301 - Orville's Picnic

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301 - Orville's Picnic

#301 - Orville's Picnic The story of a country store owner and his crusade to enshrine the memory of the legendary guitar designer-builder Orville Gibson.

#302 - Stuffed! Ever wonder how all those dead animals on display at the nature museums look so lifelike? Meet a fellow who makes them come alive again through the age old and mysterious art of taxidermy.

#303 - The Wood Works Adirondack craftspeople who have elevated the traditional Adirondack furniture styles to new heights.

#304 - Return to The Land of Makebelieve A return visit with Adirondack legend Arto Monaco who shows us his vast and priceless collection of toy prototypes which he has built for famous manufacturers over the past 50 years. Learn more about The Land of Makebelieve here!

#305 - Plane Nuts! People who love to fly the skies over the Adirondacks in vintage aircraft.

#306 - Hope Floats The history of Adirondack and Lake Champlain boats, all kinds of boats as told by the people who restore, build and collect them.

#307 - Roadside Attractions A look at several unusual stores unique to The Adirondacks. Old Forge Hardware where, on three jam packed floors, Sarah Cohen and Hank Kashiwa can help you can find absolutely everything you might need to go on safari in Africa or winter over in The Adirondacks; Fran Better's fly shop where Fran (creator of the legendary Au Sable Wulff) ties 20 THOUSAND fishing flies a year, which are sought after by fisherman and collectors the world over.

#308 - The Ice People A look at the popular winter sport of ice fishing and the people who think nothing of sitting around in sub-zero temperatures on wind-swept, frozen Lake Champlain and staring into a hole in the ice.

#309 - Wilderness Guide Surviving in and learning to love the Adirondack wilderness with author and guide Anne LaBastille.

#310 - Salute The Sky The true story of an Adirondacker who jumped into enemy lines with the 101st Airborne Division during the Normandy Invasion of June 6, 1944. John Bacon's story is a remarkable tale of survival against all the odds and of how World War II changed his life forever. #311 - The Living Past Men and women re-enactors who seek absolute perfection in recreating every detail of life during the American Revolution.

#312 - The Underwater Farmers Life with a family who has figured a way to uses the crystal clear water flowing out of the ground in the back yard to energize their house as well as to feed secret ponds where they raise trophy size Salmon and Trout from eggs.

#313 - The Bread Man A young baker makes real crusty country french bread (and other savory delights) from scratch each day in his handcrafted wood-fired oven deep in the Adirondack mountains.

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