(989) 662-6621 1506 W. Beaver Rd., Auburn, MI 48611 www.Shariatthewillardhillton.com Now, if you like restaurants that are scary good, have we got a place for you. It may be a ways out of town, but once you make the drive, believe me, you’ll make it again. It’s a genuine gourmet restaurant in the middle of nowhere called Shari at the …
Alden B. Dow Home & Studio
(866) 315-7678 315 Post St., Midland, MI 48640 www.abdow.org If you’re a fan of modern American architecture, the Alden B. Dow Home & Studio is a must, must see. It’s twenty thousand square feet of fascinating form and function. Alden B. Dow was one of the most renowned and influential architects of the twentieth century, and this incredible structure was …
Charles W. Howard Santa School
(989) 631-0587 2408 Pinehurst Ct., Midland, MI 48640 www.SantaClausSchool.com Even though our show is about Michigan, in Midland, I got to go to the North Pole and meet Santa. Actually, to be more accurate, I met about two hundred of them. The Charles W. Howard Santa Claus School is the world’s oldest institution completely dedicated to the art of being …
Parott’s Landing Dune Rides
(231) 873-8400 8110 W. Hazel, Mears, MI 494236 www.parrotslanding.com Well, before we left we had to take one last look the dunes. Jimmy Anderson from Parrot’s Landing took us out for a wild ride, and we had the time of our lives. If you’re into off-roading in the sand, this is totally the place to do it. Sure, you’ll get …
Country Dairy
(231) 861-4636 ext. 118 3476 80th Ave., New Era, MI 49446 www.countrydairy.com Remember when your parents used to tell you to stop having a cow? Well, if you get into the dairy businesses, you can have all the cows you want. Country Dairy is a first class dairy farm just outside Silver Lake, and it’s all things cow. They make …
Hansen Foods
(231) 873-2826 3750 W. Polk Rd., Hart, MI 49420 www.hansenfoodshart.com We heard a strange tale about an awesome specialty grocery store called Hansen Foods in a cool little town called Hart. The owner of this store was said to be a sausage making mad-man, and people told us that if you ask him nicely, he’ll even cook up the sausage …
Mac Wood’s Sand Dunes
(231) 873-2817 629 N. 18th Ave., Mears, MI 49436 www.macwoodsdunerides.com The first thing we wanted to do was get a lay of the “sand,” as it were, so we headed over to Mac Wood’s Dune Rides. This is a great way to see some of the coolest dunes this side of the moon. The Wood family’s been doing these rides …