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NATIONAL ROAD IN MARYLAND Cumberland, Maryland

Expedition Team: Dave Miller, Rosie Miller

Date: August 7-12, 2026

America’s first long distance highway, this 620-mile road (also known as US 40) began at Cumberland, Maryland and went westward to Vandalia, Illinois. Toll houses were built along the road. The historical marker marks the location where the road began on Greene Street and Braddock Road. The road was a vision of George Washington to develop the continent and unite the country; his idea was championed by President Thomas Jefferson & authorized in 1806. Construction work began in 1811. 

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HIKED SUMMIT PARK TRAIL Blue Ash, Ohio

Hiking Team: Dave Miller, Rosie Miller

Date: August 22, 2026

The former site of a small airpark, this 130-acre park had playground equipment for our grandkids, small zip lines/nature playscape area, green space for concerts, hiking trails, restaurants, water corridor area, fishing pond and an observation tower. We hiked across the park and then climbed 204 steps (153 feet) up to the tower’s Observation Deck giving us an incredible view of the park and area. We hiked about 1.4 miles on the Mulch Trail and Gravel Trail around the west side of the park.

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COPS & DONUTS Gaylord, Michigan

Investigation Team: Dave Miller, Rosie Miller

Date: September 3, 2026

Located attached to Jay’s Sporting Goods, this roadside attraction offers a large variety of donuts, coffee, t-shirts and police related items. One donut, probably a man’s dream donut, was their long john donut wrapped in bacon!

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BIKED OTSEGO STATE PARK BIKE TRAIL Gaylord, Michigan

Biking Team: Dave Miller, Rosie Miller

Date: September 3, 2026

We bicycled from our KOA Campground about a mile to hook up with the Iron Belle Trail which ran north/south on the east side of the state park parallel to State Route 27. We biked about ten miles in total, enjoying the views of the lake, the beautiful cottages, Arbutus Beach and talking to several people vacationing there.

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MAN KILLING CLAM Cheboygan, Michigan

Investigation Team: Dave Miller, Rosie Miller

Date: September 3, 2026

At Seashell City were thousands of souvenirs, books, shells and gifts but the star attraction was the Giant Man Killing Clam. The clam weighs 500 pounds but hasn’t really killed anyone but it has the ability if its jaws close on an unsuspecting diver or swimmer. It was a dangerous place, as ou can see from the funny photos we were attacked by sharks.

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GIANT BOTTLE OF BEER Gaylord, Michigan

Investigation Team: Dave Miller, Rosie Miller

Date: September 3, 2026

Next to Big Buck Brewery is a giant 45-foot tall, long neck beer bottle. This landmark is easily viewed from northbound I-75, but you don’t appreciate its size until you stand beside it.

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SOMEWHERE IN TIME MONUMENT Mackinaw Island, Michigan

Investigation Team: Dave Miller, Rosie Miller

Date: September 8, 2026

This boulder and plaque mark the location where Christopher Reeve (Richard Collier) meets Jane Seymour’s character (Elise McKenna) in the 1980 film “Somewhere in Time”. The boulder is just off the perimeter bicycle path along Lake Shore Drive just below the Grand Hotel.

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GIANT HOT DOG Mackinaw City, Michigan

Investigation Team: Dave Miller, Rosie Miller

Date: September 7 & 8, 2026

After bicycling all day on Mackinac Island, we took the ferry boat back to Mackinaw City and biked along the North Central State Bike Trail – that is until we saw the giant 63 foot long hot dog on top of a building south of the majestic Mackinaw Bridge. We had to stop. Wienerlicious was the restaurant’s name and very appropriate. Even though I am a 90 per cent vegetarian, I went off the grid and had to try something here. I ordered Mackinaw, a bacon wrapped wiener with cheese sauce.  It was delicious. My wife ordered a giant pretzel. This fueled us to bicycle two miles back to the campground.

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MACK-A-TRON Mackinaw City, Michigan

Investigation Team: Dave Miller, Rosie Miller

Date: September 8, 2026

In the market district downtown there lurks a giant thirty-foot tall robot. It is made of over 1,000 automotive parts and is quite impressive.

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TITANTIC MUSEUM Pigeon Forge, Tennessee

Investigation Team: Dave Miller, Rosie Miller

Date: October 14, 2026

This two-story museum is shaped like the RMS Titanic but is only half its size. It holds 400 pre-discovery artifacts and offers a First-Class dining experience.