BINDS.

THE BEST-SELLER IS PROBABLY MOBY THE BEST-SELLER IS PROBABLY MOBY DICK AND BEING IN THE DICK AND BEING IN THE BERKSHIRES, THAT MAKES TOTAL BERKSHIRES, THAT MAKES TOTAL SENSE.

SENSE.

BUT I KEEP THEM RAGTAG BECAUSE BUT I KEEP THEM RAGTAG BECAUSE THEY HAVE A LOT.

THEY HAVE A LOT.

THEY'VE HAD A LIFE.

THEY'VE HAD A LIFE.

AND I WANT TO SHOW THAT LIFE.

AND I WANT TO SHOW THAT LIFE.

ONE DAY I'LL GET MARY POPPINS ONE DAY I'LL GET MARY POPPINS AND THEN I GET A CAR MANUAL LIKE AND THEN I GET A CAR MANUAL LIKE THE CORVETTE SHOP MANUAL AND THE CORVETTE SHOP MANUAL AND EDGAR ALLAN POE.

EDGAR ALLAN POE.

AND SO IT'S A REALLY WIDE GAMUT.

AND SO IT'S A REALLY WIDE GAMUT.

WHEN GE LEFT, IT REALLY HIT THE WHEN GE LEFT, IT REALLY HIT THE TOWN HARD.

TOWN HARD.

THEY TOOK ALL THEIR JOBS AND OF THEY TOOK ALL THEIR JOBS AND OF COURSE WHEN YOU TOOK, I DON'T COURSE WHEN YOU TOOK, I DON'T KNOW, 15,000, 20,000 JOBS, KNOW, 15,000, 20,000 JOBS, WHATEVER IT WAS, IT DECIMATED WHATEVER IT WAS, IT DECIMATED THE AREA, BOTH FOR HOUSING AND THE AREA, BOTH FOR HOUSING AND SUPPORT BUSINESSES, RESTAURANTS.

SUPPORT BUSINESSES, RESTAURANTS.

I MEAN, ACROSS THE BOARD.

I MEAN, ACROSS THE BOARD.

AND SO IT'S -- IT TOOK A MAYOR AND SO IT'S -- IT TOOK A MAYOR AND A CITY COUNCIL WITH SOME AND A CITY COUNCIL WITH SOME VISION TO BRING THE -- START TO VISION TO BRING THE -- START TO BRING THE TOWN BACK.

BRING THE TOWN BACK.

WE'RE AT 31 SOUTH STREET, WHICH WE'RE AT 31 SOUTH STREET, WHICH IS RIGHT NEXT TO THE BERKSHIRE IS RIGHT NEXT TO THE BERKSHIRE MUSEUM RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF MUSEUM RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF TOWN OF THE YOU CAN'T GET MORE TOWN OF THE YOU CAN'T GET MORE CENTRALLY LOCATED.

CENTRALLY LOCATED.

YOU BACK IN -- WALK IN.

YOU BACK IN -- WALK IN.

YOU'LL SEE ART AND A LOT OF HOME YOU'LL SEE ART AND A LOT OF HOME DECOR.

DECOR.

A LOT OF RECYCLED AND HANDMADE.

A LOT OF RECYCLED AND HANDMADE.

ONE-OF-A-KIND SORT OF THINGS.

ONE-OF-A-KIND SORT OF THINGS.

AND SO IT'S KIND OF A MIXED BAG AND SO IT'S KIND OF A MIXED BAG OF STUFF.

OF STUFF.

WE HAVE EASILY OVER 300,000 MAPS WE HAVE EASILY OVER 300,000 MAPS IN OUR DATABASE.

IN OUR DATABASE.

AND PEOPLE INQUIRE FROM AROUND AND PEOPLE INQUIRE FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY AS TO THEIR TOWN OR THE COUNTRY AS TO THEIR TOWN OR THE BLOCK IN THEIR CITY.

THE BLOCK IN THEIR CITY.

AND SO THESE HAVE BECOME REALLY AND SO THESE HAVE BECOME REALLY GREAT-LOOKING THINGS IN GREAT-LOOKING THINGS IN SOMETHING'S DINING ROOM OR SOMETHING'S DINING ROOM OR LIVING ROOM.

LIVING ROOM.

IT'S A GREAT JUMPING OFF POINT IT'S A GREAT JUMPING OFF POINT FOR CONVERSATION.

FOR CONVERSATION.

WE LIVE IN A PHENOMENALLY WE LIVE IN A PHENOMENALLY BEAUTIFUL AREA.

BEAUTIFUL AREA.

CULTURAL RICH -- CULTURALLY CULTURAL RICH -- CULTURALLY RICH, ASTHECTI -- ASTHETICALLY RICH, ASTHECTI -- ASTHETICALLY RICH, SO THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF RICH, SO THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF OUTSIDE SOURCES.

OUTSIDE SOURCES.

>>> LATE SUMMER AND EARLY FALL >>> LATE SUMMER AND EARLY FALL ARE FESTIVAL TIMES IN ARE FESTIVAL TIMES IN NEW ENGLAND.

NEW ENGLAND.

FOR US, THE FUN LASTS JUST A FEW FOR US, THE FUN LASTS JUST A FEW DAYS, BUT FOR THE PEOPLE WHO DAYS, BUT FOR THE PEOPLE WHO PROVIDE MOST OF THE FOOD AND PROVIDE MOST OF THE FOOD AND ENTERTAINMENT AT THESE EVENTS, ENTERTAINMENT AT THESE EVENTS, IT'S A FULL-TIME JOB THAT TAKES IT'S A FULL-TIME JOB THAT TAKES THEM ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

THEM ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

"CONNECTING"CONNECTING POINT'S"T "CONNECTING"CONNECTING POINT'S"T UP WITH SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THE UP WITH SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THE TRAVELING TRIBE WHO WORK AT THE TRAVELING TRIBE WHO WORK AT THE EASTERN STATES EXPOSITION, TO EASTERN STATES EXPOSITION, TO FIND OUT MOSH -- MORE ABOUT LIFE FIND OUT MOSH -- MORE ABOUT LIFE IN THE CARNIVAL CIRCUIT.

