One-hundred-and-fifty registered Holdens on the cruise stopped at Pleasant Point, and another 20 joined in, with about 330 people in total, Blanchard said. “It was a non-stop convoy of Holdens. It was quite spectacular. I’ve never seen so many Holdens.”
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Fixing the spark arrester on the D16 steam engine is Dowell McLeod, at the Pleasant Point Railway and Museum, over Easter. The D16 engine was steamed up and attracted plenty of attention. The engine was donated by Pukeuri meatworks and restored within 18 months by society members, Blanchard said. “It was made in Glasgow in 1878 and was one of New Zealand’s early steam locomotives.”
The four-year partnership makes Dakine the official partner of gloves, packs and bags at Stratton and Sugarbush
Vermont Business Magazine The owner of Sugarbush and Stratton Mountain resorts in Vermont has a new technical gear partner. Dakine has announced a new four-year partnership, naming Dakine the official glove and bag partner of Alterra Mountain Company’s 15 North American mountain destinations.
This partnership will be activated year-round to support all winter and summer on-mountain activities at each Alterra Mountain Company destination.
From bottomless pow days to sunny laps with friends, Dakine has been a fixture on the mountain for decades.
The year-round partnership with Alterra Mountain Company will bring Dakine’s technical gear to both Alterra Mountain Company guests and staff alike. Dakine’s range of products will be featured at three new retail shop-in-shop locations at Stratton in Vermont, Snowshoe in West Virginia and Big Bear Mountain Resort in Californ
“He couldn’t take the engine with him.” Coulter believed the father and son built the model based on “actually drawings” of the Ab608. “I wanted to get it back together because it means something to me. I worked with George Martin for five years. “If I didn’t do it, it may have got lost in the scrapyard. It could have been lost forever.”
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A two-metre-long model Ab608 railway engine and tender is on display at the Pleasant Point Railway and Museum. Coulter poured 500 to 600 hours into restoring the model to its original state, doing so in “three blocks” – the first when he bought it, the second after his children left home, and the third in lockdown.
At the Pleasant Point Railway Steaming Day on Sunday are Leon James, left, and Bill Noble.
The Pleasant Point Museum and Railway may be missing out on overseas tourists but its steaming and railcar sessions are attracting New Zealanders from far and wide. Pleasant Point Railway and Historical Society president Bryan Blanchard said they were getting up to 200 visitors a day on steaming days despite missing out on hundreds of overseas travellers. “Covid has affected overseas tourists in a big way but we’re still in touch with some who say they will be back once it’s over.”
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Vermont Business Magazine This ski season, Stratton and Sugarbush Resorts are thinking green – for the sake of its visitors’ health and planet health. Considering the COVID-19 pandemic, skiers today are placing a heightened importance on hygiene and are actively looking for transparency and trust in the standard of sanitation in all aspects of their experience – from the lodge to the chairlifts.
Stratton and Sugarbush Resorts are taking cleaning and disinfecting protocols seriously with Seventh Generation’s professional line of bio-based cleaning and disinfectant products.
Seventh Generation, a leading household and personal care products company and pioneer in the environmentally conscious products space, based in Burlington, has announced a five-year partnership with Alterra Mountain Company, meaning starting this month, Seventh Generation will be the preferred cleaning supplier for Stratton and Sugarbush Resorts through October 31, 2025.