Thousands To Salute New Orvis Flagship, Aug. 24-25.Business Editors & Retail/Sports Writers MANCHESTER, Vt.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 22, 2002 The Orvis Company: Vermont's Largest Retail/Entertainment Attraction Becomes New England New England, name applied to the region comprising six states of the NE United States—Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. The region is thought to have been so named by Capt. Tourist Destination A tourist destination is a city, town or other area the economy of which is dependent to a significant extent on the revenues accruing from tourism. It may contain one or more tourist attractions or visitor attractions and possibly some "tourist traps". ; Chairman Walks Through Rattlesnakes to Demonstrate Boots The indoor pond has been filled with monster trout, and a 1,000-piece stained glass window stained glass window n → vidriera de colores stained glass window stain n → buntes Glasfenster nt stained glass window n has been installed as The Orvis Company, the country's oldest continually operating mail order firm, prepares to officially open its new Flagship store this weekend in the southern Vermont town of Manchester. The new 23,000 sq. ft. Orvis Flagship is located on Historic Route 7A, adjacent to the site of the original Orvis store which was demolished this summer after serving customers for 50 years. The new $7 million Flagship, the largest outdoor retail store in Vermont, is expected to attract more than 250,000 annual visitors to the state, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the company's economic analysis of the store's impact. The Grand Opening includes a fireworks fireworks: see pyrotechnics. fireworks Explosives or combustibles used for display. Of ancient Chinese origin, fireworks evidently developed out of military rockets and explosive missiles and accompanied the spread of military explosives westward to display on Saturday evening, Aug. 24, sponsored by the Orvis Conservation Platinum Visa card. On Sunday, Aug. 25, Orvis Chairman Leigh H. Perkins, Sr. will subject the company's popular Gokey Snakeproof Boots to the ultimate test when he walks through a pit of rattlesnakes. (For the latest schedule, see www.orvis.com/flagshipstore). Grand Opening activities also include a waxed cotton reproofing demonstration by Barbour, a British outdoor clothing manufacturer; a display of boot making by the Gokey Company of Tipton, Mo.; and on-going hunting dog, bird watching Bird Watching is a British magazine for birders. The current editor is Kevin Wilmot. External Links
Kids will be able to feed trout in an indoor pond while learning about various fish species from specially prepared educational displays. Sales departments include fly-fishing equipment and apparel, hunting equipment and apparel, men's and women's travel and leisure clothing, home furnishings and gifts, shoes, and pet products. The Orvis Flagship Store also has a private gunroom gun·room n. The quarters of midshipmen and junior officers on a British warship. selling high quality shotguns with gun fittings by expert gunsmiths. The Flagship site is a unique "country campus" overlooking two trout ponds Trout Pond is the U.S. State of West Virginia's only natural lake, located near Wardensville in Hardy County. The "lake" lies in the Trout Pond Recreation Area of George Washington National Forest. and the Orvis Rod Shop - the world's largest - which will run continuous tours during the Grand Opening weekend. Many of the thousands who have already visited the new Flagship, which previewed on May 25, have remarked on the little touches that will make the Orvis Flagship a major New England tourist destination. There are historic fly-fishing illustrations on the walls and displays of antique fishing gear; two 30-ft. working stone fireplaces; and knee-high mirrors for dogs - which are always welcome inside - to admire their furry selves in new collars. Even the store's well-appointed bathrooms - with wood paneling, cushioned waiting chairs, and gold faucets - have drawn raves as being the best store bathrooms in all of New England. "The new Orvis flagship represents what we're all about - we are purveyors of authentic and distinctive country lifestyle products for people who love the outdoors," says Dave Perkins, executive vice president. "We designed the new Flagship, right down to the smallest details, to make it a facility that will both serve and entertain the thousands of visitors attracted to the region." |
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