AMERICA! “THE PLEASURE PENINSULA” 1964 MICHIGAN TRAVELOGUE DETROIT GROSSE POINTE MD10064

Want to support this channel and help us preserve old films? Visit Visit our website This 1964 color film episode of the NBC weekly syndicated series “America!” from provides a travelogue view of the state of Michigan hosted by Jack Douglas, highlighting natural wonders and tourist attractions in a colorful tour of the Great Lakes State (TRT 24:51). Opening titles: “America!” over a montage of United States tourist attractions (0:08). Host Jack Douglas introduces himself. A map of Michigan appears in green, with the surrounding Great Lakes in blue (0:43). Autumnal lakefront forests, sunsets, snowy cabins, skiing. Title card with a lighthouse: “The Pleasure Peninsula” (0:57). The map returns. A montage of lakes, cliffs, rivers, and waterfalls (1:30). Girls play catch with a beach ball while running along the coast of Lake Michigan near Muskegon (2:10). The privately owned Old Presque Isle Lighthouse, originally built in 1840, overlooks a harbor on L