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The Bridge Experience

More than an expanse of metal and concrete over which we walk or drive our cars, bikes or mopeds, bridges offer access to areas far and wide, and often provide unique opportunities for fun and

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BMX Style

Do the names Mat Hoffman, Danny Parks or Bob Haro mean anything to you? For many BMX bike enthusiasts, these are their Tony Hawk, Tiger Woods or Michael Jordan. The BMX Freestyle sport has boomed in

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Spring Cleaning

The long winter is over and spring is here. Anglers will flood the parks, hoping to catch the big one. Hikers will explore the paths, and joggers will race past them. Children will throw rocks in the

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Bo Knows

Vincent Edward Jackson. Remember him? You may know him better as Bo Jackson or, more simply, as Bo--he of the one-word name and all the fame associated with that kind of recognition.Though his

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This-N-That

ТWedding VowsУ Keeps On Trucking Hi Ron,Thanks for your article ТWedding VowsУ in Parks & Rec Business. I enjoyed reading it and couldnХt agree more.I too am from an Italian family, born and rais

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Product Review

To request more information on any of these hot new products, visit our Web site at www.parksandrecbusiness.com and follow the Free Product Info link. Or, call the company directly and, remember,

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LetХs Hit the Beach!

Just because you donХt have a pool or access to a lake doesnХt mean you canХt offer fun, creative, healthy aquatics programming. Here are 12 ideas sure to please even the most discerning customer:Summ

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The Globalization of Sport

Lately, IХve been reading a book by Thomas Friedman of The New York Times called The World Is Flat. The book discusses globalization and outlines how we can easily communicate with countries around th

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Live Long And Prosper

Fans of the classic TV and film series Star Trek are familiar with Mr. SpockХs Vulcan farewell phrase, and it serves equally well as a managerХs mantra when strategizing about an organizationХs abilit

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Cascading Water

Stay-and-play water resorts are all the rage right now. So much so that our local version, Kalahari Resort in Sandusky, Ohio, home to the famous Cedar Point Amusement Park, has just announced it will

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Windermere Cove

Hidden along the shores of the Lake of the Ozarks in Roach, Mo., is the town of Cave-Pump (now called Windermere Cove). The little town grew up, literally, around a hole in the ground that revealed a

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Life In Pictures

Not so long ago, the term Тsound biteУ was coined, and people learned that it was sometimes just a mere word or phrase spoken at the right time that crystallized a moment. We always knew that the righ

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