The Enchanted Highway, Part III
Series: The Enchanted Highway/3 part series
From: Long Haul Productions
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For the past two days - we have brought you the story of the Enchanted Highway - one man's attempt to save his small, dying town of Regent, North Dakota. Gary Greff - is building giant metal sculptures - along a lonely stretch of county road - from the interstate to Regent. His idea: if you create an Enchanted Highway lined with monumental art - the tourists will come from all over. Gary Greff hopes eventually to turn the town into the metal art capital of the world. When he began in the early 90s - Gary had help from a slew of volunteers. But when the tourists he promised never showed - the town's support for the project faded. Here now is the third and final installment in our story - "The Enchanted Highway" - from producers Dan Collison - and Elizabeth Meister - who is our narrator. "The Enchanted Highway" debuted on March 6th, 2005 on Chicago Public Radio, and has subsequently been aired as a series on April 11-13 on NPR's Day To Day, and May 16 on North Dakota Public Radio.
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For the past two days - we have brought you the story of the Enchanted Highway - one man's attempt to save his small, dying town of Regent, North Dakota. Gary Greff - is building giant metal sculptures - along a lonely stretch of county road - from the interstate to Regent. His idea: if you create an Enchanted Highway lined with monumental art - the tourists will come from all over. Gary Greff hopes eventually to turn the town into the metal art capital of the world. When he began in the early 90s - Gary had help from a slew of volunteers. But when the tourists he promised never showed - the town's support for the project faded. Here now is the third and final installment in our story - "The Enchanted Highway" - from producers Dan Collison - and Elizabeth Meister - who is our narrator. "The Enchanted Highway" debuted on March 6th, 2005 on Chicago Public Radio, and has subsequently been aired as a series on April 11-13 on NPR's Day To Day, and May 16 on North Dakota Public Radio.
Broadcast History
"The Enchanted Highway" debuted on March 6th, 2005 on Chicago Public Radio, and has subsequently been aired as a series on April 11-13 on NPR's Day To Day, and May 16 on North Dakota Public Radio.
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