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Cabela's Mother Ship, Sidney Nebraska
Back in 1961, Dick Cabela, operating out of his garage ...
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 make his money via shipping and handling. And that's how Cabela's Sporting Goods chain got its start. His business boomed and he was soon joined by brother, Jim Cabela. Their first retail store in Sidney, Nebraska remains as the corporate mother ship, but today Cabela's Sporting Goods, with gross revenue in the billions, is pushing toward 60 retail operations around America and Canada. Cabela's simultaneously runs a multi-million dollar online Cabela's operation and annually ships millions of catalogs to more than 120 countries. Come along for a visit to the mammoth Cabela's Mother Ship in Sidney, Nebraska, It's akin to an outdoor enthusiasts' Disneyland, and it's one of Nebraska's top tourist destinations. Subscribe to the Lowell Thomas Award-winning travel podcast, Journeys of Discovery with Tom Wilmer on iTunes stitcher.com player.fm (UK) a featered "Best Travel Podcast" and more than ten other podcast sites around the world.
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Terry MacRae CEO of North America's only Hybrid Vessel Fleet
An innovator in the passenger vessel industry, Terry MacRae, is ...
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, MacRae has built an empire of more than 70 yachts in the last 35 years. Hornblower Cruises & Events has ports in San Francisco, Berkeley, Sacramento, Long Beach, Newport Beach, Marina del Rey, San Diego and New York City. Two Hornblower subsidiary businesses, Alcatraz Cruises and Statue Cruises, are National Park Service ferry concessioners to Alcatraz Island and the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, respectively. In 2014, Hornblower began operating the third subsidiary, Hornblower Niagara Cruises, out of Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. Join Correspondent, Tom Wilmer, and Terry MacRae in San Francisco on Alcatraz Island. MacRrae and Wilmer were on "The Rock" in conjunction with the Annual Alcatraz Alumni weekend, and a press conference to announce TripAdvisor's Reader's Choice Award naming Alcatraz Island as the #1 U.S. Landmark. MacRrae talks about the history of Hornblower Cruises that started in 1980 with one Berkeley-based yacht. He also shares insights about America's waterborne history, and some engaging ideas about maritime transportation's future as a viable alternative for urban commuters. Funding for the Lowell Thomas Award winning Journeys of Discovery with Tom Wilmer is provided by Hawaiian Reforestation Initiative Subscribe to this podcast on iTunes Stitcher.com player.fm (UK) a featured "Best Travel Podcast" tunein.com podcast.co.no (Norway)
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Golden Gate National Recreation Area's Chris Lenhertz NPS Superindent
There are 29 National Recreation Areas across America, from the ...
There are 29 National Recreation Areas across America, from the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, bordering New Jersey and Northeastern Pennsylvania, to Grand Island National Recreation Area in Michigan, and Lake Mead National Recreation Area in Nevada, which also encompasses Lake Mohave and Hoover Dam. One of the most distinctive is the Golden Gate National Recreation Area that includes 80,000 acres of ecologically and historically significant destinations in the San Francisco Bay Area. Attracting more than 15 million visitors annually to its various sites around the Bay, including Muir Woods, the Cliff House, Crissy Field, Alcatraz, and the Presidio of San Francisco, it is one of the world's largest urban parks. Some Recreation Areas are under the management of the Department of Agriculture, the Bureau of Land Management, or the U.S. Forest Service, while the National Park Service manages others, including the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Join Correspondent, Tom Wilmer, reporting from Alcatraz Island, as he visits with Chris Lenhertz, the National Park Service Superintendent of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Funding for the Lowell Thomas Award-winning NPR travel Podcast, Journeys of Discovery with Tom Wilmer is provided by Hawaiian Reforestation Initiative Subscribe to the podcsast on iTunes stitcher.com player.fm (UK) A featured "Best Travel Podcast" Connect.pure.com podcast.de (Germany) podcast.co.no (Noeway) and ten other podcast sites around the world
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Alcatraz--a Conversation with NPS Public Affairs, Alexandra Picavet
Even though Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary has been closed since 1963, ...
