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13 Episodes 2025 - 2025
Episode 1
Thu, Jan 23, 2025
Historic Long Grove has it all. Shop unique finds, enjoy high tea, play pool, dance and explore a charming baby boutique. Visit the oldest tavern in Illinois on Old McHenry Road and meet the warmest locals in this idyllic village. It's a place that invites you to return again and again.
Episode 2
Thu, Jan 30, 2025
The Massachusetts Avenue neighborhood on the northeast side of downtown Indianapolis is a vibrant blend of revitalization, transformation and preservation. The Bottleworks District, Circle City Industrial Complex and everything up to Monument Circle are hotspots of dining, creating and playing.
Episode 3
Thu, Mar 6, 2025
Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin's Great Lakes shipbuilding hub and maritime center, welcomes visitors with its historic steel bridge, three lighthouses and vibrant downtown districts. Experience fish boils, cherry orchards and working waterfronts in this Door County destination.
Episode 4
Thu, Feb 6, 2025
Cedar Rapids radiates goodness. Home to the world's largest cereal producers - Quaker Oats and General Mills - this city preserves its heritage at the National Czech and Slovak Museum, celebrates art at Grant Wood Studio, and builds community at Matthew 25. Here, industry, culture and spirit blend into something truly special.
Episode 5
Thu, Feb 13, 2025
Also known as Michigan's Little Bavaria, Frankenmuth is where German traditions meet Midwest charm. German restaurants Zehnder's and Bavarian Inn serve authentic family-style chicken dinners. Christmas is year-round at Bronner's Christmas Wonderland, the World's Largest Christmas Store. The city features German architecture, traditional clock shops and the only official Oktoberfest outside Munich.
Episode 6
Thu, Feb 20, 2025
To find historic Cathedral Hill in Saint Paul, look for the Cathedral of Saint Paul, which has the sixth largest dome in the nation. It sits on a hill overlooking the Mississippi River and Summit Avenue, the longest stretch of Victorian homes in America. Once there, you'll find diverse options for dining, shopping and exploring.
Episode 7
Thu, Feb 27, 2025
LaSalle and Peru, twin cities along the Illinois River, trace their roots to zinc manufacturing and canal commerce. Today, these communities blend industrial heritage with new developments, from historic mansions and century-old nail factories to farm-to-table dining and boutique accommodations in restored buildings.
Episode 8
Thu, Mar 20, 2025
John explores West Allis, where Allis-Chalmers industrial heritage meets modern innovation. Seven miles west of Milwaukee, this Wisconsin State Fair host city surprises with artisanal food markets, custom butcher shops, pottery studios and military collectibles. As locals say, it's truly "Best Allis."
Episode 9
Fri, Mar 7, 2025
Kokomo was born during Indiana's natural gas boom. Inventors and manufacturers flocked here and built a city that remains charming, industrious and inventive to this day. By the end of a four-day visit, we felt like the Beach Boys should have been singing about this real place called Kokomo.
Episode 10
Thu, Apr 3, 2025
Spooner, Wisconsin is not only up north - it's up near the top of John and Emmy's "love it here" list. It could be Spooner's fascinating railroad past, or the terrific outdoor recreation here now. It could be because John experienced his first rodeo in Spooner. But it's probably top of the list because of all the Mayana Chocolate they ate.
Episode 11
Thu, Apr 10, 2025
Northeast Minneapolis blends industrial heritage with modern creativity in this district of global cuisine and working artists. Polish delis and Eastern European bakeries share streets with Vietnamese restaurants and Korean pizzerias. The neighborhood's 17 art buildings house 1,200 artists, while Saint Anthony Falls preserves its mill town roots.
Episode 12
Thu, Apr 17, 2025
Ludington was built on woods and water, a legacy that lives on today. Once the largest car ferry port on the Great Lakes, the lakeside Michigan city is home to the SS Badger, the last coal-fired passenger steamship in operation in the U.S. It's also home to disc golf, museums and an energy plant you have to see to believe.
Episode 13
Thu, Apr 24, 2025
West Bend is named for its location, the westward bend of the Milwaukee River. Today, historic buildings house world-class museums and restored theaters. Multi-purpose parks and a renewed river walk complement a downtown where manufacturing heritage meets modern culture, creating a vibrant Wisconsin city.