IN THE CARNIVAL CIRCUIT.

>> -- PEACE, CALM, SERENITIY.

>> -- PEACE, CALM, SERENITIY.

NOT USUALLY ASSOCIATED WITH AN NOT USUALLY ASSOCIATED WITH AN ATMOSPHERE THAT CAN TURN TO THIS ATMOSPHERE THAT CAN TURN TO THIS IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE.

IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE.

AT THIS MOMENT IN THE EARLY A.M. AT THIS MOMENT IN THE EARLY A.M.

HOURS AS VENDORS PREPARE THEIR HOURS AS VENDORS PREPARE THEIR FOOD TRAILERS, AND GAME BOOTHS FOOD TRAILERS, AND GAME BOOTHS OPENED UP LIKE FLOWERS UNFOLDING OPENED UP LIKE FLOWERS UNFOLDING THEY'RE PETALS FOR THE MORNING THEY'RE PETALS FOR THE MORNING SUN, ALL IS QUIET ON THE BEEN SUN, ALL IS QUIET ON THE BEEN FRONT.

FRONT.

OF COURSE, THIS TRANQUILITY OF COURSE, THIS TRANQUILITY WOULD BE SHORT-LIVED.

WOULD BE SHORT-LIVED.

THIS IS, AFTER ALL, A CARNIVAL.

THIS IS, AFTER ALL, A CARNIVAL.

AND FOR TWO WEEKS AND THREE AND FOR TWO WEEKS AND THREE WEEKENDS IN SEPTEMBER, THESE ARE WEEKENDS IN SEPTEMBER, THESE ARE THE OCCUPANTS OF THE BIG E. THE OCCUPANTS OF THE BIG E. FAIRGROUNDS IN WEST SPRINGFIELD, FAIRGROUNDS IN WEST SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS.

MASSACHUSETTS.

THERE'S GAMES, RIDES, AND EVEN A THERE'S GAMES, RIDES, AND EVEN A COUPLE OF FOOD VENDORS COMPRISED COUPLE OF FOOD VENDORS COMPRISED JUST ONE UNIT OF THE TRAVELING JUST ONE UNIT OF THE TRAVELING CITY KNOWN AS NORTH AMERICAN CITY KNOWN AS NORTH AMERICAN MIDWAY ENTERTAINMENT.

MIDWAY ENTERTAINMENT.

WHILE THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER WHILE THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER UNITS THAT TOUR OVER 20 STATES UNITS THAT TOUR OVER 20 STATES AND FOUR CANADIAN PROVINCES, AND FOUR CANADIAN PROVINCES, THIS ONE IS SPECIAL.

THIS ONE IS SPECIAL.

AND THE BIG E IS JUST ONE STOP AND THE BIG E IS JUST ONE STOP OF MANY ON ITS NEARLY YEAR-LONG OF MANY ON ITS NEARLY YEAR-LONG SOJOURN.

SOJOURN.

>> THIS UNIT IS THE ALL-STAR >> THIS UNIT IS THE ALL-STAR UNIT.

UNIT.

WE BEGIN IN MARCH IN MIAMI WITH WE BEGIN IN MARCH IN MIAMI WITH MIAMI/DADE YOUTH FAIR.

MIAMI/DADE YOUTH FAIR.

AND WE TRAVEL SLOWLY UP NORTH AS AND WE TRAVEL SLOWLY UP NORTH AS IT GETS WARMER AND END UP IN OUR IT GETS WARMER AND END UP IN OUR SUMMERS IN CHICAGO.

SUMMERS IN CHICAGO.

WE TURN AROUND MEMORIAL DAY, WE TURN AROUND MEMORIAL DAY, SOUTHERN WISCONSIN AND WE STAY SOUTHERN WISCONSIN AND WE STAY IN THAT AREA MOST OF THE SUMMER.

IN THAT AREA MOST OF THE SUMMER.

>> AND AFTER A STOPOVER IN OF >> AND AFTER A STOPOVER IN OF KENTUCKY, THE UNIT THEN BEGINS KENTUCKY, THE UNIT THEN BEGINS THE HOMESTRETCH WITH THE FALL THE HOMESTRETCH WITH THE FALL LEG HERE IN MASSACHUSETTS.

LEG HERE IN MASSACHUSETTS.

>> THIS IS LIKE ONE OF OUR MOST >> THIS IS LIKE ONE OF OUR MOST FAVORITE FAIRS BECAUSE THE FOOD FAVORITE FAIRS BECAUSE THE FOOD IS GOOD.

IS GOOD.

PEOPLE HERE ARE FRIENDLY.

PEOPLE HERE ARE FRIENDLY.

WE JUST -- IT'S AN ABSOLUTE WE JUST -- IT'S AN ABSOLUTE CHANGE IN WEATHER FOR US AFTER CHANGE IN WEATHER FOR US AFTER BEING IN KENTUCKY AND DOWN BEING IN KENTUCKY AND DOWN SOUTH.

SOUTH.

AND THEN WE'RE GONNA GO FROM AND THEN WE'RE GONNA GO FROM HERE TO SOUTH CAROLINA, THEN TO HERE TO SOUTH CAROLINA, THEN TO MOBILE, ALABAMA.

