Tue, 29 July 2008 
Photo Courtesy of Marge Beaver-Aerial Pilot and Past Guest of LakeFront Radio http://photography-plus.com/ an integral person to this great story. You are not going to believe this story! This is the perfect blend of What are the Odds, Twist Of Fate, Networking and a Ship that is Registered as a National Historic Landmark! It brings together 4 Businesses from 4 States across the 1. LakeFront Radio - www.lakefrontradio.com 2. HARO Help A Reporter Out - www.helpareporterout.com 3. Photography Plus - www.photography-plus.com 4. Navy Pier - www.navypier.com It all began with the Hosts of the LakeFront Radio Show, Yours Truly, Chuck & Mary Thompson celebrating their 25th Anniversary on July 23, 2008. They were married on Navy Pier in They thought how great it would be to interview Navy Pier during the week of their anniversary. WHAT ARE THE ODDS? 1. What are the odds that we would start our own radio show 25 years after we were married and do well enough to "Score" an interview with Navy Pier, the place where we were married. **Turns out Navy Pier thought this would make for an interesting show, with us having had some history on their Pier.** 2. Now comes the really interesting part. We interview Delores Robinson-Asst. PR Director for Navy Pier and we ask her if she knows what happened to the SS Clipper Ship. Last we knew it left the dock many years ago and we thought it was scrapped due to its age. It was an old Steamer Ship that was built BEFORE the TITANIC in the early 1900's. 3. She proceeds to tell us the history and story of "Our Wedding Ship" that blew us away. It was a museum before we were married on the ship. In 1983, just a few months after we were married, SHE was listed on the National Register of Historic Sites. 4. In 1990 SHE left Navy Pier, the same year we moved from 5. SHE was moved to We were very happy to hear that Our Ship survived and was alive and well in TWIST OF FATE ..... The story is far from over......When Delores told us the ship was now in Muskegon, we were shocked as we had interviewed Marge Beaver (the 73 year old aerial photographer) just a few weeks prior on our show and guess where she lives and works? So we contact Marge and ask her if by chance she knows The SS Clipper, now The Milwaukee Clipper. She not only knows the Clipper Ship she had taken photos of it while it was being refurbished....The Photo you see above. This is quite a shock to us both, we never thought we would see Our Wedding Ship Again! NETWORKING & MEDIA So this could be the end of a truly great story where all the "STARS" align so to speak, BUT it is not over yet! You might wonder.....If we are a Radio Show in Atlanta, how did we hook up with an aerial photographer in Muskegon, Michigan of all places....Enter HARO..Help A Reporter Out. Peter Shankman a well known PR and Networking Business man and Author started this website out in November, now almost 20,000 members strong. This is a FREE service for the MEDIA, PR Agencies and regular FOLK across the World. It is very simple, you sign up, if you are the Media, you enter a short description of the type of publication you represent and the story you are writing or reporting about and the type of sources you need. That is it. As a member you get 3 emails a day from Peter (deadlines make this necessary) and then you read the emails and decide if you or your client or your friend, neighbor, whomever is right for the story. You contact the media source and you are off and running "Get Sourced, Get Quoted, Get Famous" is there motto. We here at LakeFront Radio use this source since we are the "media" and this is where we were able to hook up with Marge. If it were not for HARO, we would never have met Marge and of course we would have never been able to get photos of our "Wedding Ship"...The Milwaukee Clipper. We would have known from Navy Pier where SHE was, but to have someone who can supply us with an awesome photo and print of our Ship just makes our 25th Anniversary that much more special and unbelievable! BUT the story is not quite over.....HARO..... is in the news because they are now becoming serious rivals of PROFNET, who has a similar service, but who charges sources a pretty penny to be a member. So this is going to be an ongoing story as PROFNET's PROFIT.....will be shrinking soon with Peters growing membership. By the way some of his clients include: CNN News, USA Today, New York Times, Atlanta Journal Constitution, Major TV News Stations, etc. OKAY, the story is NOW over, except to add icing to our "Wedding Cake" Mary & Chuck were just written up in their local Gainesville Times Newspaper about their Radio Show....so all is good with the world. See story here: http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/news/article/7440/ Thank you Marge, Delores and Peter for your wonderful part in this story! You will always be a part of our lives from this point forward in a very special way. I think this story is one that should be shared with the PRESS. Why? Because it includes a Happy Ending, Great Businesses, Wonderful People, Networking that WORKS and that wonderful entrepreneurial spirit that makes this Country Great! God Bless You All and God Bless America!
