(866) 486-7790 5780 Shanty Creek Rd, Bellaire, MI 49615 WEBSITE Our next snowy selection took us back south across the bridge to a place where strapping boards to your feet … is considered a wintertime treat. Now to have fun skiing … you basically need only 4 things. Gravity, snow, hills and skis. Well here at Shanty Creek Resorts … …
International-500 Snowmobile Race
(906) 635-1500 984 W 4th Ave, Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783 WEBSITE What’s more exciting than a snowmobile going really far and really fast? A whole bunch of’m doin it …. vroom, vroom, vroooooooom!!! and for the past 50 years that’s exactly what they’ve been doing at the International 500 Snowmobile race in Sault Ste. Marie. A race that tests …
Nature’s Kennel
(906) 748-0513 14785 Co Rd 415, McMillan, MI 49853 WEBSITE In search of our first winter wonderland adventure, we headed up and over the mighty Mackinac Bridge to Michigan’s incredible Upper Peninsula. This is where we discovered that man’s best friend is one of the best ways to explore this wonderful wilderness. Have you ever wanted to mush your way …
Pewabic Pottery
(313) 626-2000 10125 E Jefferson Ave, Detroit, MI 48214 WEBSITE For over a century Pewabic Pottery has been turning earth into art and the everyday objects we love. But, don’t be mistaken. This isn’t just a place you go to buy tile for your kitchen … it’s a community of makers, educators, artists and students all dedicated to the tradition …
Detroit Food Academy
(313) 364-9795 8838 3rd Ave, Detroit, MI 48202 WEBSITE You know there’s a lot of ways you can change a young person’s life … but when you can do it with food … it’s a great recipe for success ! And that’s exactly what the Detroit Food Academy is doing. Teaching high school kids to source fresh food, cook, dream …
Aaron Foley
WEBSITE Aaron Foley is one of the most motivated, decorated and prolific writers you’ll ever encounter … and recently he was named “Detroit’s Chief Story Teller” by Mayor Mike Dugan. Aaron’s new mission is to help us all understand what it really means to survive, thrive and be alive in this great city. Aaron and I sat down for a …
Ima
(313) 502-5959 2015 Michigan Ave, Detroit, MI 48216 WEBSITE In the past ten years the food scene in Detroit has literally exploded. There are so many awesome and eclectic eateries here now that it’s hard for us to figure out which one to find for ya. But, lucky for you, we figured it out. Actually it’s pronounced eeema, and when …
Guardian Building
500 Griswold St, Detroit, MI 48226 WEBSITE The Guardian Building is one of Detroit’s crowning jewels of architecture, history and just sheer majesty. It’s helped define the city skyline for almost 90 years now … and today, the Guardian Building still attracts tons of tourists from far and wide. Not only is it a National Historic Landmark … It’s without …
UICA
(616) 454-7000 2 Fulton St W, Grand Rapids, MI 49503 WEBSITE Well, now it’s time on the show for us to get creative … so UTR is going to the UICA to see some ART. And that’s cuz we’re so SMRT! Right downtown Grand Rapids is the right place for you to go if you love modern art. It’s the …
Cheeze Kurls
(616) 784-6095 You know … every time I sit on the sofa to snack … I pretty much go to my happy place. And I’ve always wondered where that was … until now … cuz I found it right here on Grand Rapids. That’s right, if you’re a serious snacker (like the whole UTR crew is) you need to know …