Episode Guide
Season 4
 Shoe
Fly Pie
George visits Hilltop Orchards in Richmond,
MA.
He sets out in search of an apple pie but discovers there are all sorts
of other things one can do with apples including making wine and Hard Cider.
We will also introduce you to Paul Meade, a fly fisherman and fly tier
from
Shelburne Falls, MA and Jose Serrazina, a cobbler, and owner of Shu
Fix in Northampton
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 Home Sweet Home
George meets Gloria Smith, President of the Zanger Company, a local importer
of Polish Pottery and
featured
regularly
on QVC.
We will also spend the day making candles at Whip City Candle in Westfield,
and go along on a home inspection with Cary Bissell and Pam
Bissell Connors of Affordable Home and Septic Inspections,
to learn the do’s & don’ts
of home buying.
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 Into the Woods
George heads north to Dummerston, VT to learn some personal
survival skills in the woods with Lorene Wapotich, Director of
Her Feet on the Earth. We will also meet Nancy Dickinson from Leeds, MA and see
how she created her own civilization which she calls Acorn People. Finally
meet the owner of Allenby Tree Movers of Hatfield and see what it takes
to move a tree.
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 Family Fun
George spends the afternoon at the Lupa Zoo in Ludlow feeding
the animals with zookeeper Henry Lupa. We will also sample some of the
homemade ice cream at Rondeau’s Dairy Bar in Palmer and take a
lesson on the ski slopes of Blandford with ski
instructor Lisa Masciadrelli.
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 Waterworld
Original Air Date: March 13, 2006
George spends the day with Joe Dilk Jr. and
the crew from Connecticut Valley Artesian Well Co. of
East Longmeadow. We will also introduce you to Laura
and Scott Cook, owners of Wilderness Experiences and
Westfield Water Sports in Southwick, MA. Finally, take
a summer cruise aboard the Quinnetuket II river
boat with Captain Alex Friedman and first mate and interpreter, Eric Lundquist. This boat cruises the Connecticut River
in Northfield, MA.
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 It’s
Showtime
Original Air Date: March 20, 2006
George visits Mystic Aquarium in Connecticut
to meet the people who train the animals to perform in their shows. We
will
also introduce you to Al Nardi of Springfield who lost
his hearing at an early age, but that hasn't prevented him from
composing and performing his own brand of music he calls Nouveau. We will
also meet Tamador Gibreel of Springfield, director of a Sudanese
Dance Troupe called Brides of the Nile.
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 Keeping It Clean
Original Air Date: March 27, 2006
Steve
Lasky of
Ludlow is a window washer who's
job takes him to "great heights." George spends the day with Katie
Wainright owner
of Doggie
Doody Disposal. Her motto is "We do doody, so you don't
have to." We will also meet a local chimney
sweep.
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Transformation
Original Air Date: April 3, 2006
This episode is all about people who have the skills
to transform one thing into another. First, meet Andrew DeVries,
a bronze sculptor from Huntington, MA. He uses the fire of his
furnaces and the skill in his hands to transform liquid bronze into solid
works of art.
We will also introduce you to Maria Ferrar, a hair salon owner in
Holyoke, MA. Maria came from the Dominican Republic five years ago and
began cutting
hair. Now she has 8 women working for her and manages the salon full
time.
Finally George spends the day with Tracy Kochanski,
owner of Custom
Carved Horses of Westfield. Tracy transforms blocks of wood
into beautiful carousel-style horses.
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 Play
on Words
Original Air Date: April 24, 2006
For some people, words are their life. Bill Rathbun is
a neon artist in Leverett. He works fulltime as the art teacher
at Easthampton high school where,
among other things, he teaches a sign-making class. We will also meet Magdalena Gomez, a poet, award-winning playwright, performance
artist and arts educator. Ms. Gomez brings her passion to directing an
ensemble
of women formerly incarcerated at the Hampden County jail, in a performance
of their original work at Western New England College , titled "Voices
from inside: Women Speak From Prison." George spends
the day with Peter Sokolowski, associate editor at Merriam
Webster Dictionary,
to learn how a word makes it into the dictionary.
He also will talk with Josh Guenter, the pronunciation
editor.
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 Attention to Detail
Original Air Date: May 1, 2006
Meet Kevin Bourbeau & Peter Graves, owners
of East Coast Chopper Works in Turners Falls
and see how they take an idea on paper and transform it into custom chopper
worthy of national attention. We will also introduce you to Julie
Godfrey of Shelburne Falls, a woodworker who
specializes in marquetry, a unique form of inlay. She recently completed
an arc that is now being used at the Solomon Schechter Day School in
Northampton. Finally, George spends the day in South Deerfield with Sonam
Lama constructing structures all made of stone.
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In the Spotlight
Original Air Date: May 8, 2006
Meet Steve Henderson, a local actor from
Springfield. Steve gave up his job in the health care field to follow
his dream of
acting
and is doing it, in all places, western Massachusetts. Also meet Andrea
Burns, a photographer from Easthampton, MA to see how her work
puts people in the spotlight. George meets The Dinn Brothers of Dinn
Brothers Trophies in Holyoke.
Dinn Brothers is one of the leading trophy and awards manufacturers in
the country and has been in business for 50 years.
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 Preserving the Past
Original Air Date: May 15, 2006
Many people are responsible for preserving the past and
many people do it in different ways. First, meet Jim Mooney,
who runs the Crematorium at Springfield Cemetery, and Frank Forrestiere, the 3rd generation in the Forrestiere
family to be in the funeral service business.
We will also meet Linda Abrams, a genealogist from Longmeadow
and learn how she traces family roots and uncovers lost secrets.
We will also pay a vist to the Connecticut Trolley Museum to see how the by-gone era of trolley cars is preserved for the public
to see and ride.
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 On The Go
Original Air Date: May 22, 2006
Meet Max Hartshorne, owner of GoNomad.com,
in South Deerfield, MA. It is an alternative travel web site where visitors
find "inspiration
and links to plan their trip"– so if you’re looking
to do elephant research in Thailand or learn Spanish in Cancun, GoNomad.com
is the place to go!
We will also spend the day at the Holyoke Dam seeing how they keep the
fish moving each spring as they head up river to migrate.
Finally, George will take a trip to the highest point in Massachusetts: Mt. Greylock.
He will get a "guided tour" with Visitor Services Supervisor
Alec Gilman.
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