upper peninsula

The State Travel Series Forges on as Al sits down with Otie McKinley, media and communication manager for the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. Otie and Al chat about which great lakes Michigan residents are most partial towards, cultural differences between residents of the upper peninsula and main mitten, the natural beauty of the state and highlight a few must see cities across the state.

Link to Michigan.org

Audio Intro: “America” by Simon and Garfunkel
From the Free Music Archive
CC BY NC 4.0

Audio Outro: “Detroit Rock City” by Kiss
From the Free Music Archive
CC BY NC 4.0

This episode I wrap up season 2 by chatting with my dad Joe about 37 years of coaching football, 50+ years of basketball officiating, and nearly 70 years of life in the Upper Peninsula.

https://upshf.com/inductees/31-inductee-class-of-2007.html#bio8
http://hof.mhsfca.com/bios/reddinger-joe/

This episode I chat with a group from Connect Marquette as part of their Lunch with Leaders series. I talk about creating Y is for Yooper: A Yooper ABC Book, this podcast, and much more!

https://connectmarquette.org/
https://www.amazon.com/Y-Yooper-ABC-Book/dp/0692470646

This episode I chat with full time Mackinac Island resident Bailey Janette about all things island life, and what it's really like to call Mackinac home.

https://www.tiktok.com/@baileyyjanette?lang=en
https://www.patreon.com/baileyyjanette
https://www.etsy.com/listing/956448106/handmade-by-baileyyjanette

This episode I chat with Dr. Steve Short about his journey from Kingsford to becoming the VP of Sports Medicine for the Denver Nuggets in the NBA.

This episode I chat with the co-founder of Fellow Flowers, Mel Charbonneau. She takes me through her journey of creating a movement over 30,000 females strong, spinning out of your rut, and much more!

https://fellowflowers.com/
http://www.melcharbonneau.com/

This episode I chat with the owner of Dead Miners, Mr. Benjamin Mitchell. We discuss life in the Keweenaw, how he makes his beautiful handmade goods, and much more!

https://getrichordiemining.com/
https://www.instagram.com/deadminers

This episode I chat with photographer Meg Loeks. We discuss her journey to the U.P., the world of photography, and how she's amassed over 286,000 followers on Instagram.

http://www.megloeks.com/
https://www.instagram.com/meg_nlo

In the 22nd Episode of No Name Fame: I go over what I've been trying to do, to get my life "around". Relationships, Food, Exercise, Vitamins, and burps... all in this episode of No Name Fame!

This episode I chat with U.P. Poet Laureate finalist M. Bartley Seigel about his journey to the U.P., the poet laureate competition, and much more!

https://www.facebook.com/UPpoetlaureate/
https://www.mtu.edu/humanities/department/faculty-staff/faculty/mb-seigel/

HAPPY NEW YEAR! This episode I wrap up 2020 by answering listener questions, with my wife Patricia as a special cohost.

This episode I chat with my friend of nearly 30 years Mr. John Garrett. We discuss his epic journey from the Upper Peninsula to building his own brewery in South Korea, Nomadic Brewing Company.

https://www.instagram.com/nomadicbrewingco/

This episode I chat with Nancy Cheney from Contrast Coffee. We brew up a conversation about this small business, the community in the Upper Peninsula, and much more!

https://contrastcoffee.com/

Boo! Jazmine slashes through her favorite horror movies with film enthusiast Jim Reed and creepy clown Patrick Longstreth. It's a Scream!

It's that magical time of year, so it's time for some hunting stories!

Vote for Orion Hunting Products as the coolest thing made in Michigan:
https://coolestthing.mimfg.org/

Come with us on a journey into the world of Matthew McConaughey! We test Jazmine's knowledge of her biggest celebrity crush and Chad critiques Matthew's philosophies on life.

This episode I chat with the president of Orion Hunting Products, Mr. Beau Anderson. We talk about hunting, turning an idea into a U.P.-based business, and he shares one of the funniest buck stories I've ever heard.

https://huntorion.com/

This episode I chat with the man behind the popular news blog Word on the Street, Mr. Brian Cabell.

https://wotsmqt.com/

Listen, rate and review and don't forget to share with all your friends. This is real talk from the Northwoods Grouse Camp! On todays episode we talk about the past two days from camp. From young dogs to seeing a boat load of birds today and yesterday.

Listen ,Rate and review and don't forget to share with all your friends. This is real talk from the Northwoods Grouse Camp!