• Series 12 Summer Edition 2015

Series 12 Summer Edition 2015

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The Summer Edition features a look at the origins of Flag Day, a festival honoring entertainer Red Skelton, and a performance by a mandolin orchestra.
 
 Cover Story
 Flag Day's Origins
 Scenic America
 Ponce De Leon Inlet
 On A Musical Note
 Mandolin Orchestra
 Famous Faces
 Red Skelton
 Time Capsule
 San Francisco In 1955
 Summer Feature
 Strawberry Picking
  
  

  
 
COVER STORY: There's an annual celebration in Waubeka, Wisconsin to celebrate the beginning of Flag Day. A young teacher named Bernard Cigrand inspired Flag Day when he assigned his students to write essays about the American flag.
 
SCENIC AMERICA: The lighthouse in the Ponce De Leon Inlet, south of Daytona Beach, is the tallest such structure in Florida. The inlet is formed along barrier islands connecting the Atlantic Ocean to a lagoon and river.
 
 
 
 
ON A MUSICAL NOTE: While the mandolin is usually connected to Bluegrass music, sometimes there's a more traditional use of the  instrument. That's the case in Louisville, Kentucky where we located a whole orchestra devoted to the mandolin.
 
 

FAMOUS FACES: There's a lot of community pride in Vincennes, Indiana for native son Red Skelton. The town honors the comedian and man of many characters with an annual festival and parade. It's also home to the Red Skelton Museum of American Comedy.
 
 

 
TIME CAPSULE: We present excerpts from a 1955 film about San Francisco. It's unusual in that it was filmed with a wide-screen lens, the kind used to make the first big screen Hollywood movies.
 
 
 
SEASONAL FEATURE: Each summer, the folks at Blooms and Berries Farm Market in Loveland, Ohio invite their customers to come out and pick strawberries. The popular event has a short season but draws people of all ages.