MOBILE, ALABAMA.

AND WE'LL BE DONE BEGINNING IN AND WE'LL BE DONE BEGINNING IN NOVEMBER.

NOVEMBER.

IN THAT AREA N THAT PERIOD OF IN THAT AREA N THAT PERIOD OF TIME.

TIME.

>> UNTIL THEN IT'S RIDES AND >> UNTIL THEN IT'S RIDES AND GAMES FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS TO GAMES FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS TO TEST THEIR EQUILIBRIUM.

TEST THEIR EQUILIBRIUM.

OR TRY TO BEAT THE ODDS.

OR TRY TO BEAT THE ODDS.

WHILE MIDWAY DOES SEEK LOCAL WHILE MIDWAY DOES SEEK LOCAL HELP TO FILL OUT THEIR ROSTERS HELP TO FILL OUT THEIR ROSTERS AT EACH STOP, THE MAJORITY OF AT EACH STOP, THE MAJORITY OF THE FOLKS RUNNING THE GAMES AND THE FOLKS RUNNING THE GAMES AND THE RIDES ARE PART OF THE THE RIDES ARE PART OF THE TOUSHING TEAM.

TOUSHING TEAM.

THEN THE FOOD.

THEN THE FOOD.

THEY MAY BE SHARING THE SAME THEY MAY BE SHARING THE SAME VENUE HERE, BUT MOST OF THE VENUE HERE, BUT MOST OF THE VENDORS OUTSIDE THE MIDWAY ARE VENDORS OUTSIDE THE MIDWAY ARE INDIVIDUAL ENTITIES RUNNING INDIVIDUAL ENTITIES RUNNING THEIR OWN CIRCUIT.

THEIR OWN CIRCUIT.

>> WE START IN LONG ISLAND.

>> WE START IN LONG ISLAND.

WE COME FROM FLORIDA AND WE GO WE COME FROM FLORIDA AND WE GO INTO LONG ISLAND.

INTO LONG ISLAND.

AND THEN WE COME ACROSS ON THE AND THEN WE COME ACROSS ON THE FERRY INTO NEW LONDON, CONNECT, FERRY INTO NEW LONDON, CONNECT, AND -- CONNECTICUT, AND WE DO A AND -- CONNECTICUT, AND WE DO A DATE ON THE PIER AND FROM THERE DATE ON THE PIER AND FROM THERE TO VIRGINIA, WE GO BACK UP TO TO VIRGINIA, WE GO BACK UP TO VERPLANK, NEW YORK.

VERPLANK, NEW YORK.

WE COME BACK TO CONNECTICUT.

WE COME BACK TO CONNECTICUT.

WE'RE EVERYWHERE.

WE'RE EVERYWHERE.

EVERYWHERE.

EVERYWHERE.

>> OF COURTS, IT WOULDN'T BE A >> OF COURTS, IT WOULDN'T BE A FAIR -- OF COURSE, IT WOULDN'T FAIR -- OF COURSE, IT WOULDN'T BE A FAIR WITHOUT THAT DIETARY BE A FAIR WITHOUT THAT DIETARY STAPLE, FRIED DOUGH.

STAPLE, FRIED DOUGH.

OR ELEPHANT EAR, DEPENDING ON OR ELEPHANT EAR, DEPENDING ON WHAT PART OF THE COUNTRY WE'RE WHAT PART OF THE COUNTRY WE'RE IN.

IN.

>> IN MASSACHUSETTS NOBODY KNOWS >> IN MASSACHUSETTS NOBODY KNOWS WHAT AN ELEPHANT EAR IS BUT IT'S WHAT AN ELEPHANT EAR IS BUT IT'S THE SAME THING AS FRIED DOUGH.

THE SAME THING AS FRIED DOUGH.

SO WHEN WE COME TO SO WHEN WE COME TO MASSACHUSETTS, WE GET EXTRA MASSACHUSETTS, WE GET EXTRA SIGNS THAT SAY FRIED DOUGH SO SIGNS THAT SAY FRIED DOUGH SO EVERYBODY KNOWS WHAT IT IS.

EVERYBODY KNOWS WHAT IT IS.

>> WHILE THE LOCATIONS ARE >> WHILE THE LOCATIONS ARE SIMILAR TO THOSE OF THE MIDWAY, SIMILAR TO THOSE OF THE MIDWAY, THE FOLKS AT ANNA'S FRIED DOUGH THE FOLKS AT ANNA'S FRIED DOUGH STARTED BACK IN 1969 IN THE STARTED BACK IN 1969 IN THE BOSTON AREA.

BOSTON AREA.

THEIR TRAVEL SCHEDULE IS MORE THEIR TRAVEL SCHEDULE IS MORE REGIONAL, AND THEY'VE BEEN ABLE REGIONAL, AND THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO THRIVE OFF THE SUSTAINED TO THRIVE OFF THE SUSTAINED POPULARITY OF THEIR PRODUCT FOR POPULARITY OF THEIR PRODUCT FOR THREE GENERATIONS.

THREE GENERATIONS.

HERE'S THE KICKER.

HERE'S THE KICKER.

NO TRANSFAT!

NO TRANSFAT!

FRIED DOUGH IS BREADS AND FRIED DOUGH IS BREADS AND SERIALS IN THE FOUR MAJOR FOOD SERIALS IN THE FOUR MAJOR FOOD GROUPS AND IT'S JUST THE KIND OF GROUPS AND IT'S JUST THE KIND OF THING PEOPLE EXPECT TO FIND IN THING PEOPLE EXPECT TO FIND IN THIS SETTING.

THIS SETTING.

