This is a fast-paced, modern, thirty-minute program that explores the best of Michigan. Airing on PBS outlets all across Michigan, Northern Ohio, and Eastern Wisconsin and 2.5 Million homes in Canada. Think modern, hip, high-tech, fast-paced, travel channel - concentrating on only Michigan. Each week UTR host Tom Daldin explores everything from Michigan restaurants and museums, to cool businesses and neighborhoods. The object is to discover the people, places and things that are unique about Michigan.
Seasons & Episode
On this awesome episode of "UTR", we head north to find some of Michigan's finest wines. And guess what? We're taking 50 of our new best friends with us. We'll take a bus to Bonobo, try some Brys, and then bop down to Black Star Farms. Heck, we'll even party at Grand Traverse Resort and Spa. Get ready to explore the cool people, places, and cases that make Michigan wine country so cool.
On this episode of UTR, we're back in southeast Michigan with more for you to see and do. We'll find historic wood that sounds good, a market on a mission, and a place that has all the stuff you didn't even know you needed. Then we'll munch on a mouthful of Moroccan and peruse the Penn Theater. Get ready to explore the cool people, places, and things that make Michigan a great place to be.
On this frosty episode of UTR, we visit six of our favorite UP winter wonders. We'll turn myself into a Yooper, do some frozen fishing, and roam into an awesome inn. Then we'll fly through the arctic air, let the dogs way out, and walk high above the forest floor. Get ready to explore the cool people, places, and things that make Michigan's Upper Peninsula, a great winter place to be.
Stops along the Sunset Side of the Lower Peninsula during the winter. On this wild and wet episode of UTR, it's all about our wonderful water. We'll take a glass bottom boat ride, jump off black rocks, and kayak through industry. Then we hit Fishtown, an ancient island, and the Pere Marquette with the one and only Fish Whisperer.
On this episode of UTR, it's a weekend adventure up Michigan's Sunrise Side. We'll get into a pickle, taste the flavors of Mexico, and get lost in a fantasy world. Heck, we'll even have dinner with Michigan's most majestic mammal. Get ready to explore the cool people, places, and things that make our eastern shore a place you'll wanna see more.
On this episode of UTR, we're back in the Ann Arbor area with tons more for you to see, eat, and do. We'll hip-hop into some high fashion, meet a mother and daughter Thai team, and stop in a morning and night owl. Then we hit a theater that demands an encore and a gem of a speakeasy. Get ready to explore the cool people, places, and things that make the Ann Arbor area an awesome place to explore.
Our destination is Downriver for a delightful dairy, Kate's cool kitchen, and a plethora of parks. Heck, we'll even have some heartfelt, homemade Hungarian, and get down and lounge UTR-style. Get ready to explore the cool people, places, and things that make southern Wayne County a great place to live, work, stay, and play.
We head for the mountains, Mount Pleasant that is. We'll celebrate Michigan's most Special Olympics. Kick back in a bird bar that's been bringing 'em in for 90 years and catch a community full of art. Heck, we'll even capture some Korean cuisine and culture. Get ready to explore the cool people, places, and things that make Mount Pleasant worth the ascent.
On this awesome episode of UTR, we’re back in the Great Lakes Bay Region for a formidable floating fortress, a wonderful walk in the woods, and some fantastic food fit for you. Then we visit a super cool kids' zoo and take a trip beyond the stars. Get ready to explore the cool people, places, and things that make Michigan’s Great Lakes Bay Region the right place to be.