Pleasant Peninsula with O.W. Root

Have kids already become dependent on e-bikes? They've swiftly become so ubiquitous, that perhaps we haven't even noticed. Should we make our kids peddle again? Plus, O.W. takes us to the dustiest place in the State of Michigan, Bois Blanc Island, with thoughts on why camping trips are usually more memorable than others.

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Have you noticed we don’t really start decorating our houses until the Fall? Sure, there’s 4th of July, but the real decorating melee begins when the leaves start to fall. But are we doing enough outside of Halloween and Christmas? O.W. suggests a Decor-Maxxing strategy. Plus, Brutalistic architecture is out of place in most of modern America, but in some places, it works. O.W. shows us such a place.

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What ever happened to “Beater Culture?” You don’t get a new car every two years, you’ve had the same one for two, maybe three decades and you’re proud of it. You’ve fixed it. Sure, it’s got some rust, but it also has stories. Plus, normally the trolls are below the bridge (Yooper joke), but O.W. shows us a giant one in the U.P., which raises some interesting questions about what public art is, and how it should be deployed in nature.

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If you look at photos of clouds on a sunny day, can you tell what time of year it is? As O.W. explains, the clouds in autumn do have a distinctive flavor. Plus, if you’ve never been to the Tower of History in Sault Ste. Marie, you should check it out before it closes for the season. It’s not just the multitude of artifacts inside, it’s more about the view from the top.

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It’s a marvel of modern engineering drawing thousands of hardcore infrastructure tourists every year. But let’s face it, the Soo Locks is the most boring show on Earth. Plus, meet a boat captain, diver and part-time goat wrangler Mike Weede, an Up North Legend. O.W. gets on board and shows us why he’s a true Michigan Enjoyer.

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As school begins and the tourists leave, the folks Up North get to enjoy a time of year when the water is still warm, but the beaches aren't crowded. Glorious September. Plus, did you know there is only one solitary waterfall in the entire lower peninsula of Michigan? O.W. takes us there.

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O.W. screams for ice cream this summer. And when he does, it's always in a waffle cone. There is no other cone. And eating it from a bowl? That's just giving up. Plus, tourists can be their own worst enemies when vacationing Up North. Sometimes they don't take nature seriously, and they often get hurt.

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Why is it that air travel has gone from inconvenient to downright impossible these days? The amount of delays and cancellations is skyrocketing, and no one seems to have any answers. Have we forgotten how to fly? Plus, there’s a treasure just over the state line in Wisconsin. They don’t know how to treat islands like we do, so maybe we should annex one, Madeline Island in particular. O.W. assures us we’d be greeted as liberators.

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Remember those charming roadside motels? They were the ones with character. Unfortunately, they're all gone. Most have been bought by large corporations and "updated" into a bland aesthetic you can find literally anywhere. Plus, the Ugotta Regatta. It's a unique event that's pure Michigan.

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Black flies are everywhere Up North, swarming in the air, on your windshield, and on your skin, mercilessly eating you. And the further north you go, the more there are. But they are the price you pay for the beauty that surrounds you. The more isolated in nature you become, the more insects you have to deal with. It’s the tradeoff we make with nature. Plus, Lake Erie has come a long way since it was known as a polluted industrial waste dump. But would you really swim in it? O.W. takes a hard pass.

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