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Experience Jackson

Experience Jackson · en · 140 episodes

The Official Experience Jackson Podcast showcases the diverse experiences of Jackson County, Michigan. Listen and subscribe to get the latest insights and stories of local experts, historians, artists, and those operating attractions. Get insider tips, personal anecdotes, and unique perspectives on Jackson County, to help you plan for your next trip! Your host, Rachel Buchanan, Marketing and Development Manager at Experience Jackson, enthusiastically joins you on the journey to learn what you…

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Experience Jackson
E079: Michigan International Speedway
In this episode, host Rachel Buchanan, Experience Jackson Vice President of Marketing and Communications, welcomes Joe Fowler, President of Michigan…
Apr 30, 2025·15m
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E078: The Purple Bobbin Quilt Shop
In this episode, host Rachel Buchanan, Experience Jackson Vice President of Marketing and Communications, welcomes Linda Parshall, owner of The Purple Bobbin…
Apr 24, 2025·16m
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E077: AllSkate Fun Center
In this episode, host Rachel Buchanan, Experience Jackson Vice President of Marketing and Communications, welcomes Brittney Hale, one of the managers at…
Apr 17, 2025·11m
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E076: Grass Lake Market
In this episode, host Rachel Buchanan, Experience Jackson Vice President of Marketing and Communications, welcomes Mitzi Koors, the president of Grass Lake…
Apr 10, 2025·12m
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E075: Jackson Historic Prison Tours
In this episode, host Rachel Buchanan, Experience Jackson Vice President of Marketing and Communications, welcomes Steve Rudolf, tour guide with the Historic…
Apr 3, 2025·17m
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E074: Calderone Golf Club
In this episode, host Rachel Buchanan, Experience Jackson Vice President of Marketing and Communications, welcomes Steve Saari, Director of Golf and Head Golf…
Mar 27, 2025·15m
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E073: Coe House Museum & Grass Lake Area Historical Society
In this episode, host Rachel Buchanan, Experience Jackson Vice President of Marketing and Communications, welcomes Patricia Simpson, Executive Director with…
Mar 20, 2025·16m
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E072: Commonwealth Commerce Center
In this episode, host Rachel Buchanan, Experience Jackson Vice President of Marketing and Communications, welcomes Jen Lindahl and Cassandra Seagraves with the…
Mar 13, 2025·12m
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E071: Epiq Escapes
In this episode, host Rachel Buchanan, Experience Jackson Vice President of Marketing and Communications, welcomes Savannah Sheets, one of the owners of Epiq…
Mar 6, 2025·14m
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E070: Jackson Popcorn Depot
In this episode, host Rachel Buchanan, Experience Jackson Vice President of Marketing and Communications, welcomes Greg Vancalbergh, co-owner of Jackson…
Feb 27, 2025·12m
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E069: Cascades Golf Course
In this episode, host Rachel Buchanan, Experience Jackson Vice President of Marketing and Communications, welcomes Phil Fischmeister, Director of Golf at…
Feb 20, 2025·14m
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E068: Heritage Center at Jackson College
In this episode, host Rachel Buchanan, Experience Jackson Vice President of Marketing and Communications, welcomes Diana Agy, the Peggy Maher endowed chair of…
Feb 13, 2025·14m
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E067: Axe Play
In this episode, host Rachel Buchanan, Experience Jackson Vice President of Marketing and Communications, welcomes Shane Stephens, one of the owners of Axe…
Feb 6, 2025·13m
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E066: Gilbert Chocolates
In this episode, host Rachel Buchanan, Experience Jackson Vice President of Marketing and Communications, welcomes Brian and Sally Krichbaum, current owners of…
Jan 30, 2025·17m
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E065: Southern Michigan Winter Beer Fest
In this episode, host Rachel Buchanan, Experience Jackson Vice President of Marketing and Communications, welcomes Emily Thomas & Stacy Curtis with the Jackson…
Jan 23, 2025·13m
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E064: Lowry’s Little Flock Farm
In this episode, host Rachel Buchanan, Experience Jackson Vice President of Marketing and Communications, welcomes Tahny Lowry, who owns Lowry’s Little Flock…
Jan 16, 2025·17m
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E063: Ironbark Brewing Co.
In this episode, host Rachel Buchanan, Experience Jackson Vice President of Marketing and Communications, welcomes Nathan Brue, Brewmaster at Ironbark Brewing…
Jan 9, 2025·16m
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E062: Nostalgia, Ink.
