Imagine taking a tour of Alaska and bringing your home along for the
ride! Join us on our RV adventure and get helpful tips to plan your own
adventure!
Come along on the adventure of a lifetime! In 1973, then 20
year old future filmmaker John Holod traveled 1,400 miles of dirt road up
the Alaska Highway – by motorcycle! More than 25 years later, John now
returns to film his original route, this time in luxurious comfort – by
motor home.
Baja RV Adventure Come along on the adventure of a lifetime! In 1975 future
filmmaker John Holod traveled the 1,060 mile Transpeninsular Baja Highway
from Tijuana to Cabo San Lucas by motorcycle. He now returns in the
comfort of his RV to make a video about this incredible desert
paradise.
Discoveries America video
series: 17 titles, see below
Historic treasures, cultural icons, natural wonders and portraits of
Americans from coast to coast reveal the heart & spirit of the
U.S. These sixty minute video essays on each state
show you where to visit and cover a panoply of topics such as life on
family farms, the bustle & rush of America’s thriving cities, the rich
legacy of Native Americans and the breathtaking spectacle of our
landscapes and wildlife. Discoveries…America experiences the
unlimited variety of life in America…from cowboys to
casinos, political history to parasailing, with National Parks and
monuments, punctuated by everyday people doing interesting things. Order 1
from each state you plan on traveling thru! These DVD’s make you feel as
if you are actually there, since you aren’t, you definitely will want to
be! Watch for more titles to come.
"Discoveries…America"
Kelly & Jim Watt
f ilm while traveling in their truck camper. They stop
to film interesting
opportunities
Discoveries…America, Alabama
Dauphin Island, Fort Gaines, sandy beaches, estuaries, and the
heronry, home of many nesting Great Blue Herons, oystermen, Sea Lab, the
marine science and education center, the Estuarium, Mobile, ante bellum
mansions, the original Mardi Gras city, Carnival Museum, Selma, The Museum
of Voting Rights, the sport of raccoon hunting. Coon dog training, coon
dog cemetery, the Mt. Top Flea Market outside of Atalla, and Ave Maria
Grotto with scale models of architectural buildings from around the world.
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Discoveries…America, Arizona
Grand Canyon, Navajo Nation, Monument Valley, Canyon de Chelly,
Anasazi ruins, Saguaro Natl Monument, Petrified Forest, Colorado River,
Lake Havasu, ballooning Sonoran Desert, Mariachi festival, Tucson, OK
Corral, Tombstone and Mission San Javier del Bac. Desert wildlife and
plants, Paolo Soleri’s Arcosanti and Cosanti, and Navajo weavers
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Discoveries…America, Colorado
Rocky Mountain Natl Park, cog railway to Pikes Peak, Colorado Springs
Garden of the Gods, Denver, "Taste of Colorado" , Winter Park, Sheepdog
Championships in Meeker, cliff dwellings in Mesa Verde, Durango steam
locomotive, historic railroad festival, trout fishing and whitewater
rafting the Gunnison…
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Discoveries…America, Delaware
Dover Air Show, state parks, Kite Boarding, Delaware beaches, Fenwick
Island, Nassau Valley Vineyards, Horseshoe crabs, Bombay Hook birding,
northern Delaware, Fort Delaware, Wilmington, Winterthur, Mike’s Famous
Harley-Davidson, Discover Sea Shipwreck Museum.
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Discoveries…America, Illinois
The land of Lincoln, Chicago, Route 66, extreme sports park, Frank
Lloyd Wright, Joliet’s historic Rialto Theater, iron sculptor, Lincoln
attractions in Springfield, historic Galena, archeology, Superman’s home
of Metropolis, Garden of the Gods and President Regan’s boyhood home.
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Discoveries…America, Iowa
Castles of corn & soybeans tower over the great rolling hills of
Iowa. This is America’s breadbasket, illustrated in several segments. The
National Mississippi River Museum is the star attraction in Dubuque with
it’s large aquariums & exhibits which tell stories of the past,
present & future of the mighty Mississippi. The annual Old Threshers
Reunion…historic farm machinery, old time steam engines, tractors &
trains. The nearby American Gothic House is the scene of one of America’s
most recognized paintings. In the small town of Bonaparte, the Thomas
family found themselves right in the middle of an archeological dig when
they purchased a piece of property that was once a pottery factory. The
Amana Colonies, is a unique American success story. Born from a 19th
century German religious commune, this unique community thrives in the
21st century as a tourist, manufacturing, and agricultural business model.
