Deeper Roots | Season 2, Episode 2: The Captain
In this episode of Deeper Roots, we hear from Ray Ames, Captain of the Lake Geneva U.S. Mail Boat. Learn about his everyday life on the lake!
Read More August 24, 2023 | Blain's Farm & FleetHere’s an episode of the Inside Wisconsin Show’s Deeper Roots with Blain’s Farm & Fleet you can sink your teeth into! Trevor and the Blain’s crew reconvene in the Wisconsin Dells, as they stop and stay awhile with the family ownership of the Del-Bar Supper Club.
The Del-Bar Supper Club is known for their prime-grade beef, excellent cocktails, and long-tenured staff. Third-generation owners and sisters Amy Wimmer and Anne Stoken share their story, some menu recommendations (of course), and plenty of laughs.
It’s all in this episode, so grab yourself an old fashioned or a grasshopper, and enjoy!
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In this episode of Deeper Roots, we hear from Ray Ames, Captain of the Lake Geneva U.S. Mail Boat. Learn about his everyday life on the lake!
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Read More November 28, 2025 | Blain's Farm & FleetIn this episode of Deeper Roots, watch as Trevor has great conversation and coffee with a local couple who founded Nordskov Coffee.
Read More November 14, 2024 | Blain's Farm & FleetBlain’s Farm & Fleet & Trevor Thomas of Inside Wisconsin interview Jeanne Carpenter of Firefly Coffeehouse & Artisan Cheese in Oregon, WI.
Read More August 25, 2022 | Blain's Farm & FleetIn this episode of Deeper Roots, Trevor meets with a Lasagna Love volunteer to learn more about this heartwarming non-profit organization.
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Read More March 23, 2023 | Blain's Farm & FleetIn this episode of Deeper Roots, Trevor meets Marie Moody, Founder of Stella & Chewy's. Discover the origin story of this raw pet food brand.
Read More August 22, 2024 | Blain's Farm & FleetIn this special episode of Deeper Roots, Trevor joins John Anderson on a driving tour around his old stomping grounds in Green Bay.
Read More March 7, 2024 | Blain's Farm & FleetIn this episode of Deeper Roots, Trevor explores what life was like in the 1800s with Old World Wisconsin's Living History Coordinator.
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