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Fri, 25 July 2008  Click on the gray POD icon to the LEFT of the Story Title to listen to the LakeFront Radio show pod cast, broadcasting live each Friday at Noon EDT from **For a FAST download of our most recent shows, go to the right side of our site, scroll down until you see the radio player, click on the right arrow button and it will start our most recent show automatically. You can continue hitting that button and it will go back each week to play all of our shows. You can also download the show to listen on any mp3 player. Or listen on iTunes. We are now available on iTunes, click this link and you can find all our past shows. Press SUBSCRIBE and you will automatically get the latest show when you sync your iPod to your computer. We want to thank the Sponsor of our show today: Lakefront Pros.com www.lakefrontpros.com, if your specialty or niche market revolves around the lake in any way, you will want to become a member of the only National Directory of Lakefront Pros on the internet. Where all Lakefront Pros Converge & Network! WOW is all we can say about our interview with Patric. This interview was both very informative and FUN with a whole lot of laughter in between! We talked about how Patric got into this profession (very funny and involves a "pay back" story) and all about the Great White Sharks and diving off the West Coast of the USA at a place known as Isla Guadalupe. He provided us with a very interesting story about this island. www.sharkdiver.com **He gave a sneak peak into another place where White Sharks have been discovered** An "exclusive" for LakeFront Radio! We discussed the whole process of cage diving, including cage construction, for the Great White Sharks and the history of the species. The Sharks have even been given names....You have got to listen in to hear how "Shredder" got his name. Fantastic Story! We talked about why these Sharks are so much different from the rest and why they happen to be "hanging" around in this area of the Country, which to Patric seemed odd, so he went on a research mission to find out all the interesting details about why they are drawn to this area. We talked about Shark Diver's fantastic 5 day expeditions aboard one of their 2 vessels for an experience you will not soon forget AND why this visceral experience brings life back into your bones, that precious few experiences provide in life! Shark Diver also conducts private Yacht Services and Patric told us about a time when he was called upon to provide a guided shark tour in Hawaii Patric also shared with us the fact that one of his employees LUKE TIPPLE a marine biologist is going to be spotlighted Sunday 7/27/08 by the Discover Channel and why he is going places in this industry and will be seen on future TV productions. The really cool thing about SharkDiver.COM www.sharkdiver.com & www.sharkdivers.com is that they not only provide the diving experience, they have completed significant research behind this species. Plus SAFETY is number one for them and they never push that envelope when it comes to shark diving. It is safer than you may think and if you have any kind of an adventuresome bone in your body, this may be right up your alley! Contrary to what you may think, you do not go deep down in the water when you are in the cages, in fact you are close to the top of the water and the sharks come to you. Shark Diver works with many film crews who come to see the beauty that The Isla Guadalupe offers Shark Divers. Patric told us a funny and interesting story about the US Military Science Wing who needed his assistance...it relates to TIGER SHARKS, gotta listen in for this one! You will soon realize just how much Patric loves his work, he is passionate and fun loving about the whole process and you will feel differently about Sharks after listening to this show! Later in the show Patrick talks about an unbelievable story about an Alaskan Adventure of a lifetime off a luxury yacht, where a helicopter ride was involved as well as Salmon Shark. 27.5 Million People watched Shark Week last year so the interest level is quite high and Patric says as long as the shows have a good balance of education, thrill and the all important eco messages, it is a good thing! We thank Patric Douglas with www.sharkdiver.com for one fun show and providing us with some intriguing information about The Great White Shark and Cage Diving. If you know someone who we should spotlight on our next show, or someone who would like to sponsor a show, please contact us at info@lakefrontradio.com Remember...www.lakefrontradio.com where we are "Bringing Together Lakefront Professionals From Across the Nation". Mary & Chuck Thompson-Your Hosts are Lake Lanier Appraisers www.marytappraisals.com and founded a National Networking Directory of Lakefront Professionals www.lakefrontpros.com. They have lived and worked in the Lake Lanier Community for 18 years.
