Destination Michigan

It was built for his true love, but she ended up breaking his heart: hear the story of a man and his Grand Victorian home in Bellaire. Experience the sounds, science and history of automated music in a beautiful turn-of-the century setting with a visit to the Music House Museum in Acme. Plus, we go stargazing at the International Dark Sky Park in Emmet County where a look at the night sky can make you feel like you're a million miles away. Then, Bob Garner takes us on a parade of antique tractors across the Mackinac Bridge.

In this episode, join us as we take you to Michigan's only certified biodynamic tea farm in Traverse City, and The Stained Glass Cabinet Co. in Acme where they're keeping old world arts alive. Plus, we'll visit the Dexter Cider Mill, and we'll take a cruise with Alpena Shipwreck Tours along Thunder Bay.

We'll visit cobblestone courtyards, soaring stone towers, and magnificent sweeping gardens of historic Charlevoix attraction, Castle Farms. We hope you can bear with us when we visit the Chelsea Teddy Bear Company where we will learn about the history about the beloved children's toy and how it came to be. Then, we'll uncover Michigan's prehistoric past with a visit to the University of Michigan Museum of Natural History. Plus, Bob Garner introduces us to one of his favorite people in Tustin.

You don't have to be an aviation expert to have a great time at the Air Zoo in Kalamazoo. We'll take you to the museum where you check out one of a kind planes and even help restore some of them. Next, we'll reminisce over 30 years of music featured on CMU Public Radio's "Our Front Porch" series. We'll also visit the Muskegon Winter Sports Complex where they have one of just 4 luge tracks in the country! Plus, Bob Garner sits down in his favorite La-Z-Boy to tell us the history behind its Michigan company.

In this episode, we'll explore the Cottage Book Shop in Glen Arbor, meet Lansing's Great American Fierce Beard Organization, and learn the historical side of Marshall while visiting the Honolulu House. Plus, we'll head to Detroit for some street food at The Mac Shack, and Bob Garner takes us on a tour of Koegel's Meats in Flint.

We'll meet the pilot behind a bright yellow Piper Cub sea plane that flies over Leland. Also, if you like to look at the stars but don't want to wait for the sun to go down, look no further than the Longway Planetarium in Flint. In this episode we'll also meet a craftsman from Sanford. Then we'll visit the Gilmore Car Museum, which is a quick drive from Kalamazoo and a driving force in bringing America's historic love with the automobile to life. Plus, we'll learn about the Midland Creative 360 art program that honors artists ages 80 and older.

We learn about the wooden boat building craft at Cedarville's Great Lakes Boat Building School, visit the animals of the John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids, and discover why Pinconning is the Cheese Capitol of Michigan. Plus, we taste some creative cakes at Aunt B's Cakes and Desserts in Lake Ann, and take a look at turkey calls with A-Way Hunting Products in Beaverton.

This special edition episode looks back to some of our favorite people and places that we showcased in Season 5, including stops in Leland, Muskegon, Cedarville, Emmet County, and Mackinaw City.