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04-29-2013, 06:57 AM | #1 |
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Mount Shakedown Cruise Today
I'll be on the M/S Mount Washington Shakedown Cruise today along with some other forum members, local civic and business leaders and possibly the Governor.
This year I'll be posting pictures and updates to our Twitter feed and Facebook pages. Please follow them for live updates from the Mount. Twitter: @iWinnipesaukee Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lakewinnipesaukee |
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04-29-2013, 08:13 AM | #2 |
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Shakedown cruise
Wish I could join you! Does that also mean the Mount goes back to its summer port today? I think the prom cruise is usually in early May. Summer is really on the way.
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04-30-2013, 09:05 PM | #4 |
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How's 'bout the info within this article on how the Mount's paying passenger numbers have declined from 120,000 in the 1980's down to 70-80,000 in recent years.....or a drop of about 37%......ouch! As a very casual observer, it seems to me watching the Mount glide by from about two hundred yards away, that September and October with its busloads of leaf-peeping tourists from all the world over has the most full boat, daytime cruises on-board.
Did u know that the Mount's two new Caterpillar diesel engines were purchased thanks in large part to the Cash for Clunkers program thunk up by the Obama Administration back in 2009, http://www.epa.gov/recovery/ or so! Click on "clean diesel." These two new engines save a lot of expense by using less diesel and pollut'n less than the old 1940's engines they replaced so's the money can be used for other improvements to the Mount instead of just spending it out on fuel and engine maintenance. Plus, they are more quiet as well. A New Hampshire company helped the Mount apply to the federal government for the grant to buy the new engines: http://www.mjbradley.com/about-us/ca...epower-project And, just like you learned in high school history class, there will always be those who hold a different opinion on how your federal tax dollars get spent: http://www.nhinsider.com/steven-j-co...pork-boat.html
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05-01-2013, 08:19 PM | #5 |
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In this weeks edition of THE MEREDITH NEWS passengers gather for a group photo during the M/S Mount Washington’s annual Shakedown Cruise.
Most of the passengers are wearing green...does wearing green on the cruise represent something? Are there any forum members in this photo:
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05-02-2013, 07:56 AM | #6 |
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...one fast look tells you that these folks are all super rich, and green is the color of money...which is why it is called the green stuff!
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05-04-2013, 02:42 PM | #8 |
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The people on the shake down cruise in green are the: NH Granite State Ambassadors. http://nhgsa.com/
They are members of a volunteer organization that works to help promote the State of New Hampshire. You can find them manning the booth at the Manchester airport. The stereotype I have formed from meeting them each year on the shake down is that they are very nice people, often retired, who love New Hampshire and sharing it with people who may not know about it yet. They seem to have a very good time doing it as part of a team. |
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