It's easy to get to the North Pole. The hard part is getting someone else to pay for the trip. That's where Jeff Blumenfeld comes in. Using a PR speciality called adventure marketing, Jeff has for many years been successfully connecting explorers with corporate sponsors who are looking to demonstrate product performance in extreme conditions. How do these adventures happen? Who pays for sled dog food, expensive satellite phones, and round trip airfare to Nepal? And what if you want to climb Mount Everest? How can you do it on someone else's money?
Blumenfeld, author of You Want to Go Where- How to Get Someone to Pay For the Trip of Your Dreams, will be talking about his experiences, showing photos, and sharing advice on Wednesday, July 13th- 7 pm, at Kent Memorial Library in Suffield. He has traveled on business to some of the remotest regions on earth- Yellowknife, NWT, for Land's End; organized the first ski race in Antarctica; enlisted a team of ski instructors to test ski apparel at 12,000 feet in the high Andes of Argentina; and promoted skiing and a midnight gold tournament near the Arctic Circle in Iceland. In 1996, after tragedy struck Mount Everest and eight people died, LIFE magazine hired Blumenfeld to help research their coverage of the disaster. An avid sea kayaker, fly fishing angler, downhill skier, and sailor, he's also fluent in Morse code, although he'll be the first to admit it doesn't come up too often in conversation.
For more info and to register for this free talk, please call the library at 860-668-3896.
Sponsored by the Friends of Kent Memorial Library.
You Want to Go Where? It's Easy to Get to The North Pole
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Maria Giannuzzi May 15, 2013 at 07:40 am
The problem is resurfacing all the roads in Suffield would cost a great deal of money. Suffield is a…Read More big town. I do understand that some roads in Suffield do not have enough adjacent suitable land to create a separate bike lane, but I believe bike lanes could be constructed along sections of some scenic roads. Half a loaf is better than none at all.
Salvatore, if you have not already been there, you may want to consider cycling on the island of Nantucket. I have not been there in years, but outside of its main town, Nantucket did offer good riding conditions and peaceful surroundings--at least when I visited.
salvatore iervolino May 14, 2013 at 09:13 pm
Thank you for your comment.
Actually, I was simply suggesting that roads are resurfaced. There isn't…Read More probably enough room for bike lanes on most of these backroads, but if at least the pavement was brought to an acceptable condition, that would make biking much more pleasant (I should say "possible") and, let's not forget, much safer. Some particularly damaged areas represent a serious danger to bikers' safety.
Maria Giannuzzi May 14, 2013 at 08:10 am
There may be a solution--a compromise of sorts. Put a narrow, but well-maintained bike lane on large…Read More sections of each scenic road in town, the roads with fewer cars and trucks. Just having the bike lanes may be draw for out-of-town cyclists to visit Suffield and spend money at local businesses.
Instead of attempting to change Suffield into a metropolitan area, with all the problems that brings, celebrate (and financially support) its original identity--a scenic, peaceful agricultural town with some nice amenities.