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Harry Messimer 55 years  2 million-miles Driving Greyhound and Trailways
10 Dec 2015

Harry Messimer 55 years 2 million-miles Driving Greyhound and Trailways

by Thomas Wilmer | posted in: Travel Stories | 0

  Harry Messimer went to work as a Greyhound bus driver back in 1956. When he retired from Greyhound 31 years later, he had driven more than 1.5 million miles. But four days of retirement was enough for Harry. He … Continued

Roanoke, Virginia, Virginia Transportation Museum, Virginia Travel
Virginia’s Blue Ridge Parkway–Peaks of Otter Lodge
25 Nov 2015

Virginia’s Blue Ridge Parkway–Peaks of Otter Lodge

by Thomas Wilmer | posted in: Travel Stories | 0

  CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO HELEN MORTON’S NPR PODCAST INTERVIEW The Blue Ridge Parkway wends for 469 miles, from Shenandoah National Park in Northern Virginia to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina.The Blue Ridge Parkway, a … Continued

Blue Ridge Mountains, Roanoke, Virginia Travel
Roanoke’s Harrison Museum of African American Culture
22 Nov 2015

Roanoke’s Harrison Museum of African American Culture

by Thomas Wilmer | posted in: Travel Stories | 0

  CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO CHARLES PRICE’S NPR.ORG PODCAST INTERVIEW Situated in the Center in the Square in the heart of downtown Roanoke, Virginia, The Harrison Museum of African American Culture deftly showcases the African American experience with a … Continued

African American Cultural Museum, Blue Ridge Mountains, Roanoke, Virginia Travel
Virginia Tech’s Hokies, Performing Arts, Roanoke’s Taubman Art Museum
22 Nov 2015

Virginia Tech’s Hokies, Performing Arts, Roanoke’s Taubman Art Museum

by Thomas Wilmer | posted in: Travel Stories | 0

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE PODCSAST Come along for a journey of discovery with Tom Wilmer in Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountain region. Our adventure starts in Blacksburg Virginia at Virginia Tech www.vt.edu. It’s fall and the day of our … Continued

Blasksburg VA, Blue Ridge Mountains, Roanoke, Virginia Tech
Chateau Morrisette–Virginia’s Oldest Winery
17 Nov 2015

Chateau Morrisette–Virginia’s Oldest Winery

by Thomas Wilmer | posted in: Wine | 0

  Chateau Morrisette is Virginia’s oldest winery is located on the Blue Ridge Parkway, 3,500 feet above sea level, an hour from Roanoke and two hours from Greensboro, North Carolina. When the Morrisette family opened their Floyd, Virginia winery in … Continued

Blue Ridge Mountains, Roanoke, Virginia, Virginia Wines
Robert Kulp of Salvage Dawgs on DIY Network
12 Nov 2015

Robert Kulp of Salvage Dawgs on DIY Network

by Thomas Wilmer | posted in: Travel Stories | 0

<a href="http://directory.libsyn pour du viagra.com/episode/index/id/3944701″>LISTEN TO ROBERT KULP’S NPR PODCAST Six years ago, partners Robert Kulp and Mike Whiteside, had no clue that their reality television show, Salvage Dawgs would become a hit series, and as a bi-product propel business … Continued

Blue Ridge Mounta, Roanoke, Virginia
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