I remember riding on a WW II landing craft in the Dells about 50 years ago. Quite a thrill for a kid. Although the Dells was a tourist trap even then, it was also quite beautiful. I shot some of my first photos there with a little 610 box camera. Paul
> They've been going for over 50 years in Wisconsin's biggest tourist > trap...Wisconsin Dells, WI - > > Ducks - > > http://www.wisconsinducktours.com/ > > Dells History - > > http://www.dells.com/dellshistory/ > > H H Bennett - pioneer photographer, inventor, entrepreneur - Bennett's > passion was landscape photography, photographed the unique rock > formations of the Dalles of the Wisconsin, then promoted the region to > the rest of the country to visit. In the days of controlling exposure > using lens caps, he invented a shutter mechanism that allowed him to > stop action. > > http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/libraryarchives/hhbennett/index.asp > > This photo is one of a series documenting rafting lumber down the > Wisconsin River in the late 1800's. Note the rope caught in mid-air > using his stop-action shutter. Other photographers refused to believe > the action could be stopped and accused him of inserting heavy wire in > the rope, thus stiffening it so it could be held in place during a long > exposure. > > http://tinyurl.com/3qbn8 > > -Paul > > Kenneth Waller wrote: > > As of a month ago similar vehicles were in operation in San Diego, Ca. and > > as > of a few years ago Pittsburgh, Pa. had them too. > > > > Kenneth Waller > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: mike wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Mar 22, 2005 3:31 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: MAY PDML LONDON - quack > > > > Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > > > > >>Those amphibious tour vehicles have been greeted with harsh public > >>opposition in a lot of places where they have been tried, such as in > >>Hawaii. How are they doing in London? Have there been outcries from > >>the locals or from the government? > > > > > > Why? Erosive damage or pollution from the large and militarily thirsty > > engines? > > > > mike > > > > > > > > ________________________________________ > > PeoplePC Online > > A better way to Internet > > http://www.peoplepc.com > > > > > > >
