Meet Our Experts
Exploritas's expert lecturers and group leaders create exceptional educational opportunities for you by contributing their extensive knowledge about the culture, heritage and history of the places you're visiting. They are both authorities on your destination and lifelong learners themselves who are excited to answer your questions, hear your opinions and share your experience.
On our educational programs you will be led by people such as:
Dean Mosher
Dean Mosher is a nationally respected artist and historian. His epic historical paintings can be found in museums, National Park visitor centers and the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis. For five years he held the office of Historian General of the Naval Order of the United States, and he was awarded the Commander General’s medal in 2006 for saving the Order’s archives. Dean lives with this wife and their two children in their two storybook castles, which have been featured on HGTV.
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Sail on Mobile Bay, Explore Delta History, Mansions, Music and MoreMrs. Maggie Bishop
Maggie joined the Trees For Tomorrow staff as a teacher and naturalist in January of 2003 and is now Executive Director. Maggie earned a bachelor’s from the University of Wisconsin, Green Bay in Human Development. She taught 7th grade math, English and science at Cabrini Middle School in Manitowoc, followed by eight years as the educator for the Point Beach Energy Center in Two Rivers. Maggie enjoys kayaking, fishing, birding and hiking.
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Hike Northern Wisconsin and Michigan's Upper Peninsula GemsMr. C Terry Cline Jr.
Terry Cline, Jr., became a published writer at age 17. During his career he wrote comedy material for radio and television, published a joke book for deejays, and wrote a children’s play and musicals. Terry has published eight novels, including books published by the Literary Guild, Doubleday Book Club and the Mystery Guild. In 1988, his novel “Quarry” won the Mississippi Library Association Award for Fiction.
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Sail on Mobile Bay, Explore Delta History, Mansions, Music and MoreMr. Troy Walters
Troy Walters earned his bachelor's degree in water chemistry from the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point. He likes to cross-country ski in both summer and winter, has worked as an environmental chemist and participated in a deformed frog study at the Environmental Protection Agency in Duluth. A teacher for the Trees for Tomorrow Natural Resources Specialty School, Troy also oversees the management of the Press Forest and leads canoeing and birding trips for the Natural Resources Foundation.
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Canoeing Wisconsin's North WoodsDr. Dale Anderson
Doctor Dale Anderson, a former Minnesota “farm boy,” has practiced medicine for years as a family doctor, board-certified surgeon and board-certified emergency room physician. His fourth book, “Never Act Your Age,” was given a 2003 National Senior Media Award. He was the recipient of the 2004 “Best Speaker Award” from Minnesota Meeting and Events Magazine and was honored twice as the National Speakers Association of Minnesota Member of the Year.
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Prescription for Joy and Happiness: The Transformational Chemistry of Humor