"Where will YOU go next?™”
That's always the BIG question.
Well, this is the place where 'Ventures™ never end and there's always a new friend to meet, just around the corner.
Welcome to my FIRST Issue!
This is my first Newsletter and I want to thank you for joining the CubClub™. You’re sure to have lots of fun and learn lots of new things when you visit the CubClub™. Don’t forget to send in your photos and a short paragraph about your own ‘Ventures to share with all the other CubClub™ members. I can’t wait to hear all about where you have been!
National Park News & Events
There’s always something exciting happening in our National Parks. Here are just a few exciting events that might just take you on another ‘Venture™!
WOW! The TALLEST tree in the world is in one of our National Parks! Check out this LINK to learn more.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
October 25-28, 2006
Be sure to check out the Cade’s Cove Harvest Hayrides. You’re sure to have lots of fun, but be sure to bring a jacket, it can get chilly in the evenings!
December 9, 2006
Celebrate the holidays with the Festival of Christmas Past at Sugarlands. What a great way to get in the Christmas Spirit!
December 15, 16, 18, 19, 21, 22, 24, 26 - 2006
If you want to do something SPECTACULAR, then this is it. I’ve never been to the Bracebridge Dinner, but it is definitely on my list of ‘Ventures of a Lifetime! It’s an elegant and artistic four-hour pageant of classic carols, Renaissance rituals and entertainment of the Middle Ages and this Yosemite dinner event includes a seven-course banquet and a cast of over 100! During this spectacular event, The Ahwahnee Dining Room is transformed into a Renaissance recreation of an Olde English Christmas feast. The Bracebridge Dinner is probably Yosemite’s grandest tradition of all.
For Information and Reservations CLICK HERE.
FREE On-Line Course about the National Park Service
Did you ever wonder how the National Parks came to be? Or how about learning all the basic stuff a Park Ranger needs to know when they join the National Park Service? Well, here’s your chance to be “in-the-know”. Take this on-line course to learn all about the National Park Service and how it works. You’ll learn lots of new things and you’re sure to have some new questions of your own to ask a Park Ranger next time you visit a National Park.
Looking for a GREAT Holiday Gift?
Look no further. Teddy’s Travels™ - America’s National Parks makes a great gift for the holidays. You can purchase copies of my book at any of the National Park Bookstores on our list at the link at the top of this page or you can order them from my website. If you order them from my website, I can inscribe and sign them for you. Either way, you’re sure to make someone really happy as they get ready for the ‘Venture of a lifetime!
Cub Club™ ‘Ventures™
Since this is the FIRST CubClub™ Newsletter, we haven’t received any CubClub™ entries, so I’ll highlight a couple of my recent trips. If you’ve been on a ‘Venture in the past few months, send me a picture and a paragraph about where you’ve been and all the great things you did. I can’t wait to share them with all the other CubClub™ members in the next newsletter!
Hot Springs National Park
Here I am at Hot Springs National Park in Arkansas. I was in Little Rock for the Association of Partnerships for Public Lands National Conference and I decided to take a side trip down to Hot Springs. What a great place. Hot Springs is the first land area in the United States that was set aside for all future generations and eventually, it became one of our first National Parks!
There are really two different parts to Hot Springs. The one you see first is all the Natural Hot Spring Bath Houses. Beautiful old buildings that were used for therapeutic baths over a hundred years ago. Kind of like whirlpools and hot tubs we use today. The second part is all the beautiful hills surrounding the natural springs. Of course, this is where the natural hot springs actually come from, inside the mountain!
The museum was really great and I learned all about how the Bath Houses worked on the self-Guided walking tour of one of the restored buildings. I really wanted to take a bath in one of the working Bath Houses, but I got there too late and they had just closed for the evening. Next tine. I think I’ll get a massage, too!
Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site
While I was in Little Rock, I just had to visit the Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site. This is where the first bussing for integration took place during the Civil Rights movement in the 1960’s. It was a very important time in our history and for those of us who were around during that time, seeing Little Rock Central High School in person can be a very powerful and emotional experience.
