Samantha begins her trip at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, known for its scenic views and challenging sand cliffs. In Michigan, she explores The Cherry Republic, filled with cherry products, and dines with new friends at the Farm Club on the Leelanau Peninsula. She visits a repurposed mental hospital in Traverse City and learns cheese-making at Leelanau Cheese. On Lake Michigan, she sails the schooner Wind Dancer, discovering its history as a water stagecoach. Her trip concludes at Bonobo Winery, where she enjoys wine with owners Todd and Carter Oosterhouse and actress Amy Smart.
Episode Duration: 26 minutes and 46 seconds
Episode Number: 806
Sat, Feb 8 | 8:30 A.M. | Traverse City. Michigan NHPBS (11.1) |
Mon, Feb 10 | 8:00 A.M. | Traverse City. Michigan NH Explore (11.2) |
Mon, Feb 10 | 6:30 P.M. | Traverse City. Michigan NH Explore (11.2) |
Tue, Feb 11 | 7:30 P.M. | Traverse City. Michigan NHPBS (11.1) |
Wed, Feb 12 | 10:30 P.M. | Traverse City. Michigan NH Explore (11.2) |
Thu, Feb 13 | 2:30 A.M. | Traverse City. Michigan NH Explore (11.2) |
Fri, Feb 14 | 8:00 A.M. | Traverse City. Michigan NH Explore (11.2) |
Fri, Feb 14 | 6:32 P.M. | Traverse City. Michigan NH Explore (11.2) |
For more than 17 years, TV host Samantha Brown has been exploring all four corners of the world, visiting more than 260 cities in 62 countries, sharing her adventures and introducing new cultures to viewers.
Now, the two-time Emmy Award-winner embarks on her next journey with her new travel series SAMANTHA BROWN'S PLACES TO LOVE.
Unlike a traditional travelogue show with a formulaic itinerary, PLACES TO LOVE delivers decidedly refreshing and enriching travel experiences by taking viewers on a discovery of the emotional heart of travel and highlighting the people who are changing, challenging and strengthening a destination.
From Brooklyn, New York and Monterey, California to Shanghai, China and Donegal in Ireland, Samantha seeks out the little-known spots and haunts where innovators and disrupters are creating a brand new travel experience.
Whether it's through food and drink, art and design, culture or adventure, at the end of each episode, viewers will have a well-curated list of new experiences that focus on not just how to visit a destination, but how to fully immerse in it.
The 13-part series encourages viewers to experience the passion of people and the soul of a place in a way that only traveling can do.
Samantha's career as a television travel host happened by accident.
A producer spotted her work in a commercial and recommended her to the Travel Channel in 1999 to audition for a new show called Great Vacation Homes.
A decade of various series followed, including Great Hotels, Passport to Europe, Passport to Latin America, Samantha Brown's Asia, The Trip, 50/50, and many others.
Samantha's fun-loving style has made her a beloved and engaging television personality whose approach is less expert and more a person you would want to travel with.
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