BUT JUST LIKE WITH THE RIDES AND BUT JUST LIKE WITH THE RIDES AND GAMES, WHEN THE BIG E IS OVER, GAMES, WHEN THE BIG E IS OVER, THIS FRIED DOUGH AND THE VENDORS THIS FRIED DOUGH AND THE VENDORS WILL BE GONE AND ON TO TO NEXT WILL BE GONE AND ON TO TO NEXT LEG OF THEIR TOUR.

LEG OF THEIR TOUR.

>> THEY WANT TO HAVE MORE >> THEY WANT TO HAVE MORE OPTIONS THAN JUST FRIED FAIR OPTIONS THAN JUST FRIED FAIR FOOD.

FOOD.

AND SO THE IDEA CAME TO US TO AND SO THE IDEA CAME TO US TO PUT -- EVERYBODY LIKES IT.

PUT -- EVERYBODY LIKES IT.

EVERYTHING ON A STICK.

EVERYTHING ON A STICK.

ANYTHING ON A STICK.

ANYTHING ON A STICK.

SO WE SAID, LET'S JUST PUT SO WE SAID, LET'S JUST PUT SOMETHING IN A STICK -- FRUIT ON SOMETHING IN A STICK -- FRUIT ON A STICK, DIP IT IN CHOCOLATE, A STICK, DIP IT IN CHOCOLATE, AND HERE WE ARE.

AND HERE WE ARE.

>> IT'S A RELATIVELY RECENTLY >> IT'S A RELATIVELY RECENTLY PHENOMENON AND IT'S TAKEN OFF.

PHENOMENON AND IT'S TAKEN OFF.

THEY HAVE THE SAVORY CINNAMON THEY HAVE THE SAVORY CINNAMON ROLLS AND PORK CAKES BEFORE ROLLS AND PORK CAKES BEFORE MAKING SMOOTHIES AND FRUIT MAKING SMOOTHIES AND FRUIT KEBABS.

KEBABS.

LOOKING FOR VEGETABLES, SEE THE LOOKING FOR VEGETABLES, SEE THE DOCTOR.

DOCTOR.

>> WE TAKE SOMETHING THAT'S >> WE TAKE SOMETHING THAT'S HEALTHY AND WE LIKE TO ADD THE HEALTHY AND WE LIKE TO ADD THE FAIR SPIN.

FAIR SPIN.

WHAT'S BEST OF THE FAIR THAN TO WHAT'S BEST OF THE FAIR THAN TO HAVE SOMETHING DEEP FRIED.

HAVE SOMETHING DEEP FRIED.

WE DO THAT WITH VEGETABLES.

WE DO THAT WITH VEGETABLES.

AND GOOD SNACK FOOD AND PEOPLE AND GOOD SNACK FOOD AND PEOPLE SEEM TO ENJOY IT.

SEEM TO ENJOY IT.

>> HER BASE IS FLORIDA, BUT THEY >> HER BASE IS FLORIDA, BUT THEY EACH MADE THEIR WAY HERE BY WAY EACH MADE THEIR WAY HERE BY WAY OF THE MIDWEST CIRCUIT.

OF THE MIDWEST CIRCUIT.

AND IT DOESN'T STOP HERE.

AND IT DOESN'T STOP HERE.

BUT LIFE ON THE ROAD IS LIFE FOR BUT LIFE ON THE ROAD IS LIFE FOR THEM.

THEM.

WHETHER IT'S BEHIND THE WHEEL OR WHETHER IT'S BEHIND THE WHEEL OR BEHIND THE COUNTER IN THEIR BEHIND THE COUNTER IN THEIR MULTITUDE OF DESTINATION POINTS.

MULTITUDE OF DESTINATION POINTS.

>> I WASAISED OUT ON THE ROAD.

>> I WASAISED OUT ON THE ROAD.

SO WHEN I LOOKED AT CARNIVAL SO WHEN I LOOKED AT CARNIVAL LIGHTS AT NIGHT, IT TOUCHED MY LIGHTS AT NIGHT, IT TOUCHED MY SOUL.

SOUL.

SO I SAID THIS IS WHAT I WANT TO SO I SAID THIS IS WHAT I WANT TO DO.

DO.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> ARCHERY IS THE ART OR SPORT >>> ARCHERY IS THE ART OR SPORT OF USING A BOW TO SHOOT ARROWS.

OF USING A BOW TO SHOOT ARROWS.

IT SOUNDS SIMPLE, BUT ACCORDING IT SOUNDS SIMPLE, BUT ACCORDING TO SARAH RHODES AND KYLE TO SARAH RHODES AND KYLE BISSELL, OWNERS OF THE ARCHERY BISSELL, OWNERS OF THE ARCHERY TRAINING, THERE'S A LOT MORE DO TRAINING, THERE'S A LOT MORE DO IT THAN THAT.

IT THAN THAT.

DAVE FRASER VISITED THE COUPLE'S DAVE FRASER VISITED THE COUPLE'S TRAINING CENTER IN FLORENCE AND TRAINING CENTER IN FLORENCE AND SHARES THIS STORY.

SHARES THIS STORY.

>> IT'S ALL RIGHT.

>> IT'S ALL RIGHT.

SO WE WANT TO KEEP THE THUMB AND SO WE WANT TO KEEP THE THUMB AND PINKY BACK AND THAT WILL HELP PINKY BACK AND THAT WILL HELP KEEP THE WRIST OUT.

KEEP THE WRIST OUT.

>> ARCHERY IS A FORM-BASED >> ARCHERY IS A FORM-BASED SPORT, NOT AIMING.

SPORT, NOT AIMING.

KIND OF LIKE DANCING.

KIND OF LIKE DANCING.

