Michigan Bucket List 2011

I’ve been around the block in Michigan, and yet there’s still so much I want to see and do in my state. Instead of just one new year’s resolution, I’ve resolved to fill 10 knowledge gaps and achieve my 2011 list of Great Lakes goals:

1. Visit two islands: Belle Isle for a picnic and Beaver Island for camping.

2. Catch a ball at Comerica Park, foul or home run.

3. Attend a Gourmet Underground event in Detroit.

4. Visit three breweries: Keweenaw Brewing, Short’s Brewing, and Brewery Vivant.

5. Publish articles in Hour Detroit and Traverse Magazine.

6. Get “tooned” by Natalie Sitto at Need4Sheed.com.

7. Kite surf either Lake Michigan or Lake Superior.

8. Get a Michigan tattoo: Map of the state, Old English D, or a collage/hybrid.

9. Build a wooden boat with my dad. Float said boat on Muskegon Lake.

10. Kayak the Lake Superior coast at Pictured Rocks.

As a side note: In the coming year I’m going to swear off any beer or wine that isn’t produced in our great state, and I’ll make every effort to do the same with food. I’d also like to buy a house in Detroit or somewhere on a Michigan river and throw a pig roast-kegger with all my new neighbors.