Season 6

It’s another grade-A Upper Peninsula journey for Team UTR!! If you haven’t been to Michigan’s beautiful upper peninsula yet … what’s your excuse this time? You’re afraid of bridges … you don’t like clean air … your dog ate your driver's license. Well for gosh sakes, cut it out … Michigan’s incredible UP is what I like to call “our own out west” … and it’s right here. From pristine forests and waterfalls to fabulous art and fantastic food finds, everything you need for a true Michigan adventure is all over the UP. Even if you’re a city-slicker … there’s tons of energy, culture, history, and architecture up here to keep you happily hopping from town to town. It truly is a treasure that more of us low-plains flat-landers need to discover.

In Michigan, we have more great beach towns than you can shake a sand-filled shoe at, so we decided to show you two more great ones. First, we head to beautiful Pentwater and stay at a B&B with extra walls … that’s extra nice. We even show you how to learn a new skill with new friends and a great place to eat and relax that will satisfy “all” your senses. Then we travel up the coast to Majestic Manistee for a flight that will get you high on this great town. We also show you how some enlightened folks are using an old ironworks to put a new spin on eating healthy. And, last but not least, we take you to a historic hotel that even has its own happy place right in the basement. Oh yeah… we’ll even show you the beaches in these towns. Two more great places to eat, stay, and play on Under the Radar Michigan.

If you watch Under the Radar Michigan mostly for the fabulous food we find … have we got a savory snack for you. That’s right … strap on your favorite bib and belly up to the buffet, because here comes another one of our patented UTR “Best of” Restaurant Specials, where we take you to some of our favorite eateries from episodes gone by. We’ll show you one great family in Flint who combined two great concepts; a place in Cross Village with great legs (you’ll see); a farm you can carry your fork to in Hemlock and a Traverse City chef who does home cooking … in a home. And, if that’s not tasty enough for you, we’ll even take you above the Rio Grande to Grand Rapids for the best taco below “any” border. Five more reasons why Michigan is the best place in the world to live, work, play …. and chow!!!

Detroit…the new frontier. These are the adventures of the TV Show Under the Radar … our mission … to explore cool, new businesses … to seek out fun stuff to do and great restaurants … to boldly go places you may have never been. Well, thank goodness Detroit isn’t a million light years away, because right now it’s lighting up with so many awesome things to see, do, and eat … you just might need a Star Trek transporter to get yourself home. So, set your coordinates for the Motor City, put your vehicle in drive, and set your phaser to fun. Because we’re landing in Detroit in 3 …. 2 …. 1!

On this action-packed episode of UTR it’s back to a tale of two cities. First up, we hit Flint for a new place right downtown that’s reconnecting urbanites with real food. Then we find a better burger that’s so good … the name of the place says it all. We’ll even take you to a park where you and your favorite off-road ride can get down and dirty in the mud. Then, it’s off to the Island City of Eaton Rapids where a team of Airstreams take over the entire town. We’ll also meet a cool young couple who are teaching the old hotdog some delicious new tricks, and do some fine dining at an English Inn that has its own party pub right downstairs. Two more great towns for you to try right here on Under the Radar Michigan.

When was the last time you made your way down the middle of Michigan’s magnificent mitten … I thought so. Well, fear not … because Team UTR is gonna do it for you. All you have to do is sit back, relax, and enjoy the wild ride. We start our awesome adventure at a diner in Grayling that has a collection of bottle caps that will captivate you. Then we head to Mt. Pleasant for a lesson in America’s original human history. We’ll also take you to St. John for a Cider Mill you can see from space; Lansing to meet a real Michigan princess; and finally to Dimondale for a bona fide Beatles collection that will melt your mind. Get to know the middle of the mitten like the “front” of your hand on Under the Radar Michigan. That’s right, it’s time for another patented UTR special adventure … and this time we hit Michigan’s Middle Earth.

On this special episode of UTR, we spend the entire half hour in a city with so much history … you just might forget what century you’re in. Romeo literally runneth over with passionate people and fascinating artifacts from Michigan’s illustrious past. And the incredible classic and victorian homes here will absolutely amaze you. But’s it’s also a great place for people to enjoy these here modern times as well. They’ve got an Asian-influenced eatery that will knock your sakes off … A fascinating barn tour that shows you firsthand what some very creative people are doing with Michigan’s most iconic structures; and they even have a street where Halloween is so incredible every year … you might just want to be a ghost. Romeo, Romeo … wherefore art thou Romeo? … Right here on Under the Radar Michigan.

On this awesome edition of UTR, we bring you two more on Michigan’s top-notch towns. First, we float through Lake Orion and show you how the lake and the town make up one great place to be. We’ll also take you to a place where you can eat drink and even play like an Italian Aristocrat. We’ll even take you to a fantastic festival full of dragons. Then, it’s off to Gaylord where they’ve got tons of that other G words … golfers. We’ll take you to a place that continues to make classic family vacation memories; to a cool, funky restaurant where you can also buy cool, funky stuff; and we’ll even show you an incredible elk herd you may not have heard of. Two more great towns for you to try right here on Under the Radar Michigan.

Hey there UTR urban explorers ... It’s time for another one of our patented Motown episodes ... and we’re gonna show you more great reasons why Detroit City is the place to be. First, we’ll give you a dime for every talented young musician in the city. Then we’ll show you a rose of a restaurant that will feed your mind, body, and soul. And if that’s not enough ... we’ll even combine two great sports for one crazy good time. If all this sounds too cool to be true ... it’s not, because we’re talking about Detroit right here on Under the Radar Michigan.

We start things off in the Motor City with a fascinating trip back in time at the Detroit Historical Museum and make our way up to Palmer Park for a hidden gem and some classic Italian dining. Then, we’ll find fabulous Ferndale for a Market that will blow your mind and take you to a place in Birmingham that will make you a gourmet in minutes. We'll even introduce you to the 'real' Batman!

Hope you like your mornings Sunny Side Up…because on this UTR we head back to Michigan’s beautiful Sunrise Side. First, we take you to a Grand Lake for a friendly Fireside Inn. Then we introduce you to Michigan’s very own Iron Man. We’ll even play some links-style golf at The Gailes and hit Lake Huron for a heapin’ helping of Walleye. It’s all in this Sunrise Side special!

In this episode of UTR, we’re in Lansing, where the police learn to drive to survive…we’ll also take you to an awesome place for finding fauna…and a gathering place the locals love. Then it’s off to Grand Rapids for a treasure chest of reusables, the pied piper of foodies. and a cool couple who built a better bagel.

On this, our final show of season 6 we peruse Pontiac for two people who made a menagerie of all things edible. We’ll also spend a moment with the mayor and even take you to a new place where you can press your pedal to the metal. Then we head to Howell for some local radio, a speakeasy that is easy to love, and a friendly family festival that floats...