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Author Archives: Thomas Wilmer

How Las Vegas Became The 9th Hawaiian Island
9 Nov 2015

How Las Vegas Became The 9th Hawaiian Island

by Thomas Wilmer | posted in: Travel Stories | 0

Sam Boyd’ Fremont Casino Las Vegas. Photo Credit: Tom Wilmer Click Here to Listen to Bill Boyd’s NPR.ORG Podcast interview Come along and join Bill Boyd, chairman of Boyd Gaming Group in Las Vegas. Boyd shares his family’s intimate involvement … Continued

Bill Boyd, Boyd Gaming Group, Las Vegas
WW II Childhood memories California Central Coast & National D-Day Memorial
7 Nov 2015

WW II Childhood memories California Central Coast & National D-Day Memorial

by Thomas Wilmer | posted in: Travel Stories | 0

Within moments of the Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7th 1941, life in America instantly transformed for the duration of the war. The harbor town of Morro Bay, California became a major training center for planned amphibious Naval … Continued

Morro Bay, National D-Day Memorial, Virginia, WW II
Botswana Photographic Safaris–Saving Cecils
3 Nov 2015

Botswana Photographic Safaris–Saving Cecils

by Thomas Wilmer | posted in: Travel Stories | 0

Recalling the tragedy of Cecil the Lion, reminded me of an interview with two Big Game photographic safari guides I conducted some time ago that remains poignantly fresh and applicable today. Join trackers, Dave Luck and Map Ives in Botswana’s … Continued

Africa, Botswana, Okavango Delta, photographic safari
Small Lot Wines defined and Explained
25 Oct 2015

Small Lot Wines defined and Explained

by Thomas Wilmer | posted in: Uncategorized, Wine | 0

    Join correspondent, Tom Wilmer as he talks with revered California Central Coast winemaker, Vic Roberts about the world of small lot wines. In wine-speak, the term “Small Lot” is somewhat amorphous. In the broad sense it’s merely a … Continued

California winemaker, Paso Robles AVA, Templeton Gap
Discover Michigan’s Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
20 Oct 2015

Discover Michigan’s Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

by Thomas Wilmer | posted in: Travel Stories | 0

When the phrase “wilderness area” is mentioned, you probably don’t picture sharing that spot with, say, 1.7 million people. They weren’t all there at once, of course, but that’s how many people last year dropped by the Sleeping Bear Dunes … Continued

Michigan travel, National Park Service, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Traverse City
Marianne Bohr’s Gap Year Abroad
18 Oct 2015

Marianne Bohr’s Gap Year Abroad

by Thomas Wilmer | posted in: Travel Stories | 0

When Marianne Bohr was 55-years-old, she took time off work to have a “Senior Year Abroad” with her husband, Joe. The two had planned their trip for 30 years, ever since backpacking together in Europe after college. Marianne not only … Continued

Book Passage, travel writing
Genoa, Nebraska’s historic U.S. Industrial Indian School
16 Oct 2015

Genoa, Nebraska’s historic U.S. Industrial Indian School

by Thomas Wilmer | posted in: Travel Stories | 0

Back in the 1860s and 70s, in the American West, the phrase, “the only good Indian is a dead Indian” was not a hollow sentiment. Fortunately there were some within the U.S. Army and government agencies who refused to accept … Continued

Native American issues, Nebraska, Western Nebraska
Robert Haas of Tablas Creek Vineyard–Distinctive American Rhones
1 Oct 2015

Robert Haas of Tablas Creek Vineyard–Distinctive American Rhones

by Thomas Wilmer | posted in: Wine | 0

  A conversation with Robert Haas of Tablas Creek Vineyard in Paso Robles, California. Haas has played a leading role in the American wine industry for over half a century. After graduating from Yale in 1950, he joined his father’s … Continued

California Central Coast, California wines, Paso Robles AVA, Paso Robles wine, Rhone
Cabela’s Mother Ship, Sidney Nebraska
20 Sep 2015

Cabela’s Mother Ship, Sidney Nebraska

by Thomas Wilmer | posted in: Travel Stories | 0

Back in 1961, Dick Cabela, operating out of his garage in Western Nebraska tried to make a go of it selling fishing fies via magazine and newspaper ads. Only tiny nibbles at first, so he decided to give them away and … Continued

Nebraska, Sidney, Western Nebraska
Terry MacRae CEO of North America’s only Hybrid Vessel Fleet
16 Sep 2015

Terry MacRae CEO of North America’s only Hybrid Vessel Fleet

by Thomas Wilmer | posted in: Travel Stories | 0

   CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO TERRY MACRAE An innovator in the passenger vessel industry, Terry MacRae, is the Chairman and CEO of Hornblower Cruises & Events. In addition to crafting the only fleet of hybrid vessels in North America, … Continued

Alcatraz, Cruises, San Francisco Travel

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