WE NEED TO MOVE OUR BODIES WE NEED TO MOVE OUR BODIES THROUGH SPACE IN THE SAME WAY THROUGH SPACE IN THE SAME WAY EACH TIME.

EACH TIME.

>> SOMETHING ELSE ABOUT MAGICAL >> SOMETHING ELSE ABOUT MAGICAL ABOUT ARCHERY THAT PEOPLE THINK ABOUT ARCHERY THAT PEOPLE THINK OF THE STORIES THAT WE TELL AND OF THE STORIES THAT WE TELL AND IT'S HISTORICAL, BUT IT'S ALSO IT'S HISTORICAL, BUT IT'S ALSO MODERN BECAUSE IT'S IN MOVIES.

MODERN BECAUSE IT'S IN MOVIES.

BUT IT'S ALSO LIKE FROM THE BUT IT'S ALSO LIKE FROM THE MEDIEVAL TIMES AND SO YOU SAY MEDIEVAL TIMES AND SO YOU SAY ARCHERY AND PEOPLE GO, OOH.

ARCHERY AND PEOPLE GO, OOH.

>> SET UP.

>> SET UP.

I STARTED THE TRAINING EIGHT I STARTED THE TRAINING EIGHT YEARS AGO.

YEARS AGO.

SOLVEA MEANS BALANCE -- SOFA SOLVEA MEANS BALANCE -- SOFA MEANS BALANCE, STRENGTH, AND -- MEANS BALANCE, STRENGTH, AND -- TRUTH, AND STRENGTH ON THE TRUTH, AND STRENGTH ON THE INSIDE.

INSIDE.

WHEN WE USE THE TERM, IT'S ABOUT WHEN WE USE THE TERM, IT'S ABOUT BUILDING ARCHERS, BUILDING BUILDING ARCHERS, BUILDING ATHLETES THAT YOU ARE STRONG ON ATHLETES THAT YOU ARE STRONG ON THE INSIDE.

THE INSIDE.

-- THAT ARE STRONG ON THE -- THAT ARE STRONG ON THE INSIDE.

INSIDE.

SO I LOVE IT WHEN PEOPLE ARE SO I LOVE IT WHEN PEOPLE ARE TAKING THE LESSONS THAT THEY'RE TAKING THE LESSONS THAT THEY'RE LEARNING FROM ARCHERY THAT WE LEARNING FROM ARCHERY THAT WE TRY TO INSTILL THROUGH OUR TRY TO INSTILL THROUGH OUR COACHING AND WE SEE THEM COACHING AND WE SEE THEM APPLYING THAT.

APPLYING THAT.

BEYOND JUST THE FORM, THE BEYOND JUST THE FORM, THE BEAUTIFUL FORM THAT ARCHERY IS, BEAUTIFUL FORM THAT ARCHERY IS, BECAUSE MY HOPE THEN IS THAT BECAUSE MY HOPE THEN IS THAT IT'S GOING TO TRANSFER OFF THE IT'S GOING TO TRANSFER OFF THE RANGE.

RANGE.

>> VERY MUCH A MENTAL SPORT.

>> VERY MUCH A MENTAL SPORT.

SO ONCE YOU LEARN THE PHYSICAL SO ONCE YOU LEARN THE PHYSICAL ASPECT, CONQUERING THE MENTAL, ASPECT, CONQUERING THE MENTAL, PERFORMING UNDER ANXIETY, PERFORMING UNDER ANXIETY, STRAYING -- STAYING RELAXED, AND STRAYING -- STAYING RELAXED, AND THE FORM IS THE BIGGEST THE FORM IS THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE FOR ME RIGHT NOW.

CHALLENGE FOR ME RIGHT NOW.

I LIKE THE CHALLENGE THAT IT'S I LIKE THE CHALLENGE THAT IT'S PERSONAL.

PERSONAL.

LIKE YOU CAN START WHEREVER AND LIKE YOU CAN START WHEREVER AND TAKE IT WHERE YOU WANT IT.

TAKE IT WHERE YOU WANT IT.

I ALSO LIKE TO COMPETE.

I ALSO LIKE TO COMPETE.

SO I GO TO TOURNAMENTS.

SO I GO TO TOURNAMENTS.

I LIKE THAT PART OF COMPETITION.

I LIKE THAT PART OF COMPETITION.

I'VE BEEN AN ATHLETE ALL MY I'VE BEEN AN ATHLETE ALL MY LIFE, SO THIS ALLOWS ME EVEN AT LIFE, SO THIS ALLOWS ME EVEN AT MY ADVANCED ABLE TO BE A MY ADVANCED ABLE TO BE A CONTINUAL ATHLETE.

CONTINUAL ATHLETE.

>> WE GET A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO >> WE GET A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE ADULTS WHO TRIED IT IN CAMP ARE ADULTS WHO TRIED IT IN CAMP OR WANTED TO TRY IT IN CAMP.

OR WANTED TO TRY IT IN CAMP.

AND THEN THEY GET TO TRY IT AS AND THEN THEY GET TO TRY IT AS AN ADULT.

AN ADULT.

AND SO IT SPARK THIS IS MEMORY AND SO IT SPARK THIS IS MEMORY OF CHILDHOOD AND THEN THEY GET OF CHILDHOOD AND THEN THEY GET TO DO IT AS AN ADULT.

TO DO IT AS AN ADULT.

THERE'S NOT A LOT OF THINGS IN THERE'S NOT A LOT OF THINGS IN LIFE THAT YOU -- YOU REALLY LIFE THAT YOU -- YOU REALLY WANTED TO DO WHEN YOU WERE A KID WANTED TO DO WHEN YOU WERE A KID AND YOU GET THE CHANCE TO GO AND YOU GET THE CHANCE TO GO BACK TO DO IT.