In Gladbrook, Career Counselor by day, Matchstick Artist by night Patrick
Acton’s Matchstick Marvels are so incredible they’re displayed in several
of Ripley’s "Believe It or Not" museums around the world, in addition to
the Gladbrook museum built especially for the Matchstick Marvel
collection. Japanese ceremony, Horse Archery, the Music Man, soy &
Winnebago…all unique Iowa stories which will pique your curiosity &
make you smile. Even little piggies emerging on their first day in the
world.
Artist Mitchell Tolle, Keeneland Horse Auction, training thoroughbreds
at Churchill Downs, Louisville, making of the Louisville Slugger, Labrot
& Graham distillery, Blue Grass Cooperage – whisky barrel making,
natural bridges including Carter Cave State Resort Park, Berea university
of traditional Appalachian arts, Lexington, Woodspring Farm and equestrian
sport of dressage…
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Discoveries…America, Michigan
Detroit, Motown and Motor City history, The Henry Ford, Diego Rivera
at the Detroit Institute of Arts, Lionel Trains, Hell, Battle Creek,
Traverse City cherries, Mackinac Island and Mays fudge creations, Upper
Peninsula, Sault St. Marie, Copper Harbor, waterfalls and sleeping Bear
Dunes National Park.
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DVDDAMI
Discoveries…America, Missouri
The town of Hannibal on the Mississippi River was the home of one of
Missouri’s favorite sons, Samuel Clemens or Mark Twain. His characters
come alive in Norman Rockwell’s paintings at the Mark Twain Museum and his
wit never tires during performances of Mark Twain Himself by actor Richard
Garey. Downriver, the city of St. Louis is home to America’s most visited
National Monument, the Gateway Arch at the Jefferson National Expansion
Memorial, and the country’s largest brewer, Anheuser-Busch. The Harry S.
Truman Presidential Library in Independence, MO is dedicated to preserving
the memory of America’s 33rd president, who presided over some of the 20th
centuries most important political events and decisions. Kansas City is
famous for its sculpture, fountains, jazz, good barbeque and a lot more.
The City of Fountains boasts more outdoor water features than any other,
Rome excepted. The Country Club Plaza is the oldest outdoor shopping
center in the country and it was modeled after Seville, Spain. Two museums
in Kansas City highlight African American contributions to the community.
At the American Jazz Museum, the music and artifacts of great jazz icons
like Charlie Parker, Duke Ellington, and Ella Fitzgerald are on display.
Next door, a different collection is dedicated to preserving the rich
history of African-American baseball at the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum.
Since 1910, Hallmark Cards has grown to become the largest greeting card
company in the world. They produce millions of cards for every occasion
and emotion, and each one starts with an idea from one of their creative
writers. Deep in the limestone bluffs of the Missouri River SubTropolis,
the largest underground business complex in the world. Over 5 million
square feet of leasable space lies beneath the ground in its growing
network passages and rooms. Another subterranean attraction the Fantastic
Caverns, the only drive-thru cave tour in North America. In the Missouri
Ozarks, a different phenomenon: Branson. The area has grown into one of
the world’s great live music and entertainment destinations. The shows
start at breakfast and go all day long, featuring acts like Buck Trent,
Jim Stafford and Cirque at the Remington Theater. Big Cedar Lodge is a 5
star lakeside resort with 10,000 acres of manmade waterfalls, trout ponds
and streams in its Dogwood Canyon. The Bass Pro Shop in Springfield is the
state’s number one tourist attraction. Seven football fields of hunting,
fishing and outdoor-recreation products, displays, artwork, memorabilia
and live exhibits bring the outdoors inside and show what shoppertainment
is all about. In Sikeston, the annual Redneck BBQ is a down home party
with great food cooked slow and easy. .
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Discoveries…America, Nebraska
Nebraska is America’s 37th State. In Omaha, one of the state’s most
visited tourist attractions is the Henry Doorly Zoo. Here, spectacular
exhibits including desert landscapes, gorillas, polar bears &
rainforests. Father Edward Flanagan believed that "there is no such thing
as a bad boy". In 1917 he created Boys Town (now Boys & Girls Town) as
a unique refuge that offers help, hope & healing to troubled children.
