“What the Elk Do You Know?”
Story Behind the NameWe were handed a pair of Elk Antlers. What’s the first thing you’d do??? Yup, us too!
Show Overview
On this awesome edition of UTR we bring you two more on Michigan’s top notch towns. First we float through Lake Orion and show you how the lake and the town make up one great place to be. We’ll also take you to a place where you can eat drink and even play like an Italian Aristocrat. We’ll even take you to a fantastic festival full of dragons. Then, it’s off to Gaylord where they’ve got tons of that other G words … golfers. We’ll take you to a place that continues to make classic family vacation memories; to a cool, funky restaurant where you can also buy cool, funky stuff; and we’ll even show you an incredible elk herd you may not have heard of. Two more great towns for you to try right here on Under the Radar Michigan.
Lake Orion
Do you suffer from Boring-townatosis ??? Need a new place to live, work or play that’ll lift your spirits and lower you blood pressure? Well Doctor Daldin has a prescription for you that’s real easy to swallow.
Lake Orion is one of those towns where the sum of all its parts makes it one of the best places to live in Michigan. From life on the lake … to time on the trails … everything you need to increase the quantity of your quality of life is right here. And at the center of it all is a quaint little downtown with tons of interesting places to shop … and cool eateries with awesome edibles. Heck … it’s so nice here, the car wash even has a waterfall !!!
Gaylord
What Michigan city in the Lower Peninsula sits on the 45th parallel, has the highest elevation, is surrounded by rolling hills, unspoiled forest, has over 100 lakes and 5 blue ribbon trout streams?
Well, if you guessed Gaylord …. YOU MUST BE A GOLFER !!!!
Gaylord is literally the self-described golf mecca of the Midwest. It’s got 17 championship courses that are nestled deep in some of Michigan’s most scenic surroundings. Heck … golfers flock to this place like … well, golfers to golf … And I’ll be you can’t wait to see me tackle one of these iconic courses.
Also know as The Alpine Village, Gaylord has a great main street with tons of places to get lost, and then find yourself again. It’s a classic northern Michigan town with everything you need for both fun … and to fill your tummy.