<p>The legend of Johnny Appleseed is one celebrated all through states like Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indiana. But there is a lesser known sojourn of the "barefoot wanderer" that took him north into Michigan for a brief time and had him plant for something other than just the settlers that were yet to come. </p><br><p>This is our Third Thursday featurette for the month of May 2026. Enjoy this Third Thursday content until June and then find it in our "projectionist booth" on our patreon page and the link is included below. </p><p>Please consider joining our Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/cw/RustBeltStudio" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rust Belt Studio | Patreon</a></p><br><p>Visit us at: <a href="https://rustbeltstudio.wordpress.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rust Belt Studio</a></p><br><p><em>This is an original work of episodic audio fiction, produced and released as a podcast.</em></p><p><em>It is not an audiobook or a reading of any previously published work.</em></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>