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
You Can See this U-M Flint Sign from Space
Driving on the University of Michigan - Flint campus and you'll roll over an intersection painted with the school's logo at Kearsley and Wallenburg Street. That insignia can be seen from space.
That’s Not Snow, That’s a Million Fish Flies on one Metro Detroit Street
Sure it happens every summer, but it's striking when you see a countless number of insects that like to swarm near the Straits of Detroit.
This Michigan Taco Bell is The Top Rated Restaurant in the Entire Chain
There are thousands of Taco Bell restaurants but there can be only one top-rated Taco Bell and it's located in Michigan.
This Michigan Highway Was Never Built Because the Route Was ‘Impassable’
This highway was listed as "impassable" for many years on Michigan maps. The planned route, M-35, was eventually cancelled.
14 Michigan School Districts Band Together After Heavy Snow Crushes Bus Garage, Destroys B…
After a weekend roof collapse left Negaunee's fleet of buses in shambles, 14 other school districts from around the Upper Peninsula have pitched in offering spare buses, space to house them and other support to the schools.
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.
You Know Michigan’s Highest Point – Do You Know the State’s Lowest Elevation?
You probably learned in school that Michigan's high point is Mt Arvon, but what is the state's lowest point?
This Frightening Theory Will Make You Deeply Regret Doing the ‘How Are You Aging’ Challeng…
Like so many things on social media the 'How Are You Aging' Challenge seems like innocent fun, but digging a little deeper exposes a potentially frightening reality.
Every Michigan Community Needs a Walk-Up Breakfast Sandwich Shop like this Detroit Joint
Caution, don't watch this video early in the morning when you're hungry, you will begin making a beeline to downtown Detroit to check out Iggy's Eggies.
If Michigan Had Toll Roads, This is How Much It Could Cost to Drive Across the State
If Michigan ever tolled our interstates, have you ever considered how much it could cost to drive across the state?
With Recreational Marijuana Legal in Michigan, Indiana Cops Will Be Looking for Impaired D…
Recreational marijuana is now legal in Michigan, with that sea change as the first state in the Great Lakes region to legalize the drug, cops in bordering states will have heightened patrols looking for potentially impaired Michigan drivers.
There are Two ‘Spartan and Wolverine’ Intersections in Michigan
Given the popularity of Michigan's two largest universities, you might think there would be lots of streets named Spartan and Wolverine in the state, but there are just two places where Spartan meets Wolverine