Outdoors stories from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. From the fishing boats of the Great Lakes to the hunting camps deep in the woods, host Kristin Ojaniemi brings you interviews and stories from the people she meets while filming the U.P. outdoors television program "Discovering". A behind the scenes look at the adventures of creating this iconic show and in-depth interviews about a wide range of outdoor topics related to the woods and waters of this wild region. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Signup to Generate a PitchOutdoors stories from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. From the fishing boats of the Great Lakes to the hunting camps deep in the woods, host Kristin Ojaniemi brings you interviews and stories from the people she meets while filming the U.P. outdoors television program "Discovering".
Discover the U.P. is hosted by Kristin Ojaniemi. The show has published 24 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Ice Safety" (4 January 2025, 33 minutes), "Rocking Chair Camp" (10 December 2024, 91 minutes), and "Belgiumtown Big Buck Night" (29 October 2024, 61 minutes).
Discover the U.P. publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 51 minutes across 24 episodes.
Booking probability for Discover the U.P. is 31%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Discover the U.P. requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Discover the U.P.'s contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for Discover the U.P. are Fitness, Golf & Recreation. Discover the U.P. has a sports audience.
Kristin Ojaniemi hosts Discover the U.P., a sports show with 24 episodes published.
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Episode #24
It's a topic worth reiterating every ice fishing season - ice safety! Unfortunately every year, someone goes through the ice on an inland lake or great lakes bay. Stacy & Sammi from Delta County Search & Rescue gave a...
Episode #23
A visit to the Rocking Chair Camp, a traditional U.P. deer camp set in the heart of Michigan deer camp country, with almost 90 years of deer hunting stories, camp traditions and generations of hunters. This story comes...
Episode #22
I chat with Dan and Lindsay, organizers of Belgiumtown Big Buck Night, about how the event has grown in the last 8 years from a handful of people to a crowd of over 1000 in 2023. We talk about the volunteers and...
Episode #21
I sat down with Joseph Heywood, author of the Woods Cop mystery novels to talk about the series and the latest book released last month; "Out of Service". Joe shares how he finds inspiration for his stories and...
Episode #20
FULL INTERVIEW with retired DNR Wildlife Biologist Jim Hammill to talk about whitetail deer management and biology here in the U.P. and the threats we are facing to our tradition and culture of deer hunting. Jim gives...
Episode #19
On "Discovering" Episode 94 I interviewed Jordan Hoover about the Deer Management Initiative and the new deer hunting regulations the Natural Resources Commission voted on for changes to the 2024 deer season. None of...
Episode #18
The Natural Resources Commission (NRC) recently voted on recommended changes for the upcoming 2024 Michigan Deer Season. The NRC rejected all of the U.P. Deer Management Initiative (DMI) team's recommendations. The NRC...
Episode #17
Audio from a tour of the Slate River Forest Reserve, a beautiful and diverse 10,000 acre forest in Baraga County. The property was purchased by The Nature Conservancy in 2021. TNC Forest Managers give us a tour of this...
Episode #16
Interview with Jordan Hoover of the U.P. Deer Management Initiative (DMI) team to hear about his experience, the process over the past few months and the recommendations they submitted to the Michigan DNR and Natural...
Episode #15
May whizzed by in a blur and I can't remember what I did yesterday. Oh, yea I can, I filmed 3 stories in one day! Thankfully not a regular day, yet it was still a fun day and I got plenty of fresh air and mosquito...
Episode #14
Whew, I can talk. But there's a lot to talk about when it takes you 12 days to shoot a turkey. On today's episode I share my experience of spring turkey hunting, seriously hunting, for the first time. There aren't as...
Episode #13
My full interview with Dean Juntunen, who completed his lifetime goal of kayaking the entire Lake Superior Shoreline, and he is the first paraplegic to do so (as far as we know!). There are so many things he's seen on...
Episode #12
It's just me today, and I'm giving you a peek under the ice and behind the curtain of what it took to produce the last two episodes of "Discovering" about beaver trapping. I've also decided someday I need to do a...
Episode #11
<p>I sit down with outdoor writer Richard P. Smith to get his thoughts on the 2023 deer harvest, the lowest deer harvest on record, here in the U.P. I interviewed him back in January for my "Discovering" episode about...
Episode #10
<p>I took advantage of the beautiful weather last weekend and went for a hike on a portion of the North Country Trail. I met up with a hiking group and the hike leader, Mark Roberts, V.P. of the Peter Wolfe Chapter of...
Episode #9
<p>December 2023 was the 50th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act. The U.P. is an important place for the conservation of species and there are currently 15 species on the federal Endangered Species List that you...
Episode #8
A chat with Brian Whitens of the 906 Outdoors show and Cooking Wild Seasonings. I started working with Brian back in 2019 when he was the producer/host of the “Discovering” program on WLUC-TV6. Brian took over for the...
Episode #7
In this week's podcast, I talk to Gary Gorniak, president of the Straits Area Sportsmen's Club, about the 2023 deer harvest, our low deer population, wildlife habitat, and the impact of wolves on our deer population...
Episode #6
For my latest episode of "Discovering" I sat down with Chad Stewart of the Michigan DNR Wildlife Division (via zoom) to talk about the 2023 Deer Harvest in the Upper Peninsula. We talk about the low numbers, what those...
Episode #5
I talk to George Lindquist of U.P. Whitetails of Marquette County about our declining deer herd in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. The 2023 deer harvest was one of, if not the, lowest deer harvest on record with less than...
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Chairman, Upper Peninsula Deer Advisory Team
award-winning author, creativity advocate, founder of Devonfield creative writing program, Michigan DNR Wildlife Division
Canine Nutritionist and Mid-Distance Musher, Peter Wolfe Chapter of the North Country Trail
speaker on "Leading with Your Why", U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
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