On this week's edition of West Michigan Weekend, host Phil Tower chats with Paul Beachnau, Executive Director, of the Gaylord Area Convention and Tourism Bureau. Paul highlighted seven great adventures in the Gaylord, Michigan area during the summertime. Gaylord is recognized as a top biking destination, with many paved routes to single tracks at Aspen Park, Shingle Mill Pathway, and Pine Baron Pathway, and as Paul described, the crown jewel of all trails – the North Central State Trail. Other summer activities include hiking, elk viewing, 90+ lakes and rivers, downtown shopping, festivals, and more.
Online: Gaylord, Michigan

In part two of the program we welcomed Dr. David Pilgrim, Founder, and Director of the Jim Crow Museum. The Grand Rapids Public Museum (GRPM) has announced a new partnership with the Jim Crow Museum (JCM) at Ferris State University in Big Rapids, Michigan. The GRPM will host the premiere of JCM's original traveling exhibit, Overcoming Hateful Things: Stories from the Jim Crow Museum of Racist Imagery, beginning June 3, 2023. This new exhibit explores the Jim Crow system, the African American experience through the Jim Crow era, and the legacies of the Jim Crow system in modern society. Most importantly, the exhibit shows the ways African Americans pushed back against racial injustice.

Online: Jim Crow Museum
Online: Grand Rapids Public Museum