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Fri, 25 July 2008  Click on the gray POD icon to the LEFT of the Story Title to listen to the LakeFront Radio show pod cast, broadcasting live each Friday at Noon EDT from **For a FAST download of our most recent shows, go to the right side of our site, scroll down until you see the radio player, click on the right arrow button and it will start our most recent show automatically. You can continue hitting that button and it will go back each week to play all of our shows. You can also download the show to listen on any mp3 player. Or listen on iTunes. We are now available on iTunes, click this link and you can find all our past shows. Press SUBSCRIBE and you will automatically get the latest show when you sync your iPod to your computer. We want to thank the Sponsor of our show today: Lakefront Pros.com www.lakefrontpros.com, if your specialty or niche market revolves around the lake in any way, you will want to become a member of the only National Directory of Lakefront Pros on the internet. Where all Lakefront Pros Converge & Network! We had a really special show today and what a treat it was to talk with Delores Robinson, Assistant Director of Public Relations for Navy Pier out of Delores took us through a wonderful journey of the history of Navy Pier, which overlooks the beautiful Chicago Skyline and It was once the location where the well known Chicago Fest was hosted in the 1970's and early 1980's. In the 1990's it underwent a huge transformation. Navy Pier in Chicago was most recently the place to be for the huge Batman Movie Premier, where much of the production was filmed. Navy Pier www.navypier.com is a must see when you travel to one of the greatest cities in the A very special part of this show is that your hosts, Mary & Chuck Thompson were married on Navy Pier 25 years ago this week (July 23, 1983) aboard the The SS Clipper Ship which was docked there. As far as we knew the ship left Navy Pier and was long gone and possibly scrapped in a ship yard somewhere due to the age of this steamer ship. So when we asked Delores if she had any knowledge of where the SS Clipper Ship went or the history of this Ship, she literally "blew us away" with what she found. Delores did extensive research into this Ship and found that the name had changed to the Milwaukee Clipper Ship, thus making it harder to track her down. Bottom line is, "Our Wedding Ship" is alive and well and was placed just months after our wedding into the National Register of Historic Sites and in 1989 she was designated as a National Historic Landmark! Listen in to hear our shock as the story unfolded and the uncanny twist to the story based upon where the Ship is now located! Navy Pier has undergone some tremendous changes and it has everything to offer for the entire family YEAR ROUND, from Fine Restaurants, To Shops, an IMAX theatre, Fireworks Displays, A Beer Garden, a 150 Foot High Ferris Wheel, Boat Rides, Huge Banquet and Party facilities, Strolling Entertainment and Music, an indoor ice skating rink during their Winter Wonderfest, with thousands of twinkling lights and 100 decorated trees, a gaming area, train rides, all in time for the Holidays. All of this overlooking Lake Michigan and one of the most beautiful City Skylines in the All we can say is Thank You Delores and Navy Pier for the very special treat you gave to us. You made our 25th anniversary that much more special. You went way beyond the call of duty and added a great chapter in our "book of life". If you know someone who we should spotlight on our next show, or someone who would like to sponsor a show, please contact us at info@lakefrontradio.com Remember...www.lakefrontradio.com where we are "Bringing Together Lakefront Professionals From Across the Nation". Mary & Chuck Thompson-Your Hosts are Lake Lanier Appraisers www.marytappraisals.com and founded a National Networking Directory of Lakefront Professionals www.lakefrontpros.com. They have lived and worked in the Lake Lanier Community for 18 years.
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Tue, 15 July 2008 
LakeFront Radio is pleased to announce its July 25th interivew with Patric Douglas CEO of Shark Diver.com. www.sharkdiver.com, www.sharkdivers.com, www.islandofthegreatwhiteshark.com His business pioneered White Shark Cage Diving in the USA. He has a very interesting history and professional past and his company offers some of the most exciting and unique shark diving adventures that anyone can imagine. They offer cage diving expiditions at Isla Guadalupe from their luxury yacht, where visibility is 100 feet. If you want something different to spice up your life or vacation experience, you will NOT want to miss this exciting, entertaining and educational show all about The Great White Shark and Shark Diving, just in time "Shark Week", starting July 28th, 2008 So come on back and listen in on July 25th at Noon Eastern Standard time or anytime after that to download the pod-cast of this special show. Remember, www.lakefrontradio.com where we bring together Lakefront Professionals from across the Nation.