BACK TO DO IT.

AND ARCHERY IS THAT FOR A LOT OF AND ARCHERY IS THAT FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE.

PEOPLE.

WE DO SIX ARROWS AT A TIME.

WE DO SIX ARROWS AT A TIME.

THAT'S CALLED AN END.

THAT'S CALLED AN END.

AND SOMETIMES DURING THE SIX AND SOMETIMES DURING THE SIX ARROWS, DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER ARROWS, DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF ARCHERS, YOU CAN WORK WITH OF ARCHERS, YOU CAN WORK WITH EVERY SINGLE ARCHER DURING THE EVERY SINGLE ARCHER DURING THE COURSE OF THAT END, BECAUSE I AM COURSE OF THAT END, BECAUSE I AM CHECKING IN WITH EVERY SINGLE CHECKING IN WITH EVERY SINGLE ARCHER TO SEE WHERE ARE YOU IN ARCHER TO SEE WHERE ARE YOU IN THIS PROCESS.

THIS PROCESS.

DID YOU TAKE WHAT I SAID AND DID YOU TAKE WHAT I SAID AND INCORPORATE YET?

INCORPORATE YET?

OR ARE YOU STILL WORKING ON OR ARE YOU STILL WORKING ON THAT, WHICH MEANS I CAN'T GIVE THAT, WHICH MEANS I CAN'T GIVE YOU MORE COACHING YET BECAUSE YOU MORE COACHING YET BECAUSE YOU'RE STILL TRYING TO PROCESS YOU'RE STILL TRYING TO PROCESS WHAT I JUST TALKED TO YOU ABOUT.

WHAT I JUST TALKED TO YOU ABOUT.

SO IT'S DEFINITELY A LOT OF GIVE SO IT'S DEFINITELY A LOT OF GIVE AND TAKE WITH EVERY ARCHER TO AND TAKE WITH EVERY ARCHER TO SORT OF SEE WHERE ARE YOU AND SORT OF SEE WHERE ARE YOU AND WHAT DO YOU NEED NEXT.

WHAT DO YOU NEED NEXT.

>> IT'S I THINK AN 11- OR >> IT'S I THINK AN 11- OR 12-STEP PROCESS THAT STARTS WITH 12-STEP PROCESS THAT STARTS WITH KNOCKING THE ARROW ON THE BOW, KNOCKING THE ARROW ON THE BOW, RAISING IT UP, COMING BACK, RAISING IT UP, COMING BACK, TRANSFERRING IN THE MUSCLES OF TRANSFERRING IN THE MUSCLES OF THE BACK INTO A HOLDS POSITION THE BACK INTO A HOLDS POSITION WHERE YOU CAN HAVE SKELETAL WHERE YOU CAN HAVE SKELETAL ALIGNMENT AND FEEL THAT.

ALIGNMENT AND FEEL THAT.

YOU HAVE STRAIGHT THROUGH YOUR YOU HAVE STRAIGHT THROUGH YOUR BODY, THROUGH THE ARROW TOWARDS BODY, THROUGH THE ARROW TOWARDS THE TARGET.

THE TARGET.

ACTUALLY, I STARTED ABOUT EIGHT ACTUALLY, I STARTED ABOUT EIGHT YEARS AGO IN MIDDLE SCHOOL.

YEARS AGO IN MIDDLE SCHOOL.

JUST BECAUSE I WANTED SOMETHING JUST BECAUSE I WANTED SOMETHING TO DO AND ARCHERY SEEMED COOL.

TO DO AND ARCHERY SEEMED COOL.

AND I JUST KIND OF HAVEN'T AND I JUST KIND OF HAVEN'T STOPPED.

STOPPED.

>> AND THEN I STARTED BECAUSE HE >> AND THEN I STARTED BECAUSE HE STARTED.

STARTED.

AND MY DAD STARTED.

AND MY DAD STARTED.

SO -- SO -- >> YEAH, IT'S A FAMILY THING!

>> YEAH, IT'S A FAMILY THING!

>> AT EVERY AGE, I'VE SEEN >> AT EVERY AGE, I'VE SEEN PEOPLE COME IN THINKING THEY'RE PEOPLE COME IN THINKING THEY'RE NOT ATHLETES.

NOT ATHLETES.

AND EVENTUALLY THEY WALK AWAY AND EVENTUALLY THEY WALK AWAY AND THEY CALL THEMSELVES AN AND THEY CALL THEMSELVES AN ATHLETE OR THEY SAY, I AM AN ATHLETE OR THEY SAY, I AM AN ARCHER.

ARCHER.

AND THAT'S REALLY EXCITING FOR AND THAT'S REALLY EXCITING FOR ME TO HAVE GIVEN THEM THE ME TO HAVE GIVEN THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO FEEL PROUD OF OPPORTUNITY TO FEEL PROUD OF WHAT THEIR BODIES CAN WHAT THEIR BODIES CAN ACCOMPLISH.

ACCOMPLISH.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> DANIEL CHES FER FRENCH WAS >>> DANIEL CHES FER FRENCH WAS CONSIDERED THE GREATEST MONUMENT CONSIDERED THE GREATEST MONUMENT SCULPTOR IN POST-CIVIL WAR SCULPTOR IN POST-CIVIL WAR AMERICA.

AMERICA.

HIS WORK LEFT A MARK ON AMERICA, HIS WORK LEFT A MARK ON AMERICA, MOST NOTABLY THE LINCOLN MOST NOTABLY THE LINCOLN MEMORIAL.

MEMORIAL.

