Kuhnhenn and Griffin Claw Brewing – Rockin out just North of Detroit
The Kuhnhenn Brewing taproom is well worth visiting. Be sure to stop in and check out all the great brews these guys are making!…You can’t go wrong with a visit to Griffin Claw Brewing. Stop in and have a beer why don’t you 🙂
The Hangover: The 9th Annual Michigan Winter Beer Festival 2014
Great beer, SUN and fun at the 2014 Annual Michigan Winter Beer Festival: 89 Breweries, 789 beers and lots of new breweries. It did not disappoint.
Zappa Plays Zappa Taking Roxy to Ann Arbor
No seriously, does it get any better when you get to groove like a penguin in bondage at the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor, Michigan with the Zappa Plays Zappa band? On Wednesday (2/19/2014), we got treated to Zappa Plays Zappa performing the entire “Roxy & Elsewhere” album by Frank Zappa & The Mothers. This is the 40th anniversary of the album release and Zappa Plays Zappa is taking it out to audiences across the country.
A Visit with Tree Purposed Detroit
Eric and Evan met us at the door and started to walk us through the process of taking unwanted trees (harvested by Evan’s tree service company – Arbor Man) and turning them into usable lumber and finished wood products. Tree Purposed Detroit is unique in that they combine all aspects of lumber production and woodworking under one roof. Pretty cool!! These are certainly some ingenious and hard working fellas!
Almost Famous at 50
Chuck’s Almost Famous Experience! Covering shows, interviewing musicians, and writing album reviews. He may not be 15 but he is still having a good time!
Naughty Snow Sculptures and Dark Horse Beer
Mingling with naughty snow sculptures while drinking one-of-a-kind Dark Horse beer in the Beer Garten. It doesn’t get much better! Lots of great pictures.
Tree-Purposed Detroit
LifeInMichigan.com enjoys promoting Michigan, “One Story at time”. We are excited to provide a review of Tree-Purposed Detroit — a sawmill & custom workshop that creates high quality wood products (cutting boards, frames, tables, and much more) from urban woodwaste. If you are looking a unique gift or have a custom project in mind, check Tree-Purposed Detroit out!
PJ’s Lager House – Great Food and Great Music!
We’ve been hearing about this great bar down in Detroit called PJ’s Lager House, yet just hadn’t had a chance to stop by and check it out. When we heard our friends, Rickett Pass, were playing their 5th anniversary gig over at PJ’s; we had to go!
Tattoo: permanent, personal, and PAINFUL
Want a tattoo? Do you wonder what it is like? I love my tattoo – take a peek at my post. I recommend Jen Munford at Name Brand Tattoo in Ann Arbor, Michigan
Hiking in Zion National Park despite the 2013 Government Shutdown
We loved hiking in Zion National Park! We have lots of great pictures and recommendations if you are planning to visit the park and Springdale, UT.
Sassy Sharilyn’s Soup Lynda Recipe
“Sassy Sharilyn’s Soup Linda” is not made with bits of Lynda but is a delicious vegetable soup that is perfect for a cold winter day. And it is vegan.
Vegan Cookbook and Blog Recommendations for 2014
Vegan Cookbook recommendations, links to yummy vegan blogs and tasty vegan recipe suggestions for a few of the old favorites like pumpkin pie and greenbean casserole.
Sponge, Spacehog, Lionize, and the Red Paintings at the Magic Stick
Last week (Thursday 12/12 to be precise), I went out to the Magic Stick in Detroit to check out The Red Paintings, Lionize, Spacehog, and home-town icons Sponge. Jon Freeman from Freeman Promotions (the cool dude that hooked me up with the photo pass for Clutch) let me know about Lionize coming to town and wanted to know if I wanted to check out the show.
Dark Horse 4 Elf Party 2013 – OMG
A recap of the 4 Elf Party at Dark Horse Brewery on Dec 4, 2013. It is a beer sale, music event, food experimentation, beer drinking, dancing, good time.
Looking for my lost classmates! Found one in the middle of Lake Erie
The class reunion for the Manchester High School (MHS) class of 1984 is July 19, 2014. Looking for my lost classmates! I found in Lake Erie on the Edgar B Speer.
Ann Arbor’s Midnight Madness 2013
As far as I’m concerned, my holiday season kicks-in with Ann Arbor’s Midnight Madness event. This event is a nice sampling of Ann Arbor, Michigan–shopping, merrymaking, bar hopping and fun all rolled into one event. This year’s event didn’t disappoint.