Contact: Laura Kraus
Phone: 909.866.6190 ext. 235
Fax: 909.866.5671
Email: lkraus@bigbearinfo.com

Big Bear Lake featured on Huell Howser's Road Trip

Big Bear Lake, Calif., July 10, 2003 Road Trip with Huell Howser will be featuring the four-season mountain town of Big Bear Lake and is set to air on KCET this July 20, at 7:00 p.m. (PT). Other Southern California PBS stations including KPBS (San Diego), KOCE (Huntington Beach) and KVCR (San Bernardino/Riverside) will air the show over the next few months.

The Big Bear Lake Resort Association received final confirmation of Huell's intending visit to Big Bear Lake in February 2003. By mid-May, filming dates and an itinerary were selected by Huell Howser, which included The Discovery Center, Moonridge Animal Park, an off-road adventure, Scenic Sky Chair at Snow Summit, Big Bear Museum and a tour of the village.

During the two-day filming for Road Trips, the itinerary changed and included more Resort Association members and more stops along the way.

"I had everything and everyone involved scheduled and ready to go for both days. But by 1:00 p.m. on the first day of filming, we were already 1-2 hours behind schedule," commented Laura Kraus, Public Relations Coordinator for the Resort Association. "Huell was so excited about every thing he saw. We kept stopping to shoot a picturesque landscape or talk to visitors. Fourteen hours of film will be edited down to make a one-hour program".

After visiting the Big Bear Museum and meeting Tom Core, Huell decided he needed to come back to shoot "California's Gold" on an expedition to Holcomb Valley. This footage will be shot later this month and air next fall. Huell will also attend the 5th Annual "Music in the Mountains" Gala at the Big Bear Discovery Center, taking place July 26.

"We're absolutely delighted that Huell Howser took that mountain road "less traveled" and was able to spend some time in Big Bear Valley", said Big Bear Lake Film Office Manager and PIO Kresse Armour. "It's quite an honor for us to be included in his "On the Road" series. Big Bear is beautiful -every day of the year- and we're so glad that Huell not only got to visit this gorgeous mountain community, but capture it on film to share with his huge following of viewers."

The premise of the series is simple: See where the road leads as Huell and his cameraman set out on a California highway, with no particular destination in mind, on a voyage of discovery.

For further air dates and times or for information on "Road Trip with Huell Howser" and "California's Gold" visit the website at www.calgold.com. The Big Bear Lake Resort Association is a membership based, non-profit association designed to promote and market Big Bear as a tourist destination.