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>>> FIVE
>>> FIVE CITIES IN FIVE DAYS AND OUR THIRD STOP LANDS US IN
DES MOINES.
DES MOINES. ARE PHOTOJOURNALIST -- OUR
PHOTOJOURNALIST DOUG DYLAN
SHOT THIS TIME-LAPSE AT MARINE
VIEW DRIVE.
VIEW DRIVE. >> Reporter: BEAUTIFUL
MORNING.
MORNING.
MORNING. WE HAVE BEEN TO MAPLE VALLEY,
ISSAQUAH THIS WEEK.
>> Reporter: WE ARE COMING TO
YOU LIVE FROM ANTIE IRENE'S
COFFEE SHOP.
COFFEE SHOP. IT IS A HUB FOR PEOPLE WAKING
UP AND GETTING COFFEE.
>> Reporter: SOME OTHER
ATTRACTIONS IN DES MOINES IS
THE MARINA.
THE MARINA. HOME TO THE HUGE SAILING
YACHTS, SCUBA DIVING AND
FISHING BOATS.
FISHING BOATS. ALSO A VARIETY OF FRESH
SEAFOOD RESTAURANTS AND
SHOPPING AREAS.
SHOPPING AREAS. >> Reporter: YOU CAN ALSO SHOP
AT THE DES MOINES CREEK IS
PARK AND IT HAS SEVERAL
BUSINESSES.
BUSINESSES. >> Reporter: WE ARE ALSO
LOOKING AT ONE OF THE OTHER
MARINAS.
MARINAS.
MARINAS. THERE IS SO MUCH TO SEE.'S
WHAT WHAT A STATE PARK.
IT'S A MARINE PROTECTED AREA
WITH 52 CAMPSITES, HIKING
TRAILS AND A LOT MORE.
>> Reporter: ONE OF THE BEST
PLACES IS WALLY'S.
>> Reporter: MIKE WAS THERE TO
GREET US AND JUST BOMBARDED US
WITH FOOD.
WITH FOOD. HE BOUGHT THE PLACE IN 1993.
IT HAS THIS FAMOUS CLAM
CHOWDER.
CHOWDER.
CHOWDER. IT'S A COMMUNITY GATHERING
SPOT.
SPOT.
SPOT. FISH AND CHIPS, SHRIMP SALAD.
>> WE ARE GETTING MORE AND
MORE PEOPLE WHO ARE YOUNGER,
COMPUTER SAVVY WHO WANT TO TO
A UNIQUE, NON-CHAIN
RESTAURANT.
RESTAURANT. >> Reporter: IT'S A GREAT
PLACE TO VISIT.
WASN'T IT GOOD?
>> Reporter: I HAD TO TRY
EVERYTHING.
EVERYTHING. THIS IS THE RED AND WHITE
CHOWDER.
CHOWDER.
CHOWDER. >> Reporter: BLACKBERRY PIE.
LET'S GET OVER TO THE OWNER OF
ANTIE IRENE'S COFFEE SHOP.
YOU THINK IT'S DES MOINES WITH
AN S?
AN S?
AN S? >>
AN S? >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> Reporter: THIS HAS BEEN
AROUND FOR 45 YEARS AND A
PLACE WHERE PEOPLE HANG OUT.
WHAT YOU LOVE ABOUT DOING
THIS?
THIS?
THIS? YOU
THIS? YOU CAME FROM THE CORPORATE
WORLD AND DECIDED TO RETIRE.
>> I WENT TO COLLEGE TO BE A
TEACHER SO WHEN I WAS IN
ALASKA I WAS TEACHING AND I
WANTED TO CARRY THAT OVER AND
SO MANY YOUNG PEOPLE DON'T
HAVE THE SKILLS THEY NEED.
INCLUDING HOW TO WRITE A
RESUME WHEN THEY GET THEIR
FIRST JOB OR ARE TRYING TO
FIND A JOB IN COLLEGE.
IT HAS BECOME SUCH A JOY TO
MENTOR THESE PEOPLE AND TEACH
THESE BASIC SKILLS OF HOW TO
BE AN EMPLOYEE.
>> Reporter: WHAT IS IT ABOUT
DES MOINES YOU WANT PEOPLE TO
KNOW?
KNOW?
KNOW? WHAT ARE SOME OF THE BIG
ISSUES YOU ARE LOOKING AT?
>> I FEEL LIKE WE ARE PRETTY
PROTECTED WITH ISSUES BECAUSE
PEOPLE DO RELAX AND ENJOY.
I THINK THE BIGGEST ISSUE IS
GETTING MAIN STREET A LITTLE
MORE ATTRACTIVE TO PEOPLE WITH
OTHER ACTIVITIES AVAILABLE TO
THEM.
THEM.
THEM. WE
THEM. WE ARE SO BLESSED WITH THE
WATERFRONT AND AWESOME
RESTAURANTS.
RESTAURANTS. WE ARE A SUPER CONNECTED
COMMUNITY.
COMMUNITY. YOU REALIZE HOW CONNECTED WE
ARE.
ARE.
ARE. >>
ARE. >> Reporter: IT FEELS LIKE
FAMILY.
FAMILY.
FAMILY. I
FAMILY. I HAVE NOTICED THAT.
EVERYONE WHO COMES IN, YOU
GREET AND HOSPITALITY IS
INCREDIBLE.
INCREDIBLE. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.
>> MY PLEASURE.
>> Reporter: WE WILL TALK TO
THE MAYOR COMING UP.
JOIN US ON KONG NEXT AS WE
TALK ABOUT AIRPLANE NOISE,
CRYING.
CRYING.
CRYING. >> Reporter: WE ASK HOW YOU
PRONOUNCE THE CITY.
MORE PEOPLE SAY IT'S