{"id":1511,"date":"2010-01-19T08:17:00","date_gmt":"2010-01-19T12:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/inbox\/2010\/01\/19\/is-big-tupper-a-feel-good-story-in-every-way\/"},"modified":"2010-01-19T08:17:00","modified_gmt":"2010-01-19T12:17:00","slug":"is-big-tupper-a-feel-good-story-in-every-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/inbox\/2010\/01\/19\/is-big-tupper-a-feel-good-story-in-every-way\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Big Tupper a feel good story? In every way."},"content":{"rendered":"

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The North Country isn’t an easy place to live. <\/p>\n

Whether you’re struggling to find a job, or struggling to dig your car out of the snow to get to your job, our reality is not for the faint of heart.<\/p>\n

Which is why we need as many stories like Big Tupper as possible. <\/p>\n

I skied the revitalized mountain yesterday and I can’t say I’ve had a better few hours in my ten years with NCPR.<\/p>\n

The slopes were busy, the mountain was crewed by really helpful volunteers, and it was also just a great day to be outside.<\/p>\n

The view from up there? Immense, grand: North woods and lakes stretching into mist. Kids in bright-colored jumpsuits, snowboarders grinning like devils.<\/p>\n

The lessons are pretty obvious. In a low-population area like this, a handful of people can make a huge difference, but it takes a couple of big ingredients.<\/p>\n

First, it takes as many souls as possible getting involved. And second, we have to learn how to check unproductive negativity.<\/p>\n

I have too many gloom-and-doom conversations, with people convinced that we’re done for. Kaput. Out of steam. Or else they’re caught up in old rivalries.<\/p>\n

One of NCPR’s jobs, I think, is to report on real problems, real issues that we face.<\/p>\n

But another important role we play is to share success stories, from one town and one valley to the next.<\/p>\n

We have to make sure that people know that Big Tupper was possible, so that more Big Tuppers can happen.<\/p>\n

So here’s my challenge for this thread: What is the Big Tupper in your community? <\/p>\n

What is the one important step that your town or village can take to recapture some of that energy?<\/p>\n

If you don’t have any ideas, let me suggest a day on the slopes at Big Tupper. It’s the perfect place for inspiration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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