What destinations are saying:
Whitefish, Montana (Season 2) - We are very happy with the exposure and the response we've received. Now, we're trying to figure out how to get you to come back and do a show in the Winter. Rhonda Fitzgerald, President of the Whitefish Chamber of Commerce. Rhonda invited us to see Whitefish and Glacier National Park, after seeing an episode of our series on television about Catalina Island that motivated her to take a trip there.
Hong Kong, China (Season 2) - How soon can you come back? We'd like you to come back as soon as possible.
- Lillibeth Bishop, Hong Kong Tourism Board
Santa Monica, California (Season 2) - You did a wonderful job of capturing
- Dan Marengo, Santa Monica Convention &
Kanab, Utah (Season 1) - It was fortunate Kane County was present at the LA Times Travel Show and had a classy booth that drew attention to our area because there were hundreds of destinations Jeffrey could have selected for his series. Donna Casebolt, Director of Tourism for Kane County, in newspaper interview. We are currently planning a second episode on Kane County to highlight areas and activities not covered the first time.
Mammoth, California (Season 1) - The Mammoth Lakes Visitors Bureau is delighted to announce that the producer of the Mammoth Lakes promotional video, Jeffrey Lehmann, has just won an Emmy for an outstanding achievement in the performance categoryThe Mammoth Lakes Visitors Bureau, in partnership with Barnstormer Productions, and many local business partners are proud to be associated with such a high-caliber production. - From Mammoth Times article.
Eureka, California (Season 1) - "What really impressed me about your production is how you went beyond the obvious story to include Humboldt's history and cultural attractions as well as the outdoors...your production is in many ways superior to the visitor information video we just produced, oh well! Tony Smithers, Marketing Director Eureka! Humboldt County Convention and Visitors Bureau. Tony has recently approached us to come back to the area to produce another episode. We shot an episode for Season 3 in the neighboring community of Redding, California based on the endorsement of Eureka and Catalina Island (Season 1), California.
Ruidoso, New Mexico (Season 1) This is by far the best initiative that we have ever done! Mark Doth, Grindstone Graphics the ad agency for Ruidoso. Ruidoso recommended us to their friends in Santa Fe, NM and Carlsbad, NM, where we subsequently shot shows. All three destinations have invited us back to shoot episodes for our 4th season.
What viewers are saying: (from recent emails requesting travel planners.)
I really like the show. because the travel is in the United States. and it helps us to plan our vacation thank you for this show.
- Josephine Splendora, Texas
You brought back memories of my childhood in the Yorkshire Dales, thank you.
- Rita Wilmot, New Hampshire on Windermere, England
I just got back from Whitefish, Montana... I stayed at the grouse mountain lodge and even mountain biked down Big
Mountain. You picked a great place to share with people and did an excellent job of giving information on this area.
- Angea Reynolds the activities and hotel referred to are those we featured in the show.
This show is very informative and shows the lush wonders of America keep them coming! - Jenn, Houston, Texas
I especially enjoyed your weekend edition of Hong Kong. Thank you for the information. - Heather, Richmond, Virginia
I received the package - thank you. Whitefish looks beautiful and seems to be a little jewel that not too many people know
about. I'll look into it for next August. Thanks again and keep up the great work.
- Fred Noban, MD in reference to our show and the subsequent travel planner that we sent out to him.
Thank you for this wonderfull program...this inspires me to donate to PBS.
- Janie Hookerton, North Carolina
You did a show on Santa Monica, CA. Great Show. It looked like a great adventure. I'm a first time viewer we are going to
visit Santa Monica the next time we are in CA.
- Marti Lambert
I'm so happy to have found this site! My family is going to both of these areas.
- Leslie Spring, Texas in reference to Carlsbad and Ruidoso, New Mexico.
Thanks for the DVD! The whole family enjoyed viewing it - and I hardly ever have screeners that are of interest to that wide of an age group.
-Joe Garbarino - Better Life Media
What destination businesses are saying:
Mammoth, California (Season 1)
Thank you for mentioning Giovanni's Smoked Alper's trout pizza on your Mammoth episode on Weekend Explorer. Last week a family from Michigan told me they decided to come to Mammoth and also visit Giovanni's Restaurant after seeing your show on their PBS station. It was their first visit ever to the West! Letter from owners Pete Voss, Mark and Tillie Newgard. In a recent visit, Pete told me someone mentions our show almost everyday.
Ruidoso, New Mexico (Season 1)
We appreciate being included in your Weekend Explorer series. We are still hearing from people who have seen the show and talk about how good we sounded and looked James Hobbs and all the Flying J Wranglers.
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