“Behind the Mitten” is Michigan’s premiere travel radio show and Podcast, and it has more than 430 episodes. It is co-hosted by veteran journalist John Gonzalez and former chef/beer expert Amy Sherman. The show has been recognized by the Michigan Association of Broadcasters as Best in Category.

Every community in Michigan has something to celebrate, and throwing a festival is a tradition for many towns around the state. We discuss some of the interesting and unique ones you can experience this fall, including the Edmore Potato Festival. Festival president Nicole Hadley joins us to speak about all things spud-tacular at this event that is held each September. Then, Erin Murphy from the West Michigan Tourist Association gives us a run down of a few of her favorites, including the 2022 Fallasburg Art Festival in Lowell, the Michigan Irish Music Festival in Muskegon, the Lakeshore Harvest Ride in Southwest Michigan and the Fenn Valley Vine Wine’d Run in Fennville. We close out the show with a few Oktoberfests, because there is probably one every single weekend this fall, so you are never to far from some delicious German beer and food right here in Michigan.

This segment aired Sept. 10-11, 2022.

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*10 a.m. Saturdays 95.3 WBCK-FM in Battle Creek

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