The Daily is sending reporter Justin Rocket Silverman on a cross-country expedition to find the best, the boldest, and the strangest our nation has to offer. It's a great summer road trip — and you’re invited to ride shotgun. Buckle up, stay safe, and enjoy America!
WHERE'S ROCKET NOW?
Episode 8: Alpha mail
Lake Geneva, Wis.
Miles traveled: 2,300
Jumping off of a moving vehicle is rarely advisable. Jumping back on is even less so. Yet it’s all in a day’s work for the mail jumpers of Lake Geneva, heirs to a century-old tradition of delivering the day’s mail by boat. The lake is ringed with sprawling estates that at one time could be reached only by boat. To avoid damaging piers, the mail boat developed a system of zooming right by them, making the mail jumpers perform an acrobatic feat. Yet even the most experienced jumpers can sometimes end up taking an unintended swim.
> View Episode 1: Hotfooting it
> View Episode 2: Bluegrass Brothers
> View Episode 3: Lobster Fishing
> View Episode 4: Campaign Launcher
> View Episode 5: Ghost hunting at America’s Stonehenge
> View Episode 6: Hunting humans for sport
> View Episode 7: Riding the Rocket in Toronto
WHERE'S ROCKET NOW?
Episode 8: Alpha mail
Lake Geneva, Wis.
Miles traveled: 2,300
Jumping off of a moving vehicle is rarely advisable. Jumping back on is even less so. Yet it’s all in a day’s work for the mail jumpers of Lake Geneva, heirs to a century-old tradition of delivering the day’s mail by boat. The lake is ringed with sprawling estates that at one time could be reached only by boat. To avoid damaging piers, the mail boat developed a system of zooming right by them, making the mail jumpers perform an acrobatic feat. Yet even the most experienced jumpers can sometimes end up taking an unintended swim.
> View Episode 1: Hotfooting it
> View Episode 2: Bluegrass Brothers
> View Episode 3: Lobster Fishing
> View Episode 4: Campaign Launcher
> View Episode 5: Ghost hunting at America’s Stonehenge
> View Episode 6: Hunting humans for sport
> View Episode 7: Riding the Rocket in Toronto
