Between 1943 and 1945, Tracy Layton’s father landed on the beaches of Tarawa, Saipan, Tinian and Okinawa. Today, in 2025, she made an emotional pilgrimage to see what her father saw and to imagine how he must have felt. Here’s… A Daughter’s WWII Pilgrimage to Saipan and Tinian
Here’s more from an airport interview with one of my tour clients who was in the entertainment industry for 40 years!
It’s always a treat meeting the folks who pass through Saipan as tourists! Meet Keith Schmitt! For 40 years, Keith was Facilities Manager of the Chautauqua Amphitheater in upstate New York–host to an annual series of concerts, lectures and performances… Jay Leno Wanted What??? Celebrity Stories from a Saipan Tourist!
Join me and recent tour guests on a 360° Fly-Around of Tinian’s North Field which features historic WWII Runway Able from which the B-29 Bomber, Enola Gay, took off to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. See what it… 360° Fly-Around of Tinian’s North Field!
Are/were you ever living on Saipan? Do you recognize the two statues from these 1944 photos? Where are they now? The Story: Eighty years ago, Manny Rosa–a member of the Construction Battalion (Seabees) who were stationed here after the Battle… Help! Do You Recognize the Statues from These 1944 Saipan Photos?
GooglePlay requires that new apps be tested by real people (20 or more) before the apps can be approved for public release. So, I need your help! Once the test version of the app is released, I’ll ask you to… Help me test the new Tinian Tour App!
While driving the historic runway “Delta” (as one does), formerly known as “Runway Dog,” we ran into Operations Superintendent Master Sergeant Branson (originally from Texas), who was gracious enough to answer a few impromptu questions about the Tinian Runway revitalization… Two Historic Tinian Runways Opened After Decades!
Alan Sonntag’s father participated in the Battle of Saipan. His wife Peggy’s father stormed Utah Beach (Normandy, France) on D-Day. The couple recently visited Saipan on a pilgrimage to have a virtual “Then & Now Father & Child Reunion” with… In His Father’s Footsteps
In case you didn’t know, the empire of Germany actually had possession of these islands for 15 years from 1899 to 1914, and there is still some of that influence (names, language, etc.) within the local community. Well, “the Germans”… Wunderschön! Germany Discovers Saipan…Again!
