CHECKS
CHECKS AND BIG ADVENTURE CONTINUES RIGHT NOW WITH ONE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SCENIC
DRIVES IN THE MIDWEST AND MAYBE
EVEN THE WHOLE COUNTRY. IT'S A
VERY AMAZING DRIVE OF SCENERY
THROUGH THE TUNNEL OF TREES.
IT'S SPECTACULAR. IT'S WHAT
PEOPLE ARE REALLY TALKING ABOUT
AND IT'S THE PEOPLE THOUGH IN
NORTHERN MICHIGAN THAT REALLY
MAKE THIS SPECIAL. RIGHT?
WITHOUT QUESTION. IN FACT, WE
MET SOME OF THE MOST WONDERFUL
GENEROUS PEOPLE AS WE TOURED
THIS BEAUTIFUL AREA. FALL IS
DEFINITELY PEAK SEASON FOR THE
TUNNEL OF TREES BUT ITS BEAUTY
CAN BE ENJOYED YEAR ROUND. IT'S
A STRETCH OF ROAD JUST 20 MILES
LONG. RIGHT. SO
GET BEHIND THE
STEERING WHEEL. HEAD NORTH ON
HIGHWAY AND 1 19 AND YOU'LL SEE
WHY THE TUNNEL TREES IS ONE
OF THE MIDWEST MOST ICONIC
ROADS. THIS SCENIC HIGHWAY HUGS
LAKE MICHIGAN WITH SWEEPING
VIEWS OF THE SPECTACULAR
SHORELINE. IT IS, HOWEVER, THE
VIEW ABOVE THAT MAKES THIS
NARROW ROAD SO BEAUTIFUL. THE
TUNNEL OF TREES. WHY IS THAT SO
SPECIAL? IT'S A SCENIC BEAUTY
HIGHWAY. THERE IS NO CENTER
LINE TO IT. IT'S CURVY AND IN
THE FALL IT IS ABSOLUTELY
SPECTACULAR COVERED EVERY
SEASON HAS SOMETHING SPECIAL.
IMAGINE THE EMERGING LEAVES IN
SPRING WITH A FOREST BED
TRILLIUM THE SHADE IN SUMMER,
THE COLOR IN AUTUMN AND THE
SNOW EFFECT IN WINTER. DON'T
DRIVE TOO FAST THOUGH YOU DON'T
WANT TO MISS WHAT'S UNDERNEATH
THE TREES LIKE THE GOOD HEART.
GENERAL STORE THE STORE IS
ACTUALLY BUILT IN 1934 BY THE
POWERS POSTMASTER AND WE'VE GOT
A REGISTER POST OFFICE IN 1887
.HOW GOOD ARE THE POT PIES WE
ENJOYED? THEY'RE MADE DAILY AND
SHIPPED AROUND NORTH AMERICA.
THE NUMBER ONE INGREDIENT IN
OUR CRUST IS LARD. SO YOU KNOW
THAT'S TERRIFIC. BUT YOU KNOW
IT'S NOT ABOUT HEALTHY CHOICES
HERE. IT'S NOT FEELING GOOD AND
HAVING A GOOD THREE. A FEW
MILES NORTH WE FOUND A FUNKY
GALLERY THAT CELEBRATES ALL
THINGS PUMPKINS. THE MOST
IMPORTANT PART OF ART FOR ME IS
TO MAKE IT ACCESSIBLE. JOINING
AND HER LATE HUSBAND CAME UP
WITH A GLASS PUMPKIN FESTIVAL
11 YEARS AGO AND IT'S A MAJOR
DRAW FOR PEOPLE WHO LOVE FALL.
SOMEBODY PICKS OUT A PUMPKIN
THEY SAY THIS IS MY PUMPKIN. I
LIKE THIS PLACE BUT NOBODY HAS
TO MAKE A JUDGMENT ABOUT THIS
PUMPKIN. SO IT'S A LEVELER.
EVERYONE CAN PARTICIPATE. THE
TUNNEL WILL ALSO LEAD YOU TO
ONE OF THE MIDWEST MOST UNUSUAL
RESTAURANTS THE LEGS IN A
POLISH FOOD TREASURE RUN BY IU
GRAD MARK SMALL LUCK IN HIS
FAMILY. HERE WE'RE TRAVELING TO
THIS PART OF NORTHERN MICHIGAN
AND SO OFTEN PEOPLE SAY WOW,
YOU'VE REALLY GOT TO CHECK THIS
PLACE OUT. THIS UNIQUE PLACE
WHICH IS REALLY TUCKED AWAY
HERE IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE.
WELL, IT'S A MAGICAL PLACE.
IT'S A LOT OF THE KIND. THERE
IS NO OTHER PLACE LIKE THE
TUNNEL OF TREES, A BEAUTIFUL
DRIVE MADE EVEN BETTER BY THE
COLORFUL LEAVES AND THE
COLORFUL PEOPLE WHO CALL THIS
PLACE HOME. WHAT'S SPECIAL
ABOUT THIS AREA THAT MAKES
PEOPLE KEEP COMING BACK HAVING
EVERYTHING? I REALLY TRULY DO
BELIEVE THAT THIS IS THE MOST
BEAUTIFUL PLACE IN THE WORLD. I
BELIEVE THAT
AMY ALL THE PEOPLE
SAID AMEN TO THAT. AND BY THE
WAY, THOSE DELICIOUS GOOD HEART
POT PIES AND COOKIES YOU CAN
ORDER THOSE ONLINE AND GET THEM
SHIPPED TO YOUR DOOR. NOW WE
WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT AND SAY A
SPECIAL THANK TO EVERYONE WHO
WELCOMED US INTO THEIR
COMMUNITY. WE TRULY APPRECIATE
THE WARMTH AND GENEROSITY THAT
WAS OFFERED TO US AND BY THE
WAY, OUR ADVENTUROUS FAR
FROM OVER TOMORROW MORNING GET
READY FOR THIS WHEN WE ARE ALL
ABOUT ADVENTURE. WE'RE HEADING
TO SILVER LAKE, THE ONLY SPOT
EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI WHERE
YOU CAN ACTUALLY DRIVE THE
DUNES. AND I WENT FAST AND IT'S
A PLACE THAT LITERALLY DEFIES
GRAVITY. WE'LL TAKE YOU TO THE
WORLD FAMOUS MYSTERY SPOT.
SPOILER ALERT IT'S WILD AND
IT'S WEIRD. REAL WEIRD. WELL,
YOU CAN CHECK OUT MORE ON MY
STOPS ONLINE. JUST GO TO WTA
OUTCOME SLASH CHUCK'S BIG
ADVENTURE. WHAT A TIME WE HAD.
AND YOU'RE REALLY GOING TO
ENJOY TOMORROW TODAY. NOW
LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. YOU
GUYS LIKE PEOPLE'S POP? OH
YEAH. AND THE COOKIES WITH THE
MOST THE TREE TUNNEL'S LIKE A
HALF MILE LONG TUNNEL. TREES IS
HOW LONG? 20. WOW. 20 MILES
LONG. AND AGAIN, THERE IS NO
CENTER LINE ON A MICHIGAN 119
AND IT'S ONLY 18 FEET WIDE.
JUST YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE TO HAVE
SOMEBODY WATCH AND SOMEBODY'S
DRUNK. THAT'S THE WAY YOU'VE
GOT TO