BEEN OF FRENCH'S WORKS WERE BEEN OF FRENCH'S WORKS WERE CREATED IN THE BERKSHIRES AT HIS CREATED IN THE BERKSHIRES AT HIS COUNTRY RETREAT CHESTERWOOD.

COUNTRY RETREAT CHESTERWOOD.

AND WE VISITED THE HISTORIC SITE AND WE VISITED THE HISTORIC SITE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE MAN AND TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE MAN AND HIS WORK.

HIS WORK.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> CHESTERWOOD IS THE FORMER >> CHESTERWOOD IS THE FORMER HOME, STUDIO, AND GARDENS OF HOME, STUDIO, AND GARDENS OF DANIEL CHESTER FRENCH.

DANIEL CHESTER FRENCH.

FRENCH IS ONE OF THE MOST FRENCH IS ONE OF THE MOST PROMINENT AMERICAN PUBLIC PROMINENT AMERICAN PUBLIC SCULPTORS IN THE UNITED STATES.

SCULPTORS IN THE UNITED STATES.

HE LIVED FROM 1850 TO 1931.

HE LIVED FROM 1850 TO 1931.

AND HE SPENT OVER 30 SUMMERS AND HE SPENT OVER 30 SUMMERS HERE AT CHESTERWOOD.

HERE AT CHESTERWOOD.

HE FOUND THE BERKSHIRES BECAUSE HE FOUND THE BERKSHIRES BECAUSE HE WAS HERE VISITING SOME HE WAS HERE VISITING SOME FRIENDS WHO WERE ALSO ARTISTS.

FRIENDS WHO WERE ALSO ARTISTS.

WHEN HIS WIFE CAME IN TO THE WHEN HIS WIFE CAME IN TO THE TOWN OF STOCKBRIDGE, SHE TURNED TOWN OF STOCKBRIDGE, SHE TURNED TO HER HUSBAND AND SAID, I DON'T TO HER HUSBAND AND SAID, I DON'T KNOW WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO LIVE, KNOW WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO LIVE, BUT I'M GONNA LIVE IN BUT I'M GONNA LIVE IN STOCKBRIDGE.

STOCKBRIDGE.

SO SHE WAS THE ONE WHO ACTUALLY SO SHE WAS THE ONE WHO ACTUALLY DETERMINED THIS WOULD BE THE DETERMINED THIS WOULD BE THE PLACE WHERE THEY'D HAVE THEIR PLACE WHERE THEY'D HAVE THEIR COUNTRY RETREAT.

COUNTRY RETREAT.

FRENCH PURCHASED THIS PROPERTY.

FRENCH PURCHASED THIS PROPERTY.

IT WAS KNOWN AS THE WARNER FARM, IT WAS KNOWN AS THE WARNER FARM, IN 1896.

IN 1896.

AND STARTED TO DEVELOP AND AND STARTED TO DEVELOP AND CREATE HIS ARTISTS RETREAT HERE CREATE HIS ARTISTS RETREAT HERE IN THE BERKSHIRES.

IN THE BERKSHIRES.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> DANIEL CHESTER FRENCH WAS A >> DANIEL CHESTER FRENCH WAS A TEENAGER IN CONCORD, TEENAGER IN CONCORD, MASSACHUSETTS.

MASSACHUSETTS.

AND HIS FATHER WAS A AND HIS FATHER WAS A PROFESSIONAL MAN, SENT HIM TO PROFESSIONAL MAN, SENT HIM TO M.I.T.

WHERE HE PROMPTLY FLUNKED M.I.T.

WHERE HE PROMPTLY FLUNKED OUT.

OUT.

ALL THE WHILE HE WAS DEVELOPING ALL THE WHILE HE WAS DEVELOPING AN INTEREST IN SCULPTING AND AN INTEREST IN SCULPTING AND IT'S VERY HARD TOO TRACE THE IT'S VERY HARD TOO TRACE THE MOMENT WHEN -- TO TRACE THE MOMENT WHEN -- TO TRACE THE MOMENT WHEN THAT TALENT AND MOMENT WHEN THAT TALENT AND PASSION CONVERGED.

PASSION CONVERGED.

WE DON'T KNOW WHETHER IT WAS A WE DON'T KNOW WHETHER IT WAS A SNOW SCULPTURE IN A NEW ENGLAND SNOW SCULPTURE IN A NEW ENGLAND STORM OR HIS FIRST MOUND OF CLAY STORM OR HIS FIRST MOUND OF CLAY THAT HE SUCCESSFULLY MODELED THAT HE SUCCESSFULLY MODELED INTO AN ANIMAL FIGURE AND LEFT INTO AN ANIMAL FIGURE AND LEFT ON HIS FATHER'S DINNER PLATE TO ON HIS FATHER'S DINNER PLATE TO FRIGHTENING HIP -- FRIGHTEN HIM.

FRIGHTENING HIP -- FRIGHTEN HIM.

WHATEVER IT WAS, HIS FATHER MADE WHATEVER IT WAS, HIS FATHER MADE SURE THEY HAD AN ART EDUCATION.

SURE THEY HAD AN ART EDUCATION.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> AT A VERY YOUNG AGE, HE HAD >> AT A VERY YOUNG AGE, HE HAD THE GOOD FORTUNE, TO, A GET A THE GOOD FORTUNE, TO, A GET A HUGELY IMPORTANT COMMISSION FOR HUGELY IMPORTANT COMMISSION FOR THE MINUTEMEN IN CONCORD, THE MINUTEMEN IN CONCORD, MASSACHUSETTS.

MASSACHUSETTS.

AND ALSO TO GET THE OPPORTUNITY AND ALSO TO GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO STUDY IN FLORENCE.

TO STUDY IN FLORENCE.

