>> Jason: HERE ON "LIVE IN THE
D," WE LOVE SHOWCASING THINGS
YOU CAN DO IN AND AROUND THE
CITY, AND A POPULAR LOCATION
IS ANN ARBOR.
YOU FEEL LIKE YOU NEED A BOOK
TO TELL YOU EVERYTHING YOU
NEED TO DO.
THERE’S A NEW BOOK AND IT’S CALLED 100 THINGS TO DO IN ANN
CALLED 100 THINGS TO DO IN ANN
ARBOR BEFORE YOU DIE.
TRISHA IS JOINING US LIVE.
HEY, HOW’S IT GOING?
>> IT’S GOING WELL.
HI, JASON.
>> Jason: DO YOU LIVE IN ANN
ARBOR? >> I DO.
>> I DO.
>> Jason: HOW MANY TIMES A
WEEK DO YOU GO TO CRAZY JIM’S
BLIMPY BURGER BECAUSE I’M
OFFICIALLY JEALOUS? >> NOT ON A WEEKLY BASIS, BUT
>> NOT ON A WEEKLY BASIS, BUT
I DO ENJOY IT.
>> Jason: AND WEBER’S, TOO?
>> YEP. >> Jason: WHAT MOTIVATED YOU
>> Jason: WHAT MOTIVATED YOU
TO WRITE THE BOOK?
100 THINGS TO DO IN ANN ARBOR
BEFORE YOU DIE.
>> IT WAS A TRIP TO MACKINAC
ISLAND, MY FAVORITE PLACE IN THE WHOLE STATE.
THE WHOLE STATE.
AND I WAS THERE, POPPED INTO A
BOOKSTORE AND NOTICED THIS
BOOK, 100 THINGS TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE ON MACKINAC ISLAND.
YOU DIE ON MACKINAC ISLAND.
AND I WORKED ON MACKINAC
ISLAND AND LIVED THERE FOR A
TIME.
I THOUGHT THERE WAS NOTHING IN
THERE I DIDN’T KNOW. BUT THERE WERE 50 THINGS THAT
BUT THERE WERE 50 THINGS THAT
I DIDN’T KNOW, SO I COULD DO
SOMETHING LIKE THAT FOR ANN
ARBOR. I CAN INTRODUCE PEOPLE TO NEW
I CAN INTRODUCE PEOPLE TO NEW
AND EXCITING ATTRACTIONSES.
>> Jason: ARE YOU TELLING ME
THERE’S 100 THINGS TO DO IN
MACKINAC ISLAND?
>> YES.
>> Jason: I THOUGHT IT WAS A HORSE, SOME FUDGE, AND THAT
HORSE, SOME FUDGE, AND THAT
WAS IT.
TELL US ABOUT THE PEONY GARDEN?
>> IT’S AT THE U OF M NICHOLS
ARBORETUM. THEY WERE LATE, 800 PLANTS.
THEY WERE LATE, 800 PLANTS.
AND IT’S A SPECTACULAR DISPLAY
OF COLOR AND NATURE IN A BEAUTIFUL SETTING.
BEAUTIFUL SETTING.
>> Jason: WHAT ABOUT ARGO
CASCADE?
>> THIS IS ALONG THE RURN RIVER, A CITY PARK WHERE YOU
RIVER, A CITY PARK WHERE YOU
CAN TAKE -- AS YOU CAN SEE, A
CANOE OR TUBE OR WHATEVER, DOWN THIS CLASS 2 WHITEWATER
DOWN THIS CLASS 2 WHITEWATER
EXPERIENCE WHERE YOU DRIFT
ALONG POOLS AND THEN A
WATERFALL AND ANOTHER
WATERFALL, AND YOU GET DUMPED OUT IN THE HURON RIVER AND
OUT IN THE HURON RIVER AND
START IT ALL OVER AGAIN.
>> Jason: WE CAN’T LEAVE OUT
FOOD BECAUSE PEOPLE LOVE TO
EAT.
YOU SAY WE SHOULD EXPERIENCE
BEER CAMP? >> YEAH, YEAH.
>> YEAH, YEAH.
EATING OUT IS KIND OF A
RELIGION HERE IN ANN ARBOR.
ALWAYS LOOKING FOR A FUN NEW
PLACE. BEER CAMP HAD BEEN AROUND FOR
BEER CAMP HAD BEEN AROUND FOR
A WHILE BUT IT’S QUIET, OUT
NEAR THE U OF M GOLF COURSE. AND IT’S A COMBINATION SAUSAGE
AND IT’S A COMBINATION SAUSAGE
SHOP AND BREW PUB, A UNIQUE
COMBINATION THESE DAYS.
AND THEY SELL THE SAUSAGES AND YOU CAN GO THERE AND GET SOME
YOU CAN GO THERE AND GET SOME
OF THEIR SPECIALTIES TO EAT
INSIDE OR OUTSIDE, AND YOU CAN
PAIR IT UP WITH A GOOD BREW THEY MAKE ON THE PREMISES.
THEY MAKE ON THE PREMISES.
>> Jason: PEOPLE WHO LOVE TO
SHOP, ROCK PAPER SCISSORS.
>> THAT’S A FUN PLACE TO SHOP
DOWNTOWN ON MAIN STREET. AND THE NAME DOESN’T SAY WHAT
AND THE NAME DOESN’T SAY WHAT
IT IS, BUT IT IS JUST A FUN
COLLECTION OF ALL KINDS OF
ITEMS THAT YOU WANNA GIVE AS
GIFTS OR TAKE HOME FOR YOURSELF.
AND THEY FOCUS A BIT ON U OF M
STUFF AND BIG ON GIFT BASKETS. AND YOU CAN FIND THINGS THERE
AND YOU CAN FIND THINGS THERE
YOU WOULDN’T FIND IN ANY OTHER
STORE.
>> Jason: IS THERE ANYTHING
ABOUT THE STREAKERS WHO RUN NAKED THROUGH THE ART FAIR?
NAKED THROUGH THE ART FAIR?
>> NO, THAT’S A FAD THAT HAS
ENDED.
>> Jason: THEY DON’T DO IT
ANYMORE? >> I THINK THE POLICE BUTT THE
>> I THINK THE POLICE BUTT THE
KIBOSH ON THAT ONE.
>> Jason: WHERE CAN PEOPLE
FIND YOUR BOOK?
>> ALL THE MAJOR BOOKSTORES LIKE BARNES & NOBLE AND HERE
LIKE BARNES & NOBLE AND HERE
IN ANN ARBOR AT THE
BOOKSTORES, AND IT CAN BE HAD ON AMAZON, AS WELL.
ON AMAZON, AS WELL.
>> Jason: A RECOMMENDATION
FROM OUR END, THE WEBSITE
ALLABOUTANNARBOR.COM, CHECK THAT OUT.
THAT OUT.
>> YEAH, FOR SURE.
THANK YOU.