Eau Claire, Michigan
International Cherry Pit-Spitting Championship
A Michigan farm has hosted the fierce competition since 1974.
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Eau Claire, Michigan
A Michigan farm has hosted the fierce competition since 1974.
Beulah, Michigan
This former county courthouse was originally an opulent hotel and entertainment venue.
Grayling, Michigan
This museum in the woods evokes the work and lives of Michigan's 19-century lumberjacks.
Kalkaska, Michigan
This tremendous trout welcomes visitors to a northern Michigan town with a rich fishing history.
Traverse City, Michigan
This vacant station is a relic of harvest processing techniques of the mid-20th century.
Empire, Michigan
This tribute to a local man towers within a quaint lakeside park.
Au Gres, Michigan
The very isolated Charity Island Lighthouse has been watching over Saginaw Bay since 1857.
Traverse City, Michigan
An enormous roadside pan tells the story of a battle for pie glory.
Traverse City, Michigan
This tree was warped centuries ago to serve as a botanical wayfaring tool.
Seney, Michigan
"The Most Boring Road in the State."
Mackinaw City, Michigan
Taxidermy and miniatures come together to create this unique museum.
Mackinaw City, Michigan
A Northwoods sporting competition that shows lumber jacks doing much more than cutting down trees.
Traverse City, Michigan
For more than 50 years, an iconic sign has greeted visiting “fudgies” to the Traverse City area.
Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
Watch the ships come in on Michigan's 210 ft. high observation deck in Sault Ste. Marie.
Boyne City, Michigan
Every winter, water dripping from a pole creates an ever-changing ice sculpture.
Iron River, Michigan
Large pioneer village showcasing life during boom times.
Charlevoix, Michigan
There's more contention than one might expect from cherry pie pans.
Traverse City, Michigan
Easily overlooked in favor of the wineries that dot the region, this blast from the past is equally worth the visit.
Ypsilanti, Michigan
Lovingly nick-named the "Brick Dick" this municipal tower was winner of the World's Most Phallic Building Contest.
Mackinac County, Michigan
The fifth-longest suspension bridge the world, connecting one Michigan peninsula to another.
Leland, Michigan
A charming remnant of 19th-century fishing towns sits on Michigan’s Leelanau Peninsula.
Grand Rapids, Michigan
An angular maze of concrete in Grand Rapids acts both as public art and as a staircase for fish traveling upstream.
Frankenmuth, Michigan
World's largest Christmas store.
Leland, Michigan
The rusted remains of an ill-fated freighter lie just off the coast of South Manitou Island in Lake Michigan.