Correspondent Tom Wilmer visits with Joe Rotondi, executive director at the Forge Makerspace in Greensboro, North Carolina . The Forge is a collective, community gathering space for artisans who share a quest to work on creative projects, incubate new businesses and share ideas.

Correspondent Tom Wilmer visits with Robert Grese , professor of landscape architecture at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; followed by a conversation with Kevin Walsh, executive director at the Yankee Air Museum in Ypsilanti, Michigan where visitors can fly aboard WW2 aircraft.

Correspondent Tom Wilmer visits with Nawal Motawi, owner of Motawi Tileworks in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Motawi talks about her life journey as an artisan who started her business in a tiny garage back in the early 1990s. Motawi Tileworks was proclaimed by Forbes Magazine’s “ America’s Best Small Companies 2017 ” as one of America’s 25 Small Giants.

The Detroit Street Filling Station is a vegan eatery where the owners build community in a safe space and host Ann Arbor’s monthly Lesbo-Bingo game that always packs the house. Nearby, Ann Arbor’s Hands on Museum offers kids of all ages interactive experiences, and is a trendsetter in interactive 'hands-on' learning experiences.

Join correspondent Tom Wilmer for a conversation with Chris Canning, mayor of Calistoga , California, followed by a visit with Laura Kirk Lee at Knights Bridge Winery in downtown Calistoga. Situated in the northern reaches of Napa Valley, the town has retained its historic charms and slow-paced character.

Situated in the northern reaches of Napa Valley, the Mount View Hotel has graced downtown Calistoga with its Art Deco motifs since 1919. Hotel owner Michael Woods is such a passionate community booster that he donates 50 percent of the hotel’s profits to local nonprofit organizations.

The Honolulu-based nonprofit Hawaiian Legacy Reforestation Initiative is well underway toward reaching a goal of planting 1.5 million indigenous trees on Oahu and the Island of Hawai’i.

The Ark started back in 1965 as an Ann Arbor , Michigan coffee house that morphed into a legendary live-music venue. The Ark consistently attracts big name acts such as Joan Baez and Arlo Guthrie in addition to regional performers.

Correspondent Tom Wilmer reports from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, exploring the university's Museum of Natural History with museum director Amy Harris, and the Museum of Art with its director, Christina Olsen.

Correspondent Tom Wilmer visits with Dr. Catherine Person, director of education at the University of Michigan’s Kelsey Museum of Archeology in Ann Arbor. The Kelsey specializes in Classical, Egyptian, and Near Eastern archeology and sponsors ongoing field research.