On a remote island in the northern reaches of Lake Michigan, a museum of collectibles collides with a vintage toy store.

A larger-than-life version of the hat beloved by hunters, outdoorsmen, and Holden Caulfield.

These statues pay homage to the "green corridor" of parks and wetlands.

When beetles destroyed these trees, they found new life as fantasy sculptures.

Talula the swan has been welcoming visitors to Elk Rapids, Michigan, for more than four decades.

A 12-foot sculpture serves as a constant reminder of the importance of protecting and restoring the Boardman River.   

See prehistoric footprints, plus two complete mastodon skeletons.

This tremendous trout welcomes visitors to a northern Michigan town with a rich fishing history.

This tribute to a local man towers within a quaint lakeside park.

This museum in the woods evokes the work and lives of Michigan's 19-century lumberjacks.

The very isolated Charity Island Lighthouse has been watching over Saginaw Bay since 1857.

This enormous fish commemorates the unplanned release of brown trout into a Michigan river.

Home to over 300 antique cars and motorcycles, including Thomas Edison's Model A.

Part taxidermy workshop, part natural history museum this Michigan destination shows off its dead animals and helps you mount your own.

Full-sized barn houses many restored instruments.

One of the few working locomotive roundhouses in the United States.

In the main dining room, a nine-ton boulder caps the fireplace designed by local architect Earl Young.

A Northwoods sporting competition that shows lumber jacks doing much more than cutting down trees.

An enormous roadside pan tells the story of a battle for pie glory.

There's more contention than one might expect from cherry pie pans.

Large pioneer village showcasing life during boom times.

A comedy troupe's collection of bizarre humor.

This little barrel-shaped cottage by Lake Superior was once a cartoonist's summer retreat.

Winter weather reveals a large Italian marble crucifix drowned beneath Lake Michigan.