| 词条 | Mail jumping |
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Geneva LakeThe mail jumping delivery system has been employed on houses surrounding Geneva Lake in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States, since before roads were built around the lake in the late 19th century.[2] Roads were first built around the lake in the 1920s.[3] Some residents still use boats as their primary means of transportation to their summer homes on the lake.[3] Six jumpers are hired annually to deliver mail on behalf of the United States Postal Service each summer from June 15 until September 15.[4] Male jumpers were used until the first female was hired in 1974. The cruise line has hired women since.[1] Jumpers began daily at 7 a.m. by sorting mail. Delivery begins at 10 a.m. aboard the U.S. Mailboat Walworth.[2] Mail is delivered to approximately 60 houses. Delivery is completed by around 1 p.m.[2] A typical jumper misses the jump returning to the boat once in her career and works the rest of the day wet.[2] The Lake Geneva Cruise Lines has operated the boat since 1916.[11] It takes approximately 160 tourists along. Most mail runs are at full capacity.[5] Jumpers are expected to be able to speak as tour guides as the tour passes historic summer houses and Yerkes Observatory.[2] The jumpers are privately hired by the cruise line and they work closely with the U.S. Postal Service.[2] The Walworth II is the only mail jumping boat in the United States.[1] Mail has been delivered this way since 1873.[6] A local resident said "There was a time during the war when everyone really counted on the mailboat. We didn't have TV and computers and all of that, so everyone would gather to meet the mailboat."[3] References in popular cultureThe Travel Channel host Andrew Zimmern taped an episode of his show Bizarre World in which he worked as a mail jumper.[7] References1. ^1 {{cite news|last=West|first=Dennis|title=Mail Jumpin'|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1368&dat=19940818&id=t-MVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GxMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6815,5218631|accessdate=13 June 2010|newspaper=Milwaukee Sentinel|date=August 14, 1994}} 2. ^1 2 3 4 5 {{cite web|last=Hammel|first=Katie|title=The mail jumpers of Lake Geneva|url=http://www.gadling.com/2009/09/14/the-mail-jumpers-of-lake-geneva/|publisher=Gadling|accessdate=12 June 2010}} 3. ^1 2 {{cite news|last=Brian|first=Dakss|title=Special Deliveries|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/06/24/sunday/main704217.shtml?tag=contentMain;contentBody|accessdate=13 June 2010|newspaper=CBS News Sunday Morning|date=June 26, 2005}} 4. ^{{cite web|title=Annual "Mail Jumper" tryouts held in Wisconsin|url=http://www.csnbayarea.com/pages/landing_maiocco_v3?blockID=127767&tagID=22337|publisher=Comcast Sports Network, San Francisco area}} 5. ^1 {{cite news|last=Jacquest|first=Samantha|title=Challenges often await mail-jumpers|newspaper=Janesville Gazette|date=June 23, 2013}} 6. ^{{cite news|last=Alden|first=Sharyn|title=Letters, Leaps and Bounds on Lake Geneva|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/01/AR2008080101384.html|accessdate=12 June 2010|newspaper=Washington Post|date=August 3, 2008 }} 7. ^1 2 {{cite web|last=Seiser|first=Lisa|title=Travel Channel's 'bizarre' host coming to Lake Geneva|url=http://www.lakegenevanews.net/Articles-i-2009-08-20-237544.112112_Travel_Channels_bizarre_host_coming_to_Lake_Geneva.html|publisher=Lake Geneva News|accessdate=12 June 2010}} See also
4 : Wisconsin culture|Walworth County, Wisconsin|United States Postal Service|Postal history |
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