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Tue, 15 July 2008
LakeFront Radio will not be broacasting on the 18th of July as the hosts, Chuck & Mary Thompson will be attending their Daughter Julie's wedding in Indiana.
We do have some exciting shows coming up though on the 25th of July. We will be interviewing Delores Robinson, Assistant Director of Public Relations for Navy Pier out of Chicago, Il on the 25th at 11:00 A.M. Eastern Standard Time. Historic Navy Pier® is Chicago's Lakefront playground. And it's the Midwest's #1 tourist and leisure destination, attracting more than 8.6 million visitors a year. So tune in or come on back to this site after the 25th of July to listen in on what promises to be a very exciting and interesting interview! Remember www.lakefrontradio.com where we bring together LakeFront Professionals from across the USA.
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Fri, 11 July 2008 
Click on the gray POD icon to the LEFT of the Story Title to listen to the LakeFront Radio show pod cast, broadcasting live each Friday at Noon EDT from **For a FAST download of our most recent shows, go to the right side of our site, scroll down until you see the radio player, click on the right arrow button and it will start our most recent show automatically. You can continue hitting that button and it will go back each week to play all of our shows. You can also download the show to listen on any mp3 player. Or listen on iTunes. We are now available on iTunes, click this link and you can find all our past shows. Press SUBSCRIBE and you will automatically get the latest show when you sync your iPod to your computer. We want to thank the Sponsor of our show today: Lakefront Pros.com www.lakefrontpros.com, if your specialty or niche market revolves around the lake in any way, you will want to become a member of the only National Directory of Lakefront Pros on the internet. Where all Lakefront Pros Converge & Network! If you have ever been thinking about taking a Hot Air Balloon ride or giving the gift of a ride to a family member, you will not want to miss this show! We interviewed Todd Monahan with www.sunkissballooning.com out of Listen to the show to hear why he calls his balloon the "Balloon Boat" and all about his "Splash -N-Dash" maneuvers. Plus a special treat he gives his passengers as they pass over the top of trees. You can hear the PASSION in Todd's voice as he talks about his dream profession as a Hot Air Balloon Pilot. He was trained by the best in Todd talks about what is required to receive a Hot Air Balloon pilots license, all the steps and equipment they use to get the balloon in the air, how the balloon is piloted over land and water, how early morning and sunset rides differ and how his "chase crew" is an essential part of his business. Listen in and hear the interesting story about how Todd got into this business...very inspiring! Todd and his crew make it all happen for the riders. He told us some very interesting stories about some of his ballooning adventures, his longest ride, scariest ride and a very special ride for one of his customers. It revolves around a proposal, so you have to listen to this great story. Todd also gives back to his community in a very special way that sets him apart from many of the other balloonists out there. He talks about the goals for his business and we ended on a message to all that revolves around the movie "The Bucket List" with Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman....... www.sunkissballooning.com which is a great name for this business has some very special ride packages for all budgets which Todd discusses in detail. So do not wait any longer to experience a ride that you cannot get anywhere but in a hot air balloon. Even if you have problems with motion sickness, Todd explains why hot air ballooning does not seem to affect those who have this issue. Start planning for your first or next balloon ride in the Lake George or surrounding area today, by visiting Todd's website (developed, by his twin brother Scott) www.sunkissballooning.com, where they "Rise" to the Occasion" We thank you Todd, for a most enjoyable show! Take care and may your trips toward the sky be safe and plentiful. We enjoyed the passion you bring to your profession. If you know someone who we should spotlight on our next show, or someone who would like to sponsor a show, please contact us at info@lakefrontradio.com Remember...www.lakefrontradio.com where we are "Bringing Together Lakefront Professionals From Across the Nation". Mary & Chuck Thompson-Your Hosts are Lake Lanier Appraisers www.marytappraisals.com and founded a National Networking Directory of Lakefront Professionals www.lakefrontpros.com. They have lived and worked in the Lake Lanier Community for 18 years.
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Wed, 2 July 2008 
We will be not be broadcasting this Friday the 4th and wanted to wish all of our listeners, guests and sponsors a very happy and safe 4th of July. We thank our military for allowing us the freedoms that we cherish and sometimes take for granted. Thank you for your great sacrifice. God Bless All of You! Chuck & Mary Thompson-Your Hosts "Where we are bringing together Lakefront Pros from across the Nation" Be Safe on Your Lakes this Weekend!
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