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Michigan Back Roads
Ron Rademacher
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Short episodes based on the Michigan Back Roads books and live programs. Episodes describe getaways and out of the way places off the beaten path in Michigan. Episodes include getaways, oddities, nature areas and the Helga getaways.
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Jul 29, 2023
Baldwin Downtown 2023
Day trip to downtown Baldwin Michigan.
10 min
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Jun 9, 2023
Interlochen
A day trip to Interlochen, Michigan.
3 min
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Mar 30, 2023
5 Easy Walking Trails with Helga
Day trips to five easy walking trails, each with some unique features. A couple of these trails include misadventures with Helga.
28 min
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Feb 23, 2023
Pinnacle Falls
Road trip to Pinnacle Falls with Bob the Turtle.
5 min
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Jan 19, 2023
Two Story Outhouse
Short story about the last two story outhouse in Michigan, it's history, design, and location.
4 min
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Nov 3, 2022
Cardiff Giant
A petrified giant was discovered in the 1860s. The story was a sensation and part of it leads to Southeast Michigan.
5 min
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May 8, 2022
Sturgeon Point - Helga Chronicles
A visit to the Sturgeon Point Lighthouse and the Jonah and the Whale controversy with Helga.
3 min
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Apr 29, 2022
Lignum Vitae
Back story of the remarkable rare wood that make the production of electricity in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan possible.
3 min
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Mar 22, 2022
Shrine of the Pines
The Shrine of the Pines is a rustic furniture museum in Baldwin, Michigan. It houses the largest collection of white pine rustic furniture in the world.
2 min
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Feb 14, 2022
Kaleva Bottle House
The legendary house made of 60,000 bottles in Kaleva, Michigan
3 min
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Jan 16, 2022
Eben Ice Caves
A day trip to the Eben Ice Caves in the upper peninsula of Michigan.
3 min
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Oct 27, 2021
Tomb of the Cow
A day trip to the grave of Colantha Walker the Wonder Cow.
3 min
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Oct 3, 2021
Lost Mansion Trail
Description of a trail near South Haven Michigan where a mansion was lost to a Lake Michigan storm.
3 min
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Jul 30, 2021
Beaver Island
A bit of history and a few attractions on Beaver Island.
3 min
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Jul 6, 2021
Gravity Mystery - Oddity
A place near Frankfort, Michigan where gravity seems to have gone haywire.
3 min
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Jun 15, 2021
Monarch Butterfly Migration
Thousands of Monarch Butterflies migrate from the upper peninsula of Michigan to the mountains of Mexico every year.
3 min
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Apr 27, 2021
Great Corset Crisis - Helga Chronicles
How the Great Corset Crisis saved an old growth forest.
9 min
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Apr 8, 2021
Oddity at Thunder Bay
A description of the unexplained discs uncovered near Alpena, Michigan.
3 min
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Mar 18, 2021
Bear Cave
A description of Bear Cave in Buchanan Michigan.
4 min
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Feb 23, 2021
Pestilence House
Location and history of the last Pestilence House in Michigan.
4 min
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Jan 19, 2021
Phantom Town of White Rock
Forgotten history of White Rock Michigan
4 min
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Jan 12, 2021
Wreck of the Schooner Ellinwood
Shipwreck of the Schooner Ellinwood and the strange aftermath.
4 min
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Dec 8, 2020
The Two Towers
History and story about the two towers in the Irish Hills of Michigan
4 min
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Nov 24, 2020
Michigan's Boot Hill Cemetery - Manistique Getaway
The story of the town of Seney, Boot Hill Cemetery and some of the characters buried there.
4 min
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Nov 10, 2020
Manistique Boardwalk Getaway
A day trip with two lighthouses, a sunset stroll on the boardwalk and an amazing burger in between.
6 min
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Oct 29, 2020
Sault Mystery 4
The final installment where the conspiracy is revealed.
4 min
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Oct 14, 2020
Sault Mystery 3
More explorations and evidence about the conspiracy and the apparent environmental disaster affecting the Great Lakes.
4 min
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Aug 27, 2020
Laughing Whitefish Falls
A day trip to laughing whitefish waterfall in the upper peninsula of Michigan with a couple of side trips.
4 min
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Aug 19, 2020
Kitch iti kipi and Fayette
A day trip from Manistique to Kitch iti Kipi and Fayette.
5 min
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Jul 23, 2020
Haywire Grade Trail
A day trip to the Haywire Grade Trail at Manistique, Michigan
4 min
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Jun 23, 2020
Sault Mystery 2
Bob the Turtle journeys to Voyageur Island and learns more about the environmental crisis on the Great Lakes
5 min
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Jun 11, 2020
Lewis Farm and Petting Zoo
An introduction to Jeffrey the Camel and the Lewis Farm and Petting Zoo for outdoor family fun.
4 min
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May 25, 2020
Nelson Canyon Gorge and Bob the Turtle
Our adventure to the Nelson Canyon Waterfall by Phil Stagg along with Bob the Turtle
8 min
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May 12, 2020
Sault Mystery 1
First episode where Bob the Turtle discovers the environmental disaster unfolding on the Great Lakes. The disaster is covered in a new Jack Handler Mystery by Michael Carrier.
6 min
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Apr 28, 2020
Yooper Mathematics
A story from the lumber era in the upper peninsula of Michigan.
4 min
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Apr 14, 2020
Anderson & Girls Farm
A day trip to the Anderson and Girls Farm in Stanton, Michigan. Enjoy the fresh fruits, vegetables, pies and fritters. Visit the goats, kangaroos and camels.
4 min
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Mar 25, 2020
Lady Godiva in Michigan
Story of the odd event that took place at the Mendon Country Inn.
5 min
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Mar 10, 2020
Hunting the Wild Chaga
Searching for chaga mushrooms around frozen waterfalls.
7 min
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Feb 25, 2020
Tumbles of Tlapak
Discovery of the odd marker describing the Tumbles of Tlapak and Kcymaerxthaere at Big Bay Michigan
5 min
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Feb 18, 2020
Opera Car
A story about the rare opera car at the White Pine Village in Ludington Michigan.
4 min
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Jan 28, 2020
Mother In Law Bed
Oddities can be found all over Michigan, especially in small town museums. This one is in Allegan.
5 min
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Jan 13, 2020
Lavender Labyrinth - Helga Chronicles
A day trip to the Lavender Labyrinth and a Michigan Fish Boil. The labyrinth is located at the Cherry Point Farm in Shelby, Michigan
4 min
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