Boarders Of Michigan.....

[MonkeyTennis]

Has the beer at the wab gotten any better?

no, it still sucks

yeah i was there on friday and the server was overly excited because they had duvel...wab beers are worse...

[kit fox]

some new punchable faces coming soon to our area:

http://detroit.curbed.com/archives/2012 ... e-shop.php


also summer in aa really is great, though part of me is excited for my gf to move to ferndale so i have a place to crash out that way.

[MonkeyTennis]

some new punchable faces coming soon to our area:

http://detroit.curbed.com/archives/2012 ... e-shop.php


also summer in aa really is great, though part of me is excited for my gf to move to ferndale so i have a place to crash out that way.

link doesnt work?

[kit fox]

dang here we go:
http://detroit.curbed.com/archives/2012/05/meet-the-kids-moving-to-detroit-to-found-an-artepicenter-of-a-slum-community-aka-a-coffee-shop.php

[futurist]

was reading that yesterday. some of the comments are just as laughable.

[murray st.]

those people are obviously morons but there's nothing more irksome than the people who take it upon themselves to represent Real Detroiters and tell everybody what's really up

[kit fox]

Yeah I spotted someone from my high school in the comments and cringed pretty hard

hadn't read them until today

[pellegrino viking essays]

Yo, dudes, I'm going to visit my wife's family in Traverse City in August. I've been once before but it was for christmas so it was snowy as fucking hell and we basically sat inside the whole time and got drunk.

Anything cool to do here? Is it nice during the summer?

[Frank]

Yeah TC is really nice in August. It's touristy but there is plenty to do. And it's beautiful. Can't really give specific reccs though.

[pellegrino viking essays]

cool. I pulled up yelp and there's a place where you drink beer while someone cuts your hair, that's p. cool

[kit fox]

How long will you be there/will you have a car? When you say Traverse City do you mean near Traverse City?

If you have a car available:
Short's brewery is a short and beautiful drive from Traverse City and I will be so mad at you if you dont go.(http://www.shortsbrewing.com/) The drive takes you around Torch Lake, one of National Geographic's top five lakes in the world, and of course to the west side is the beautiful Lake Michigan. Stop at one of the beaches at Torch Lake on your way back and take a dip. Or, drive back the other way and go to Pearl's (http://www.magnumhospitality.com/pearls/)

A little bit shorter drive west is Sleeping Bear National Forest (Today show named Sleeping Bear the most beautiful place in the US last year or something equally as silly) The big dune is like a 50's tourist trap kind of thing, but there is a cool view from the top. I'd recommend skipping it and going further south to go tubing down the platte river with some brews. There is a lot of hiking here as well, mostly moderate to easy in terms of difficulty, but all beautiful.There is also a surprisingly nice scenic drive (Pierce Stocking) that is a nice place to stop and have a picnic. There is a drive in movie theater near the platte campground in Honor called The Cherry Bowl that is pretty fun if you've never been to one.

To the Northwest and up the Old Mission Peninsula, you can do wine tastings. Old Mission you have to pay for most of them, but in the Leelanau Peninsula I recommend going to L. Mawby (sparkling wines) and Boskydel Vineyard. Boskydel is owned by a very old grumpy man named Bernie (http://www.boskydel.com/winenazi.htm). He was the first person to grow wine grapes in the area after reading about the similarities in micro climates between Northern Michigan and wine regions of France, while he was a Librarian at Northwestern Michigan College. He is a funny guy but very particular about his tasting room rules and hates big groups of people. So if you go there be chill. He banned a friend of mine for bringing too many people in at the same time. Mario Batali has a house on this side of TC as well as Jeff Daniels and Tim Allen. Watch out for Tim Allen because I hear he is a huge asshole. I dont know what Apples are picked in August, but this place (http://www.christmascovefarm.com/) has some really crazy and interesting varieties.

In downtown TC, go to North Peak for casual dinner/drinks, and then walk along the boardwalk, down the river to the grand traverse bay and the beach.
For a fancy dinner, go to Stella. (www.stellatc.com) I can not recommend them enough. It can get really pricy but it is possible to get out at like 20-25 a head for dinner and drinks.
Basically you can just hang out on the beach in TC and have a pretty good time. Depending on when you are there, the Film Festival that Michael Moore puts together might be happening (July 31-August 5)

I'll give you more recommendations as I think of them

[pellegrino viking essays]

Man, awesome, thanks for all that.

I'll be in TC proper...should have access to a car.

August 9 - 17

[kit fox]

You're welcome. I just love this state so much
you are going to have such a great time, it should be beautiful and you're here for a good length

[MonkeyTennis]

theres a lot of other smaller dunes around tc too that are bit more remote, not as busy...ktfwt pretty much covered it though....

[MonkeyTennis]

pretty cursory map http://www.nps.gov/common/commonspot/cu ... ar%20Dunes

i like aral dunes and empire bluffs

[Zurich]

if i moved back to detroit and started a sandwich shop with monkeytennis making the bread, would you guys eat it

i'd even give a hpn discount

[a-10 warthog champion]

Man, awesome, thanks for all that.

I'll be in TC proper...should have access to a car.

August 9 - 17

man, why is everyone gonna be in mi in august

just talked to a friend that's been in paris for a few years and has no ties to michigan and she's going to be up in charlevoix in mid-august, right when i just so happen to be considering going up to beaver island

[kit fox]

Zurich: yes, yes i would eat your sandwiches


Pootis: clearly there needs to be a hpn TC meet up

[Zurich]

yo dudes in mi,
monkeytennis and i are playing a show for our dearly departed amazing bro on Saturday, June 23rd at the Hard Rock. I highly recommend you guys come out and tell us how much we suck. It's for an amazing cause. I will buy you a beer if you come.

[futurist]

man, seconding recommendation to visit Short's.

[futurist]

damn I think i've got a pandemonium in the fridge.

[Sweet Gregory Pectin]

you see that new miss michigan

[sharkhax]

yo good looking out on the TC, going to rent a cabin just south of there at the end of June

[Robo-Chachi]

Sup.

[7spelledout]

if i moved back to detroit and started a sandwich shop with monkeytennis making the bread, would you guys eat it

i'd even give a hpn discount

What's it called Zurich?

[kit fox]

So chachi you comin out our way?

nvm saw the other thread
too bad

[Count MC]

Looking for an apt, or even like a sublet, room share, anything, in Detroit.

Craigslist is Absolutley horrible here.

Anybody have any recs? I know there's always the "loftplace" option, but, I would really like to explore. I always hear about people finding great deals in like cork town, Mexican town, Woodbridge, etc.

Guys, how do you find these places?

Thanks in advance..

[murray st.]

it's really hard to find an apartment in those areas because most of the available/affordable properties aren't listed clearly online, if at all. i've had the best luck basically just driving around the area looking for "for rent" signs.

[Count MC]

Yeah, I was considering, thanks

Any streets in particular?

[murray st.]

university rentals owns a bunch of apartment buildings in the area around wayne state, on second, canfield, prentis, etc. there's also a great building i used to live in on kirby, it's called Cass D, the landlord's name is charles dickerson.