In the middle/late 1800s, Michigan led the country in the building of plank roads. Poppins and I take a road trip to see what remains. And, there is, surprisingly, some fragmentary evidence of these wooden turnpikes that existed over 100 years ago. Take a ride with us as we explore. [...]

Poppins and I head back to the Keweenaw Peninsula of Michigan's Upper Peninsula to visit some of the less visited places. Though we stop by a couple of popular spots, we found the lesser known perspective. Join us as we look behind the curtain of this remote area. ???? Let [...]

Just over a decade after Michigan became a state, it had its first "dustbowl". Local's called it the "largest desert east of the Mississippi". It wasn't a real desert - it had plenty of rainfall, but was a sand wasteland that grew for decades. Here's the story of Michigan's "Big [...]

We are getting closer to completing Da Vikings dream of a "super hero" lair style "Studio Space". About 3 months ago, we found a former salvage yard operation that was for sale. The main shop building was is "decent" shape. The other buildings were razed and the vehicles were removed. [...]

After many years of saving and looking, we finally found that place for our studio, workshop, office and warehouse. We dub it - Bah-halla. It served for many years as an auto salvage business. We recently closed and this is a tour of what we are up against and we [...]