Even though Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary has been closed since 1963, the myth, legend, and lore of the infamous Rock that housed prisoners such as Al "Scarface" Capone, the "Birdman of Alcatraz", and "Machine Gun" Kelly has grown exponentially over the past half century. Today, it is a must do destination for tourists from around the world--so much so that the Rock recently received TripAdvisors' 2015 Travelers' Choice Award as the Number One U.S. Landmark, and number eight in the world. Attracting more than 1.4 million visitors annually, touring the Rock has become so popular that tickets must be booked months in advance throughout the summer season. I'm Correspondent, Tom Wilmer, come along and join me for a conversation with National Park Service Public Affairs Officer, Alexandra Picavet, at Pier 33 Alcatraz Landing in San Francisco, California. Alcatraz Island is administered by the National Park Service's, Golden Gate National Recreation Area. To learn more about the history of Alcatraz, and visiting The Rock, log on to nps.gov/alca Funding for Journeys of Discovery with Tom Wilmer NPR Podcast is provided by Hawaiian Reforestation Initiative. You may subscribe to this podcast on: iTunes NPR ONE Stitcher.com player.com (UK) Featured "Best Travel Podcast" podcast.de (Germany and ten other podcast sites around the world
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Wisconsin's Door County "Cherryland" and Apples Too
Cherries and apples have been an integral part of Wisconsin's ...
Cherries and apples have been an integral part of Wisconsin's Door County Peninsula for close to 150 years. At one time Door County was the country's largest producer of cherries with an annual harvest of more than 50 million pounds, and the realm became fondly known as Cherryland. Cherries are still king in the county and you'll have no problem finding cherry pie, cherry wine, cherry juice, dried cherries, cherry French toast for breakfast, and bushel loads of fresh cherries to munch fresh off the tree. I'm correspondent, Tom Wilmer, come along and join me in Door County for an exploration of everything cherry as well as the fresh apples. We'll start our visit at the Door County Historical Museum in downtown Sturgeon Bay where we'll join Assistant Curator, Ginny Hain. And then it's off to Seaquist Orchards for a visit with eighty-something Dale Seaguist, who's family has been producing sweet and tart cherries for close to 130 years—not long after his grandfather emigrated from Sweden. Seaquist Farms is a family-run operation, and at present the sixth generation is being groomed to take their turn at the helm. And then it's off to visit with apple grower, Steve Wood at his family run, Wood Orchard Market in Egg Harbor. And a visit to Cherryland's iconic Wilson's Restaurant and Ice Cream Parlor in Ephraim, Wisconsin, where Seaquist Orchards' fresh cherries are a house specialty. Funding for the Lowell Thomas Award winning travel show, Journeys of Discovery with Tom Wilmer is provided by Hawaiian Reforestation Initiative subscribe to the podcast on iTunes player.fm (UK) Selected as a Best Featured Travel Podcast stitcher.com tunein.com connect.pure.com podcast.de (Germany) podcast.co.no (Norway)
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Sunset's Savor the Central Coast Culinary Event
The 6th annual Savor the Central Coast event, co-sponsored by ...
The 6th annual Savor the Central Coast event, co-sponsored by Visit San Luis Obispo County and Sunset Magazine will take place Thursday the 24th of September through Sunday the 27th at Santa Margarita Ranch and various off-site venues around the county. I'm correspondent, Tom Wilmer, come along and join me at the SeaVenture Resort in Pismo Beach, California for an insiders overview of the Savor event with Chuck Davison, President and CEO of Visit San Luis Obispo County, Everett Casey Wolcott, Executive Chef at the Seaventure, and one of Savor's shining culinary stars, Brigit Binns, author of 29 cook books and owner of theRefugio Cooking School in Paso Robles.
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FDR's "Floating White House" USS Potomac Home Ported in Oakland CA
The USS Potomac served as the President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's ...