In this episode, host Rachel Buchanan, Experience Jackson Marketing & Development Manager, welcomes Tim Stairs owner of Nostalgia, Ink. In downtown Jackson…
Dec 19, 2024·15m
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E061: Nite Lites
In this episode, host Rachel Buchanan, Experience Jackson Marketing & Development Manager, welcomes John Spink with the Nite Lites at Michigan International…
Dec 12, 2024·13m
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E060: Stoyanna’s Ice Cream & Catering
In this episode, host Rachel Buchanan, Experience Jackson Marketing & Development Manager, welcomes Siera Stoyanovitch, owner of Stoyanna’s Ice Cream and…
Dec 5, 2024·11m
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E059: Forty Nine South
In this episode, host Rachel Buchanan, Experience Jackson Marketing & Development Manager, welcomes Chad Schedeler, one of the owners of Forty Nine South, a…
Nov 28, 2024·13m
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E058: FarmSudz
In this episode, host Rachel Buchanan, Experience Jackson Marketing & Development Manager, welcomes Erin Valkuchak with FarmSudz, a family business whose…
Nov 21, 2024·13m
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E057: Amy Piper: Follow the Piper
In this episode, host Rachel Buchanan, Experience Jackson Marketing & Development Manager, welcomes Amy Piper, of Follow the Piper, as she reflects on her…
Nov 14, 2024·16m
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E056: Eyry of the Eagle
In this episode, host Rachel Buchanan, Experience Jackson Marketing & Development Manager, welcomes Dale Fisher, photographer and owner of Eyry of the Eagle, a…
Nov 7, 2024·12m
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E055: Booher's Fresh Market
In this episode, host Rachel Buchanan, Experience Jackson Marketing & Development Manager, welcomes Devin Otto, General Manager at Booher's Fresh Market, which…
Oct 31, 2024·15m
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E054: The Jackson Coney Dog Story with Ted Christoff
In this episode, host Rachel Buchanan, Experience Jackson Marketing & Development Manager, welcomes Ted Christoff, local legacy expert on the story of how…
Oct 24, 2024·13m
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E053: Cascades Manor
In this episode, host Rachel Buchanan, Experience Jackson Marketing & Development Manager, welcomes Kirk Root, General Manager at Cascades Manor, a beautiful…
Oct 17, 2024·9m
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E052: Downtown Jackson Haunted Tours
In this episode, host Rachel Buchanan, Experience Jackson Marketing & Development Manager, welcomes Beth Kuiper, Executive Director of the Jackson Downtown…
Oct 9, 2024·10m
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E051: Pioneer Day at Waterloo Farm Museum & Dewey School
In this episode, host Rachel Buchanan, Experience Jackson Marketing & Development Manager, welcomes Jenny Smith, a longtime volunteer and board trustee at…
Oct 1, 2024·15m
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E050: GIG: The Art of Michigan Music Festival
In this episode, host Rachel Buchanan, Experience Jackson Marketing & Development Manager, welcomes Chuck Marshall, organizer of GIG: The Art of Michigan Music…
Sep 26, 2024·13m
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E049: Ella Sharp Museum
In this episode, host Rachel Buchanan, Experience Jackson Marketing & Development Manager, welcomes Jeremy Frew, Executive Director of Ella Sharp Museum. With…
Sep 19, 2024·12m
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E048: Potter Center 2024-2025 Season at Jackson College
In this episode, host Rachel Buchanan, Experience Jackson Marketing & Development Manager, welcomes Sandra Phelan, Operations Coordinator for The Potter Center…
Sep 12, 2024·13m
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E047: Jackson Hispanic Heritage Festival
In this episode, host Rachel Buchanan, Experience Jackson Marketing & Development Manager, welcomes Leticia Albarran, one of the organizers of the 3rd Annual…
Sep 5, 2024·9m
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E046: The Mann House & 5th Annual Women’s History Conference
In this episode, host Rachel Buchanan, Experience Jackson Marketing & Development Manager, welcomes Laurie Perkins, Site Historian of the Mann House in…
Aug 29, 2024·17m
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E045: TOPIA Art & Tech Festival
In this episode, host Rachel Buchanan, Experience Jackson Marketing & Development Manager, welcomes Jacque Austin, festival director for the TOPIA Art & Tech…
Aug 22, 2024·14m
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E044: Jackson Symphony Orchestra 2024-2025 Season
In this episode, host Rachel Buchanan, Experience Jackson Marketing & Development Manager, welcomes Belle Coty with the Jackson Symphony Orchestra. Celebrating…
Aug 15, 2024·13m
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E043: MI Playground: Andy & Nick Visit Jackson County (10,000 Steps)
In this episode, host Rachel Buchanan, Experience Jackson Marketing & Development Manager, welcomes Andy and Nick Behling, the two guys best known as MI…
Aug 9, 2024·17m
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E042: Jackson Crossing Mall
In this episode, host Rachel Buchanan, Experience Jackson Marketing & Development Manager, welcomes Jane Flores, General Manager of Jackson Crossing Mall to…
Aug 8, 2024·12m
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E041: Jackson County Fair
In this episode, host Rachel Buchanan, Experience Jackson Marketing & Development Manager, welcomes Denise Owens, Operations Manager for Jackson County Fair…
