Mystery Main Streets: Segment One
Ted Reinstein travels a Mystery Main Street, dropping clues along the way
Mystery Main Streets: Segment One
Ted Reinstein travels a Mystery Main Street, dropping clues along the way
WEBVTT LET THE GAME BEGIN. THIS BARN LOOK FAMILIAR? FEEL A JOMENT OF DEJA VU FROM THIS GENERAL STORE? OR PERHAPS YOU NEVER FORGET A FACE. YET, IT'S MYSTERY MAIN STREETS TIME AGAIN, WHERE YOU TELL US WHERE WE ARE. BUT TONIGHT, WE'RE GOING ALL LITERAL ON YOU. WE'RE PROFILING AN ACTUAL MYSTERY MAIN STREET. OF COURSE, RESERVING OUR RIGHT TO POKE OUR NOSES DOWN A FEW INTERESTING SIDESTREETS ALONG THE WAY. THERE'S NO SHORTAGE OF LOCAL COLOR ALONG OUR MYSTERY MAIN STREET. AND IF YOU FOLLOW YOUR WAY UP INTO THE HILLS, YOU JUST MIGHT PICK UP SOME LOCAL DIALECT. (HOWLING) MARLA IS GIVING THE TEAM A PEP TALK, AFTER ALL MUSH DEPENDS ON IT. OH, YEAH, OH, HELLO! I DON'T GET GREETED LIKE THAT EVERYWHERE. AFTER SOME QUICK INTRODUCTIONS, WE HOOK THE TEAM UP TO AN ATV FOR SOME DRY LAND MUSHING. GOOD DOGS! NOW, ONE MIGHT THINK THE ABSENCE OF SNOW MIGHT SLOW THIS GANG DOWN. BUT SHE SAYS HER ALASKAN HUSKIES ARE CHAMPING AT THE BUILT YEAR-ROUND. ARE I USE THE ATV TO SLOW THEM DOWN. THEY ARE GENETICALLY BRED TO RUN, THEY'RE BORN TO RUN, THEY LOVE IT. SHE HAS RACED ALL OVER NEW ENGLAND AND AS FAR AWAY AS ALASKA. ALL THIS AFTER SPENDING MORE THAN 20 YEARS AS A PROFESSIONAL PLUS SINGER. THE ARTIST IN ME ALWAYS REIGNED. AND I FELT LIKE SHE WANTS HER DAY BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE AND THIS IS HER TIME. AND BEE-BEE ASSURES US, MUSHING IS ALL ABOUT ATHLETIC TEAM WORK. ON THE SLED I'LL BE RUNNING UP THE HILL, IN BETWEEN THE RUNNERS, OR I MIGHT JUMP OFF AND HOLD ONTO THE SLED. MY TEAM LEADER LOOKS AT ME, HE'S LIKE YO! AND I'M LIKE, KEEP PULLING AND I'LL HELP. KNOW WHERE WE ARE YET? WAIT. WHAT'S THAT SOUND? IS THAT THE SOUND OF A SEARCH ENGINE? ARE WE GOOGLING ALREADY? YOU'RE BETTER THAN THAT. ALL RIGHT, NOW THAT YOUR HANDS ARE A SAFE DISTANCE FROM YOUR KEYBOARD, WE'LL TRAVEL DOWN TO WHAT PASSES AS DOWNTOWN AROUND THESE PARTS. AND THE TALE OF A TOWN THAT SAVED ITS ONLY STORE, IT ALL STARTED WHEN THE PREVIOUS OWNERS DECIDED IT WAS TIME TO MOVE ON. WHEN THEY DECIDED TO SELL, THEY COULD HAVE SOLD TO A CUMBERLAND FARMS OR SOME OTHER KIND OF 7-11 OR ANY OF THOSE OTHER NAMES. BUT THEY ASKED THE COMMUNITY IF WE'D BE WILLING TO BUY IT. PATTY IS A CASHIER AND PART OWNER OF THIS LITTLE STORE. OF COURSE THERE ARE 644 OTHER OWNERS. THE STORE OWNED COOPERATIVELY BY MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WHO COME HERE TO MARKET AND MEET UP. IT'S A LOT OF OWNERS, AND A LOT OF OPINIONS. MICHAEL IS GENERAL MANAGER. IT THE ONLY PLACE WITHIN ONE HOUR ROUND TRIP TO DO SOME SHOPPING AND THE COMMUNITY LOVES IT, THRESHERS IT. SEVERAL PEOPLE CALL IT THEIR LIVING ROOM. THIS IS REALLY IT. THIS IS WHERE PEOPLE GATHER AND GOSSIP. # LIFE LONG FRIENDS, DICK AND BILL MEET REGULARLY FOR LUNCH. IN FACT IT WAS DICK AND HIS WIFE WHO ENTICED BILL OUT TO THIS COUNTRY TOWN. AFTER A WHILE IT JUST SEEMED TO US THAT BILL OUGHT TO COME HERE. BUT THESE AREN'T YOUR TYPICAL COUNTRY COMINGERS. RICH WILBUR AND WILLIAM J. SMITH ARE BOTH FORMER UNITED STATES POET LAUREATES. AND THOUGH THEY MAY BE LOATH TO BRAG ABOUT THEIR PULITZER PRIZES AND NATIONAL BOOK AWARD NOMINATIONS, NAY WILL OFTEN TALK SHOP. WE TALK ABOUT HOW MUCH BAD POETRY IS BEING WRITTEN. THEY ARE TWO WONDERFUL, SWEET, FUNNY DOWN TO EARTH GUYS. PATTY SAYS THE LOCAL LAUREATES BLEND RIGHT IN HERE, JUST ANOTHER COUPLE OF COOP MEMBERS WHO VALUE ITS VITAL COMMUNITY ASSET. THIS PLACE IS MORE THAN JUST A STORE. IT'S A WAY TO LIVE HERE, AND WITHOUT A STORE LIKE IN, I'M NOT SURE HOW MANY PEOPLE WOULD BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO LIVE HERE. HERE, BUT WHERE? WE KNOW YOU'RE PLAYING AT HOME. IT'S J.C.'S FIRST MYSTERY MAIN STREETS, SO YOU'LL DO THE HONORS AS WE CHECK IN ON SOME OF OUR GUESSES. THEY'RE PRETTY GOOD GUESSES, WE'VE SEEN VERMONT, CONNECTICUT, MASSACHUSETTS, KEITH SAYS WOODSTOCK, VERMONT. WE HAVE ROB WHOS SO THE CONCORD LEXINGTON AREA. MATT, HAYDENVILLE. CINDY SAYS WOODSTOCK, CONNECTICUT. ANN SAYS MARLBOROUGH, MASS. SO THOSE ARE THE GUESSES SO FAR THE WE SAY NOTHING AS TO HOW YOU'RE DOING, YET. WE STILL HAVE MORE TO COME. ALL RIGHT. COMING UP, TED GOES SHOPPING IN THE WOODS THE PHARMACY IS ALL AROUND US. YOU KNOW, THE GROCERY STORE IS ALL AROUND US. A HELPING OF HICKORY NUT MILK, WHEN WE COME BACK.
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Mystery Main Streets: Segment One
Ted Reinstein travels a Mystery Main Street, dropping clues along the way
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