Eric is a native Michigander with an interest in geogrpahy and history - but the reads won't be as snoozy as you might remember from school. In a previous life he was lead explorer of Season 1 of the Haunts and Legends of New York video series (http://bit.ly/HauntsAndLegendsNYS) and host of Foodamazoo (http://bit.ly/Foodamazoo).
Eric Meier
This Guy Took the ‘Bridge to Canada’ Exit in Detroit by Accident And Got ‘Deported’
Call this Detroit's point of no return - the Bridge to Canada exits in the city don't allow any return to the United States.
If You Recognize This Complex Roadmap, You’ve Spent Time in Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula
We would argue there isn't a more complicated intersection of roads anywhere than the Yooper Loop in Houghton/Hancock in Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula.
If You Eat Lay’s Chips, Your Potatoes Likely Came from This Southern Michigan Farm
There's a large farm in southern Michigan that grows potatoes for Lay's potato chips. Tear open that next bag knowing there's a good chance your chips were home grown.
No, You Don’t Add an ‘s’ to Make Paczki Plural – the Grammar of Paczki
Paczki, the fried Polish donut treat served on Fat Tuesday are a pleasure to eat. But if you want to get your vernacular correct, here are the rules you need to know.
Matt Patricia: Keep Those HBO Hard Knocks Cameras Away from Detroit Lions Training Camp
The Lions are one of five teams that are eligible to appear on Hard Knocks. Head Coach Matt Patricia got in front of the issue by all but begging the show's producers to select the Raiders.
Whoa, Watch Your Head When Boating this Southern Michigan Lake
There is an incredibly low bridge that carries Warren Road over a channel that joins Coldwater Lake with East Long Lake.
This Wisconsin TV Station is Very Confused About Michigan’s Upper Peninsula
You'd think Wisconsinites would know a thing or two about Michigan's Upper Peninsula. After all we're Wisconsin's elegant, class-up-the-joint hat. But no, it seems they're a bit confused.
At 887 Feet, This is the Longest Tunnel in West Michigan
Ask someone what the longest tunnel in Michigan is, they'll probably say the Detroit-Windsor tunnel. But we share that tunnel with Canada. This tunnel is the longest one in West Michigan.
This Video of a Semi Crossing the Mackinac Bridge During the Polar Vortex Is as Extreme As…
This video, recording during the Polar Vortex storm from January 2019 will give you the same on-the-edge-of-your-seat feeling you likely got watching Ice Road Truckers.
Hear a Strange Cracking Noise in This Bitter Cold? It’s Probably a Frostquake
Earthquakes don't strike Michigan often but the sound of the earth cracking can be heard in bitterly cold conditions. It's a rare phenomenon known as a Frostquake.