Eric is a native Michigander with an interest in geogrpahy and history - but the reads won't be as snoozy as you might remember from school. In a previous life he was lead explorer of Season 1 of the Haunts and Legends of New York video series (http://bit.ly/HauntsAndLegendsNYS) and host of Foodamazoo (http://bit.ly/Foodamazoo).
Eric Meier
Bless Their Hearts, This North Carolina City Has a Street Named for Mackinac Island
It's a 15 hour drive from Raleigh, North Carolina to the Straits of Mackinac, but that didn't stop a subdivision developer in the Tar Heel State from naming a street after Mackinac Island.
Insane Inflatable Returns to Lansing Area July 2019 – St Patrick’s Day Deal Now
The crazy fun serious fun of the Insane Inflatable 5K is coming back to Mid-Michigan in June 2019 at Uncle John's Cider Mill.
Every Stone From This Magnificent Michigan Home was Once Hand Washed in the Grand River
Some call it the most beautiful home in Eaton Rapids. It's big, and historic - and perhaps most striking is the story that every field stone on this home was, according to legend, hand washed in the Grand River.
This Is How Far You’ll Need to Travel to Score Southwest’s $49 Hawaii Fare
Don't pack your bags until you see how far away from Michigan you'll need to travel to find those cheap Southwest fares to Hawaii.
This Michigan Highway Was Never Built Because the Route Was ‘Impassable’
This highway was listed as "impassable" for many years on Michigan maps. The planned route, M-35, was eventually cancelled.
This Obscure Michigan Location is the Westernmost Point in the Eastern Time Zone
Michigan's time zone boundary gives us a geographic oddity - the westernmost point of the Eastern Time Zone in the United States.
This Guy Took the ‘Bridge to Canada’ Exit in Detroit by Accident And Got ‘Deported’
Call this Detroit's point of no return - the Bridge to Canada exits in the city don't allow any return to the United States.
This Michigan Bridge Will Never Be Rehabbed Because No One Agrees Who Owns It
There's a narrow old bridge south of Battle Creek with little to no chance it will ever see traffic again because no one can agree who actually own the bridge.
This Wisconsin TV Station is Very Confused About Michigan’s Upper Peninsula
You'd think Wisconsinites would know a thing or two about Michigan's Upper Peninsula. After all we're Wisconsin's elegant, class-up-the-joint hat. But no, it seems they're a bit confused.
People Love this Michigan Bread So Much, They Buy it on Ebay
I'm going to go out on a limb and guess you wouldn't buy bread from eBay. But what if it's a bread from your hometown that has a taste you crave?