The USS Potomac served as the President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's "Floating White House" from 1936 until his death in 1945. How the USS Potomac came to reside in Oakland, California is a fascinating journey. Following a ten year stint as a Coast Guard patrol boat, the Potomac saw duty as a Caribbean ferry, Elvis Presley private yacht, and a stint as a drug smuggler that ultimately led to its sinking while tied up on Treasure Island. The Oakland Port Authority purchased the derelict USS Potomac and spent more than fourteen years, and six million dollars painstakingly restoring Roosevelt's Presidential Yacht. Today the vessel is a registered National Historic Landmark, berthed at Oakland's Jack London Square and offers regularly scheduled San Francisco Bay cruises. Join correspondent, Tom Wilmer aboard the USS Potomac for a visit with the 1st Mate, the ship's Captain, and one of the volunteer historians. Funding for the Lowell Thomas Award winning travel show, Journeys of Discovery with Tom Wilmer is provided by Hawaiian Reforestation Initiative Subscribe to the Journeys Podcast on: NPR ONE iTunes stitcher.com player.fm (UK) a Featured Best Travel Podcast podcast.de (Germany) and ten other podcast sites around the world
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National Parks Conservation Association's Megan Cantrell
The National Parks Conservation Association was established back in 1919 ...
The National Parks Conservation Association was established back in 1919 just three years after the formation of the National Park Service to protect and enhance our national parks. Come along and join Megan Cantrell, Social Media Manager at NPCA's headquarters in Washington D.C. Cantrell talks about NPCA's primary mission, and the various ways the organization utilizes social media to get the word out about critical environmental issues affecting our National Parks. Funding for the Lowell Thomas Award-winning travel show, Journeys of Discovery with Tom Wilmer is provided by Hawaiian Reforestation Initiative Subscribe to the Journeys of Discovery with Tom Wilmer podcast via NPR.ORG's Podcast directory, or on the NPR ONE app itunes player.fm (UK) a featured Best Travel Podcast Stitcher.com tunein.com podcast.co.no (Norway)
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Is This the Future of Public Radio? NPR Thinks So
The Delivery methods for NPR content are evolving with recent ...
The Delivery methods for NPR content are evolving with recent changes in technology. Hourly news, network shows, podcasts, and much more can now be heard through the NPR ONE App on most smart phones. Some believe this is how the majority of people will receive NPR content while still giving a home to community station's content. Correspondent, Tom Wilmer sat down with one of the Apps biggest champion's, Sara Sarasohn, at National Public Radio headquarters in Washington D.C. Subscribe to the Lowell Thomas Award winning Podcast Journeys of Discovery with Tom Wilmer produced byNPR affiliate KCBX and featured on NPR ONE, iTunes Stitcher.com player.fm tunein.com podbay.fm connect.pure.com
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Washington D.C. Cabbie Stories
When I travel, I often learn more about the pulse ...
When I travel, I often learn more about the pulse beat of a place--an unfiltered, from the heart perspective--from the cabbies than I do from the local tourism officials. I'm in Washington D.C. now, and a bonus of visiting with cabbies here, is that I hear cool tales about where they grew up, and it's often a far off, exotic land, as was the case when I hung out with Samuel Issac who was raised in Ethiopia. Samuel and I had so much fun talking about his life in America, that he refused to accept payment for the cross-town cab ride from Dupont Circle to the Capital Mall. Regretfully, I was so engrossed in living in the moment with Samuel that it didn't occur to me to record Samuel's tales until moments after he pulled away from the curb. The next afternoon, Alexander Berko picked me up in front of NPR headquarters for a cab ride out to National Airport. This time I was locked and loaded, and Berko agreed to let me record his D.C. Cabbie stories, including the dark days of the 1980s when DC was known as the Murder Capital, about former Mayor Marion Barry, and the struggles that traditional cabbies face by brutal competition from Uber and Lyft, and most importantly his passionate pride for D.C. I'm Tom Wilmer, come along and join me in Berko's cab as he talks story about his life in D.C., since emigrating from Ghana 38 years ago. Funding for the Lowell Thomas Award winning travel Podcast, featured on NPR.ORG's Podcast site is funded by Hawaiian Reforestation Initiative Subscribe to the Podcast on iTunes player.fm (UK Featured "Best Travel Podcast" stitcher.com podcast.de (Germany) tunein.com podcast.co.no (Norway)