Among the corn & soybeans of rural Nebraska, The Art Farm is a summer
"artist in residency" program where individual creativity abounds and
prairie sculptures like ‘Corn Boy’ are the result. An important part of
America’s westward expansion was the Homestead Act of 1862 & visitors
can gain an understanding of how the Act changed the lives of all
Americans at the Homestead National Monument of America. Painter &
sculptor Thomas Palmerton has always been fascinated by the Missouri River
& its early explorers and realized his dream when he was chosen to
create a bronze statue for the Lewis & Clark Center. Make wagon wheels
the old fashioned way with a father & son team at Jensen’s Buggy &
Wheel Shop & visit Shepherd’s Dairy where sheep’s milk is used to
create handcrafted lotions & soaps. One of the businesses in Arthur
(population 129) is Marshall Custom Hats. The retired cowboy/owner
demonstrates a few of the steps that go into creating a custom, hand-made
cowboy hat. In Sidney, Cabela’s is the largest employer in the western
part of the state. The organization became the salvation for a rural
community that lost 80% of its jobs in the late 70s. In Harrison, the
"Coffee Burger". Nearby Carhenge, is a unique replica of Stonehenge made
entirely from scrap automobiles. Over the years the site has grown to
include other automotive works of art & sees well over a million
visitors a year.
Las Vegas, casino design, Lake Mead, Hoover Dam, Red Rock Canyon,
Rhyolite ghost town, Woman’s International Bowling Congress in Reno, Chili
Cook-off in Virginia City, loneliest road in America, historic Eureka and
famous Opera House, Sand Mountain recreation area, and cattle ranching…
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Discoveries…America, Ohio
Wright Brothers, US Air Force Museum, Columbus, Longaberger Baskets,
Scott Hagan Barn Artist, Chris Helm Fly Tying, Amish Community, Guggisberg
Cheese, Lehman’s "New" Old Products, Pro Football Hall of Fame, All
American Soap Box Derby, Wilson Sporting Goods factory, Lake Erie’s Kelley
Island and Cedar Point Amusement Park.
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Discoveries…America, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Liberty Bell, Independence Hall, U.S. Constitution,
Valley Forge, National Center for the American Revolution, Gettysburg,
Wharton Esherick artist and sculpture museum, Covered Bridges and Painted
Barns, Pittsburgh, National Aviary. Modern dairy farmers and Amish
farmers…
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Discoveries…America, South Carolina
Horse drawn carriage tour of old Charleston, basket weavers of
exquisite handmade sweet grass baskets, Circular Congregational Church and
the Magnolia Singers performing spirituals, Myrtle Beach, Hilton Head,
dolphin-watching excursion, Ride a shrimp boat along coastal waters,
upcountry lifestyle in Edgefield…
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Discoveries…America, South Dakota
In South Dakota they don’t just carve stone, they carve entire
mountains! In the Black Hills, Mt. Rushmore is one of the great icons of
America. A few miles away, is a work in progress, The Crazy Horse
Memorial. The dreams of man manifested by the determination of a single
family’s hard work & perseverance. One of the greatest events of the
year, takes place in Custer State Park. The annual Buffalo Roundup
attracts over 8000 spectators to watch the display of cowboys on horseback
(and in a wide variety of other vehicles) herd 1500 of the stubborn beasts
to the pens for sorting, vaccination and potential sale. Once out of the
Black Hills among the prairies is ranching and farming country. A must see
is Wall Drug in Wall, the Pioneer Auto Show in Murdo, Hansen Carriages in
Letcher, Laura Ingalls Wilder’s childhood home in De Smet, Terry Redlin
Art Gallery in Watertown and the Corn Palace in Mitchell. October is
pheasant season, a monument to which is the World’s Largest Pheasant in
Huron, which is also home to "the city of murals". Pheasant hunters from
all over flock to this area to pursue the state bird, the Chinese ring
neck pheasant.
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Discoveries…America, Utah
Production of "Music and the Spoken Word", life inside Church of
Latter Day Saints and their global charity mission, trek Red Canyon,
Kodachrome Basin and Bryce Canyon National Park, spcetacular colored
sandstone formations..
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Discoveries…America, Washington
Mt. Rainier, Olympic Peninsula, Mount St. Helens parks, Pacific ocean
coastline, San Juan Islands, Cascade mountain range, Seattle, Spokane,
Tacoma, "Disneyland of Disaster" training camp for firefighters, Skagit
Valley Tulip Festival, Dick Han*censored* – wildlife photographer and Josef
Scaylea – award winning Seattle Times photographer, Museum of Glass "hot
shop" creative glass production…
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Discoveries…America, Wyoming
Yellowstone park, "Devil’s Tower", learn of Wyoming’s other motto..the
Suffrage state, Jackson Hole, "Old West Days" celebration, kayaking Snake
River, Thermopolis Hot Springs, Dubois – a community turned cowtown to
artist haven, Cheyenne, world’s largest coal mine, Cody, and Buffalo Bill
Historic Center…
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DVDDAWY
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