Destination Michigan

We’ll get things started on the docks in Mackinaw City and prepare for a state-of-the-art ferry ride to Mackinac Island. Next, we’ll head west to Petoskey for a visit to Sweetwater Floral. Then, we’ll raise your spirits with a trip to Michigan's only cooperage, Croze Nest in Grand Rapids. Finally, we look back at the images from the 1976 gas well fire in Otsego County.

We get our wintertime adrenaline fix at Snow Snake in Harrison with some Snowtubing. Then, we'll keep it chill and slow things down for a majestic horse-driven sleigh ride at Fantail Farm. To warm things up, we explore the city of Port Huron on a warm summer's day? We'll also see rare color photos of the building of the Mackinac Bridge and grab a bite at Max and Emily's in Mount Pleasant.

It’s no secret how Michigan garnered the nickname “The Great Lakes State.” It’s Flanked on all sides by massive inland seas. There are over 11,000 lakes, big and small, peppered across its landscape. But the truth is that Michigan’s river systems have had an immense natural, economic, and cultural impact since people first inhabited the land that would come to be known as the State of Michigan.

On this episode of Destination Michigan, we will satisfy your curiosity about the forming of our Michigan mitten. Join us as we go back billions of years and explore how the glaciers carved the Great Lakes Basin giving Michigan its trademark shape. We’ll examine the rock walls and earth cracks inside the geological oddity that is the Mystery Valley Karst Preserve in Alpena. Then it’s off to Empire

In this episode of Destination Michigan, we’re reinforcing the fact that the Great Lakes State is loaded with some really talented and creative individuals. Join host Matthew Ozanich and producers Stefanie Mills and Courtney Jerome as they introduce you to a few people around the state that exemplify Michiganders' creativity and entrepreneurial spirit.