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Queen City duck boat tours come to a screeching stop

MANCHESTER - Less than two weeks after the launch of his duck boat tours of the Queen City, owner Viktor Nafranowicz docked World War II-era ships until further notice.

"I lost money," said Nafranowicz of Candia. "I am desperately looking for a sponsor. I can not do that myself and at this stage, it is for sale and I am short of money. "

Nafranowicz started touring around the city in July to honor those who served in the military.He bought the boat six-ton ​​amphibious duck and invested more than $ 100,000 of his own money to get the passenger vehicle condition, although it was not seaworthy.

Nafranowicz was licensed by the Board of Mayor and Aldermen of the duck and run boat trips to use the area of ​​Elm Street, across from the Verizon Wireless Arena to pick up and down. He charged $ 23 for each trip and donated $ 2 each passenger to veteran causes, including the position of the American Legion in Manchester.Nafranowicz originally planned to make six trips of 45 minutes a day, seven days a week, but had to cut short his plans for lack of funding.

"It was all about raising awareness about how our soldiers protecting our freedoms," he said. "I need a corporate sponsor. I would still love to do that in New Hampshire."

The ruling is a setback Nafranowicz has faced in its efforts to get the tour rolling.He first made his vision for a visit on the theme of the duck boat veteran Portsmouth - the name of his company's business is registered DUKW LLC Portsmouth - but he has not had much luck getting those responsible to sign. Officials from Manchester proved to be more receptive.

A significant cost for driving the boat Nafranowicz World War II duck - is the acronym DUKW military official - from his home in Candia in Manchester every day. He had sought a place to the garage of the large vehicle in the city but was unable to find a place, he said.

Nafranowicz has 31 feet of advertising space along the sides of the boat, it offers for sale. He has already approached local businesses and organizations help finance his tours, but had no takers so far.

City Clerk Matt Normand, who is responsible for licensing such business, said he had heard anything about his business Nafranowicz, nor has it received any feedback from residents.

Waterparks - Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin – History

Railroad brings in residents Wisconsin Dells was founded as Kilbourn City in 1857 by Byron Kilbourn, who also founded Kilbourntown, one of the three original towns at the confluence of the Milwaukee, Menomonee, and Kinnickinnic Rivers that joined to become Milwaukee. Before the establishment of Kilbourn City, the region around the dells of the Wisconsin River was primarily a lumbering area until 1851, when the La Crosse and Milwaukee Railroad was chartered, with Kilbourn as its president. The railroad made plans to bridge the Wisconsin River near the river's dells, and a boomtown named Newport sprang up at the expected site of the bridge in 1853. The population of this new city quickly swelled to over 2,000, but when the railroad finally came through the area in 1857 it took nearly everyone by surprise by crossing the river a mile upstream from the site of Newport. As a result, Newport was rapidly turned into a ghost town as the settlers flocked to the new city at the site of the railroad bridge, Kilbourn City. Gradually, tourism became a large part of Kilbourn City. To make it easier for tourists to identify Kilbourn City with the natural landscape for which it was famous, the name of the city was changed to Wisconsin Dells in 1931. As the twentieth century progressed, new attractions began to draw even more tourists. The Wisconsin River dells bring in tourists Because of the scenery provided by the dells of the Wisconsin River, Kilbourn City quickly became a popular travel destination in the Midwest. In 1875, early landscape photographer H. H. Bennett established a studio in the city and took many photos of the sandstone formations in the dells, including stereoscopic views. Prints of these photographs were distributed across the United States, further enhancing the status of Kilbourn City as a destination for sightseers. Taking advantage of this, Bennett began offering to take souvenir pictures of visitors to the dells, becoming one of the first to capitalize on the area's burgeoning tourist trade. Today, the H. H. Bennett Studio is a historic site operated by the Wisconsin Historical Society. The dells region remained primarily a place for sightseers to escape the bustle of the city for many decades. In 1856, Leroy Gates began taking tourists on boat tours of the Wisconsin Dells. These tours were given using wooden rowboats until 1873 when the first steamboat, the Modocawanda, was used. By 1894, distillate-powered tour boats began to be used.

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