Traverse City Shines on 'Samantha Brown's Places to Love' TV Show

It's always so cool to see a place you love featured on TV!

Well, a popular Michigan destination is in the spotlight on a new episode of a PBS travel show.

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Samantha Brown's Places to Love films all around the world, "highlighting the people who are changing, challenging and strengthening a destination to deliver a decidedly refreshing and enriching travel experience." The show features the unique culture, food, and art, from a certain area, as experienced by the people who live there.

Brown has in the travel TV business for decades! In 1999 she was hired by the Travel Channel to host Great Vacation Homes. Other shows she's hosted include Girl Meets Hawaii, Great Hotels, Passport to Europe, Passport to Latin America, Great Weekends, Green Getaways, Passport to China, and Samantha Brown’s Asia.

In 2017 Brown made the move to PBS. "Samantha Brown's Places to Love" nabbed an Emmy for Outstanding Travel/Adventure Program, and Brown herself won for Outstanding Host in 2019.

Recently Samantha Brown's Places to Love shot in Traverse City, Mich. Brown describes Traverse City as a "powerhouse of natural beauty and natural effort."

In the episode, she visits Sleeping Bear Dunes, sails on Lake Michigan, explores cheese and cherry products, and more.

It's awesome to see her in one of my favorite places on earth! As a kid, my family vacationed in Traverse City often. I got my married there in 2017 and my husband and I try to visit as often as we can.

Brown heads to some of my top spots in TC - like the Cherry Republic store. If you haven't been, you're missing out - the free samples are to die for! You would not believe how many cherry products they have. My husband is obsessed with the cherry steak sauce and BBQ sauce.

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She heads to The Village at Grand Traverse Commons, which is such a neat experience. It was once an asylum! The more than 100 year old buildings have now been transformed into a sprawling shopping and dining hotspot. Recently, a restaurant at Grand Traverse Commons was named the best Italian eatery in the state.

Of course, no visit to Traverse City would be complete with going to a winery! Brown heads to Bonobo, which is owned by Todd and Carter Oosterhouse. Carter is a TV host himself who's appeared on many shows, including Trading Spaces, Carter Can, and Million Dollar Rooms. In this teaser clip, you'll probably recognize Carter's famous wife too!

On Tuesday, February 18, Traverse City's Opera House is premiering the episode. Doors open at 5:30p.m. and the program starts at 6p.m. The event will include conversations with some participants and an interview with Samantha. It's free, but you do need to register here. There's a cash bar for beer and wine too.

Can't make it to TC? You can watch the episode here.

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