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(616) 454-0401 140 S. Division Ave., Grand Rapids, MI 49503 www.sanctuaryfolkart.com In the 1990s a four-block area right near downtown was nothing but boarded up buildings and blight. It was a part of Grand Rapids the economy left behind. But in 1999, artist and urban pioneer Reb Roberts started a personal crusade to change all that. On an empty street …
(616) 458-6050 70 Ionia Ave. SW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503 www.grid70.com They say producing and preparing good food is an art form. Well, at the Meijer Innovation Center and Test Kitchen, it’s also a science. Chef Ray Sierengowski is an actual food scientist who spends his days there making sure our food is healthier, safer and tastier too. Meijer’s Innovation …
(616) 776-2182 235 Grandville Ave. SW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503 www.FoundersBrewing.com Every time we come to Grand Rapids, the crew and I always end up spending at least one evening enjoying frosty cold adult malted beverages at Founders Brewing Company. It’s a brewery and restaurant that’s literally become a destination for beer lovers who love food, and food lovers who …
(313) 744-6323 1505 Jarvis, Ste. B, Ferndale, MI 48220 www.bnektar.com Speaking of things that are sticky, at our last stop in Ferndale, we discovered you can do a lot more with honey than just spread it on toast. Brad and Kerri Dahlhofer own the B. Nektar Meadery, and they’re making mead where no mead has been made before. If you …
(248) 399-5150 22950 Woodward Ave., Ferndale, MI 48220 www.theflytrapferndale.com If you want to catch flies, you use a fly trap. But if you want to catch a creative meal in Ferndale, you use The Fly Trap. Gavin McMillian and Kara and Sean McClanaghan own and operate this eclectic little diner, and from the crazy décor to the creative cuisine, these …
(248) 544-0635 1615 E. Lewiston, Ferndale, MI 48220 www.detroitcurlingclub.com The Detroit Curling Club is in Ferndale, Michigan, and that’s where we found tons of Americans playing this traditional Canadian sport. The club has been in existence for over 125 years, and believe it or not, the first record of people curling in the United States was on Orchard Lake in …
P.O. Box 127, Ishpeming, MI 49849 www.ishskiclub.com Now, onto what brought us to Ishpeming in the first place. It’s the longest continually running ski club in the entire U.S. They call the Ishpeming Ski Club the birthplace of organized skiing in America, and there they have a monster ski jump affectionately called Suicide Hill. Since 1887, skiers and ski jumpers …
(906) 475-0064 317 Iron St., Negaunee, MI 49866 Right next to Ishpeming in the town of Negaunee is one place that serves over 150 different flavors of cheese cake. I call that heaven. The Midtown Bakery & Café is a funky, cool gourmet bakery and sandwich shop that’ll tempt you with just about everything they serve there. Marybeth Kurtz is …
(906) 486-4233 106 N. Main St., Ishpeming, MI 49849 Another way to stay warm during the long, cold U.P. winters is to put on a few extra pounds, and you know me, I discovered a great way to do that, too. I stopped by Congress Pizza for a quick conversation with Paul Bonetti about a food that apparently everybody in …
(906) 485-4565 107 E. Division St., Ishpeming, MI 49849 www.wildernessportsinc.com Elizabeth sent us straight to a place right in downtown Ishpeming called Wilderness Sports. Being a down-state flatlander, I needed some help, and they hooked me up with everything I needed to become a genuine Yooper. Sandee Sundquist took me through the store personally and set me up with choppers …
