“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.

On this podcast, John and Amy take you behind the scenes to the very first Great Lakes Beer Festival taking place Aug. 20 at Dow Diamond Stadium in Midland. They talk with festival planner Edward Fritz about what to expect at this new festival. They can reveal that there will be over 70 breweries taking part, lots of house-made stadium food specialties to taste, and one heck of a corn-hole tournament taking place out on the baseball field.

Learn more at https://www.greatlakesbeerfestival.com/.

This show aired Aug. 6-7, 2022.

Stations:

*8 a.m. Saturdays on WBRN - 1460 AM and 107.7 FM in Big Rapids

*8 a.m. Saturdays on Kalamazoo Talk Radio 1360 WKMI

*8 a.m. Saturdays on WILS-1320 AM in Lansing

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

*10 a.m. Saturdays on News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM in Benton Harbor

*Noon Sundays on News, Talk and Sports - 1380-AM WPHM in Port Huron

*1 p.m. Sundays on WSGW-AM (790) and FM (100.5) in Saginaw

*6 p.m. Sundays on WOOD-AM (1300) and (106.9) in Grand Rapids

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