Aug 1, 2024·12m
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E040: Jackson County Parks
In this episode, host Rachel Buchanan, Experience Jackson Marketing & Development Manager, welcomes Emily Thomas, Facilities and Business Manager at Jackson…
Jul 25, 2024·13m
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E039: Underground Railroad Tours with Linda Hass
In this episode, host Rachel Buchanan, Experience Jackson Marketing & Development Manager, welcomes Linda Hass, City Historian of Jackson, author, and trustee…
May 9, 2024·14m
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E038: Voluntourism: People for the Parks and Trails of Jackson
In this episode, host Rachel Buchanan, Experience Jackson Marketing & Development Manager, welcomes Aaron Dimick, the president of People for the Parks and…
May 2, 2024·13m
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E037: Tompkins Historical Society: Stewart Farm Museum
In this episode, host Rachel Buchanan, Experience Jackson Marketing & Development Manager, welcomes Chrissy Norris, President and Curator of Tompkins…
Apr 25, 2024·11m
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E036: Nevermore Décor Store
In this episode, host Rachel Buchanan, Experience Jackson Marketing & Development Manager, welcomes Briston Bamm, co-owner (along with his wife, Amanda) of…
Apr 18, 2024·11m
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E035: Apex Sports & Entertainment: Summer 2024 Music Festival Series
In this episode, host Rachel Buchanan, Experience Jackson Marketing & Development Manager, welcomes Shane Pitmon and Ryan Hudson (both with Hudson…
Apr 11, 2024·12m
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E034: Bright Walls Jackson
In this episode, host Rachel Buchanan, Experience Jackson Marketing & Development Manager, welcomes Clay McAndrews, one of the founders of Bright Walls Jackson…
Apr 4, 2024·15m
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E033: RJ’s Metropolitan Ice Cream Co.
In this episode, host Rachel Buchanan, Experience Jackson Marketing & Development Manager, welcomes Robert Wilke, co-owner (along with his wife, Yvette) of…
Mar 28, 2024·10m
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E032: disAbility Connections
In this episode, host Rachel Buchanan, Experience Jackson Marketing & Development Manager, welcomes Jon Hart, Executive Director of the nonprofit disability…
Mar 21, 2024·14m
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E031: Crockery Painted Pottery
In this episode, host Rachel Buchanan, Experience Jackson Marketing & Development Manager, welcomes Kate Manville-Schwartz, with Crockery Painted Pottery to…
Mar 14, 2024·13m
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E030: Steampunk on the Bricks Festival
In this episode, host Rachel Buchanan, Experience Jackson Marketing & Development Manager, welcomes Jason Heinrich, co-organizer of the Steampunk on the Bricks…
Mar 7, 2024·14m
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E029: Dahlem Environmental Education Center
In this episode, host Rachel Buchanan, Experience Jackson Marketing & Development Manager, welcomes Hannah Schauer, Executive Director of the Dahlem…
Feb 29, 2024·13m
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E028: Southern Michigan Winter Beer Festival
In this episode, host Rachel Buchanan, Experience Jackson Marketing & Development Manager, welcomes Denise Owens, Jackson County Fair Manager & Coordinator of…
Feb 22, 2024·12m
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E027: Arbor Hills Golf Club
In this episode, host Rachel Buchanan, Experience Jackson Marketing & Development Manager, welcomes Chris Cummings, owner of Arbor Hills Golf Club, who is…
Feb 15, 2024·10m
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E026: Art 634
In this episode, host Rachel Buchanan, Experience Jackson Marketing & Development Manager, welcomes Andrea Ericksen, current steward of Art 634, an artist…
Feb 8, 2024·10m
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E025: Jackson’s Blizzard Bazaar
In this episode, host Rachel Buchanan, Experience Jackson Marketing & Development Manager, welcomes Beth Kuiper, Executive Director of a new event: Jackson’s…
Feb 1, 2024·9m
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E024: Jackson’s Black Excellence Awards
In this episode, host Rachel Buchanan, Experience Jackson Marketing & Development Manager, welcomes Yvette Wilke, who along with her husband Robert, are the…
Jan 25, 2024·15m
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E023: Sandhill Crane Vineyards
In this episode, host Rachel Buchanan, Experience Jackson Marketing & Development Manager, welcomes Holly Peterson, Owner and Winemaker at Sandhill Crane…
Jan 18, 2024·13m
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E022: Lost Railway Museum
In this episode, host Rachel Buchanan, Experience Jackson Marketing & Development Manager, welcomes Kim Conant, Executive Director of Lost Railway Museum in…
Jan 11, 2024·11m
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E021: Crossroads Pickleball at the American 1 Community Recreation Center at Keeley Park
In this episode, host Rachel Buchanan, Experience Jackson Marketing & Development Manager, welcomes Stu Kail, one of the partners at Crossroads Pickleball at…
Jan 4, 2024·11m
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E020: Grand River Brewery - Jackson
In this episode, host Rachel Buchanan, Experience Jackson Marketing & Development Manager, welcomes Justin Dalenberg, CEO at Grand River Brewery and Doll n…
Dec 28, 2023·14m