AND THE STATUE WAS AN AND THE STATUE WAS AN EXTRAORDINARY SUCCESS.

EXTRAORDINARY SUCCESS.

AND OUT OF THIS SOME ORDINARY AND OUT OF THIS SOME ORDINARY FIRST COMMISSION, HIS NAME WAS FIRST COMMISSION, HIS NAME WAS MADE.

MADE.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> I THINK FRENCH'S MOST >> I THINK FRENCH'S MOST IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTION IS ALWAYS IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTION IS ALWAYS THE LINCOLN MEMORIAL.

THE LINCOLN MEMORIAL.

NOT ONLY WAS IT THE LARGEST AND NOT ONLY WAS IT THE LARGEST AND THE MOST COLOSSAL TRIUMPH ANY THE MOST COLOSSAL TRIUMPH ANY SCUPLE TORE IN AMERICA, BUT IT SCUPLE TORE IN AMERICA, BUT IT BECAME OVER THE DECADES A SCENE BECAME OVER THE DECADES A SCENE OF ASPIRATION.

OF ASPIRATION.

AND MEMORY.

AND MEMORY.

AND OF COURSE, MARTIN LUTHER AND OF COURSE, MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., CONSECRATED IT FOR KING, JR., CONSECRATED IT FOR ALL TIME WITH THE "I HAVE A ALL TIME WITH THE "I HAVE A DREAM" SPEECH IN WHICH HE SPOKE DREAM" SPEECH IN WHICH HE SPOKE ABOUT THE MONUMENT, LINCOLN, AND ABOUT THE MONUMENT, LINCOLN, AND THE EMANCIPATION.

THE EMANCIPATION.

SO THE LINCOLN REMAINS A SYMBOL SO THE LINCOLN REMAINS A SYMBOL OF AMERICAN HOPES AND DREAMS, OF AMERICAN HOPES AND DREAMS, ALWAYS ASPIRATIONAL, NOT QUITE ALWAYS ASPIRATIONAL, NOT QUITE 34E9.

34E9.

SO HE IS -- MET.

SO HE IS -- MET.

SO HE IS THE SYMBOL OF AN SO HE IS THE SYMBOL OF AN AMERICA THAT THE SEEKS TO BE A AMERICA THAT THE SEEKS TO BE A MORE PERFECT UNION.

MORE PERFECT UNION.

>> FRENCH'S AESTHETIC WAS ABOUT >> FRENCH'S AESTHETIC WAS ABOUT CREATING BEAUTY IN HIS WORK AS CREATING BEAUTY IN HIS WORK AS WELL AS HIS SURROUNDINGS.

WELL AS HIS SURROUNDINGS.

HIS DAUGHTER MARGARET FRENCH HIS DAUGHTER MARGARET FRENCH CRESON GREW UP HERE AND SHE CRESON GREW UP HERE AND SHE WATCHED HER FATHER MODEL IN THE WATCHED HER FATHER MODEL IN THE STUDIO.

STUDIO.

SHE REMINISCES ABOUT WALKING IN SHE REMINISCES ABOUT WALKING IN THE GROUNDS WITH HER FATHER THE GROUNDS WITH HER FATHER LEARNING ABOUT NATURE.

LEARNING ABOUT NATURE.

AND DEVELOPING A TRUE LOVE OF AND DEVELOPING A TRUE LOVE OF CHESTERWOOD.

CHESTERWOOD.

SHE DECIDED THAT SHE WANTED TO SHE DECIDED THAT SHE WANTED TO PRESERVE CHESTERWOOD FOR THE PRESERVE CHESTERWOOD FOR THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE AND THE PUBLIC TO VISIT TO LEARN ABOUT PUBLIC TO VISIT TO LEARN ABOUT HER FATHER'S LEGACY, HIS HER FATHER'S LEGACY, HIS IMPORTANT WORK OF AMERICAN IMPORTANT WORK OF AMERICAN SCULPTURE, AND EVENTUALLY SHE SCULPTURE, AND EVENTUALLY SHE TRANSFERRED THE PROPERTY TO THE TRANSFERRED THE PROPERTY TO THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION IN 1968.

PRESERVATION IN 1968.

IT'S IMPORTANT TO PRESERVE IT'S IMPORTANT TO PRESERVE HOUSES LIKE THIS TO UNDERSTAND, HOUSES LIKE THIS TO UNDERSTAND, ESPECIALLY AN ARTIST'S HOME AND ESPECIALLY AN ARTIST'S HOME AND STUDIO, THE NATURE OF THE STUDIO, THE NATURE OF THE CREATIVE PROCESS.

CREATIVE PROCESS.

I THINK YOU HAVE A BETTER I THINK YOU HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING COMING TO UNDERSTANDING COMING TO CHESTERWOOD ABOUT THE ARTIST, CHESTERWOOD ABOUT THE ARTIST, HIS INSPIRATION, AND WHAT HIS HIS INSPIRATION, AND WHAT HIS LIFE WAS LIKE DURING A CERTAIN LIFE WAS LIKE DURING A CERTAIN TIME PERIOD IN AMERICAN HISTORY.

TIME PERIOD IN AMERICAN HISTORY.

I OFTEN TELL PEOPLE TAKE SOME I OFTEN TELL PEOPLE TAKE SOME TIME TO RELAX, ENJOY THE TIME TO RELAX, ENJOY THE BEAUTIFUL VIEW OF MONUMENT BEAUTIFUL VIEW OF MONUMENT MOUNTAIN, SIT ON THE STUDIO MOUNTAIN, SIT ON THE STUDIO PIASA AND TAKE A MOMENT FOR PIASA AND TAKE A MOMENT FOR YOURSELF.

YOURSELF.

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