This is a fairly new National Park Unit but the museum was fantastic! The visitor Center is inside of a beautifully restored gas station on the corner, across the street from the High School. That’s because the High School is still a REAL High School and they don’t need visitors and tourists wandering around their campus!
This gas station is where all the reporters and news crews were based during this historic event, because this is where the only pay telephone was! Now, that wouldn’t mean much today with cell phones and Blackberrys, but back then you needed a pay phone in order to make a phone call!
We have Launched!
Finally, here’s a picture from our Launch Party. On June 23, 2006, we had one of the best parties I have ever been to. Over 100 people were there and everyone celebrated the publication of our first book Teddy’s Travels™ - America’s National Parks. We had great food and Tony dedicated the book to his parents for all their encouragement and support. We had a Teddy Bear Drive, too, and collected Teddy Bears for children in need. The party lasted well into the evening and by the time we got home, I was one exhausted bear. I had so much fun. I can’t wait until we launch the next book!
Now, don’t forget, I need your pictures and stories about your own ‘Ventures. Send us an email to cubclub@tdbpress.com with a JPEG photo and a paragraph or two and we’ll do our best to include it in the next newsletter. I can’t wait to se where you’ve been!
Meet Tedrick de Bear™!
I’m getting my traveling gear together so I can meet you in person. And while you’re at it, you can purchase additional copies of my book for your own special friends who like to go on ‘Ventures™, too! Here are some of the places I’ll be in the next couple of months. For a complete list, be sure to check out the “Meet Tedrick™” link above on the right.
AARP National Expo
October 26-28, 2006
Anaheim Convention Center
Anaheim, California
We Have A WINNER!
Sandi Metz from New Mexico
is the winner of the Drawing we held at the AARP Expo
Sandi will receive ALL this!
Teddy’s Travels™ - America’s National Parks
1 Year National Parks Annual Pass
Official Guide to America’s National Parks
High Sierra Day Pack
Teddy’s Travels™ Camera
2 Teddy’s Travels™ Water Bottles
Flashlight
CONGRATULATIONS!
A Teddy Birthday Party!
Meet Tedrick and take your picture with him.
Purchase a book and have Tedrick and Tony sign it!
12:30 pm
Saturday, November 18, 2006
Kidspace Children’s Museum
Pasadena, California
http://www.kidspacemuseum.org/
Friday Night Family Festival - Old Town Monrovia
Author Signing
Mystic Sisters Bookstore Booth
5:00 - 9:00 pm
Friday, December 15, 2006
Monrovia, California
Make the Most of Your Road Trip!
Author Lecture/Signing
and
Teddy Bear Drive for Local Homeless Shelters
2:00 pm
Saturday, December 16, 2006
San Marino Public Library
San Marino, California
We love to visit schools, libraries and bookstores to share our ‘Ventures and sign your books in person. If you would like to schedule a personal appearance with Tedrick de Bear™ and Trefoni Michael Rizzi, drop us a note at mail@tdbpress.com and we’ll do what we can to make it happen!
Have you been checking out my new blog? I just love letting you know about all the cool things going on in our National Parks and at Teddy’s Travels™, too! If you haven’t read my blog, check it out at the link above on your right. You’re sure to have a great time. See you there!
New Bookstores
We’re so happy to announce some new bookstores that are carrying Teddy’s Travels™ - America’s National Parks. Be sure to ask for Teddy’s Travels™ whenever you visit a National Park Bookstore. For a complete list check out our link above on your right.
Muir Woods National Monument
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy - Pier 39
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Shenandoah National Park
Yosemite National Park
Remember!
If you want to share a picture and a story about one of your 'Ventures, you can email them to me at cubclub@tdbpress.com and maybe YOUR 'Venture will get picked for a future issue. Of course, we'll always keep you up-to-date with information about new Teddy's Travels™ products, too!
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