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Show SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS WEDNESDAY News JUNE 30, 1839 Duck Creek Village, Mt. best kept secrets as well as and Kanab have played ploring the more traditional host to Barnstormer Productions landmarks. Viewers are inspired who have been in the area film- to experience these adventures ing Kane County for Public for themselves. It all began at the Los AngeBroadcasting (PBS) Television les Times Travel Show when this past week. Barnstormer produces a new Jeffrey Lehmann approached me spirited adventure television at the Kane County Booth, entitled WEEKEND EX-- ments Donna Casebolt, Workforce Services receive awards tive Director of the Kane County , which takes viewers Members of the Kanab Office of the Department of Workforce Services to destinations throughout Office ofTourism and Film received a state award. Pictured above are back row Deputy Director asked if we were Each week, host mission. He . Greg Gardner, Office of Communications Director Darin Brush, David Nash., a film project to on Lehmann focuses the interested in Western Regional Director Michael Williamson, Rural Regional Manager Jeffrey r, feature our area on national Dave Turner, Deputy Director Ginger Smith. Seated in front row: Deanna adventure travel and inter-Kay Jill Crawford and Kanab Office Manager Peggy Palmer. Not pictured ism activities available at a new vision. Of course I was de Casebolt ested. had out Willardson. the destination, searching just signed a new booth for travel shows. It included backlit photography and two televisions to display area videos. Lehmann was drawn to the booth and commented that he thought there was a lot to do in the area. Lehmann was scouting the Los ex-Carm- (l-r- el corn-seri- es Execu-PLORE- R Com-NorthAmeri- ca. ): tele-Glove- eco-tou- r- Angeles Travel Show specifically for destinations to be featured in his TV series. Kanab will be the fourth out of 13 shows that will be aired on PBS television ANY OTHER RECREATIONAL USE OF OUR PUBLIC LANDS? DOES YOUR LIVELIHOOD DEPEND ON ACCESS TO AND USE OF THESE LANDS? stations throughout the United States and some international locations beginning in January. Each episode will be 26 minutes Zealand. Postcards now included kayaking over waterfalls, scaling glaciers, and diving with sharks off the Great Barrier Reef. He then owned and operated a travel agency and later began guiding tours. Lehmann has traveled the world and his interest in exploring areas drove him to develop the Weekend Explorer television series. Weekend Explorer will also include a web page where viewers can research for more information on each destination. Through this web site, information on Kane County can be accessed. Viewers can also purchase a copy of the Kanab episode. Casebolt ended, There is no way Kane County could have ever paid for a 26 minute national television show. If we had not attended the LA Times Travel Show nor had a booth that drew attention to us, we would not have had this economic boost because there were hundreds of destinations Jeffrey could have selected for his series. It does take money to make money and marketing does require promotion and advertising. She wishes to thank generous businesses who assisted in the production. Mr. Lehmann was so impressed with some local restaurants that he would like to return and do a feature on gastronomy (wonderful dining in length. Mr. Lehmann began exploring at the ripe old age of 14 when he spent three months in Western Europe with a passport, a EurailPass and explored the continent. He chased reindeer in the Arctic Circle and crawled through catacombs in Rome. His experiences). He also would like postcards home became so popu- to include Kanab in another lar that his mother resorted to Weekend Explorer as he features creating and distributing a Lake Powell and the Grand Staircase. 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