‘The Vail Way’ examines valley’s evolution

By Randy Wyrick

VAIL – In the beginning was Earl Eaton. Eaton beget Pete Seibert, and Vail grew from those two dreamers and others like them.Vail was a blank canvas, an experiment in self-creation; as much an idea as a place, says Terry Minger, Vail town manager in the 1970s.John Horan-Kates’ new book, “The Making of a Community: The Vail Way,” tells Vail’s stories.Like the Disney way, the Marriott way, the Toyota way or any other way, the Vail Way is worth reading for the lessons it might teach. Horan-Kates, spent three years writing this book.“I wanted to record what I’ve observed along …

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