![Talented Swiss waterskier Alice Baumann training on Lake Zurich, August 1962.](/app/uploads/wasserski-alice-baumann-titel-300x225.jpg)
Alice Baumann was one of the world’s most successful waterskiers in the 1960s. Time for a look at some exhilarating photos from the pioneering age of water skiing.
![The Bürgenstock: an idyllic ensemble with hotels, mountains, lake and lift. Postcard from 1928.](/app/uploads/titelbild-burgenstock-1-300x225.jpg)
The Bürgenstock has always known how to skilfully attract attention, as it did back in 1905 for example with the spectacular Hammetschwand lift – a marvel of Swiss engineering. Over the years, the lift has been a source of both admiration and rumour.
![Switzerland's first motorway ran from Lucerne to Ennethorw. Illustration by Marco Heer.](/app/uploads/snm-blog-premiere-autobahn-300x225.jpeg)
In summer 1955, Switzerland’s first motorway was opened in Lucerne. It was the first piece of the puzzle of what is now the national road network, today covering around 2,254 kilometres.
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