Detroit

I'll be honest, Detroit isn't the nicest city in the world, but it works well with what its got. It's completely miserable in the winter time. My last winter visit had me in temps that were in the single digits and wind chills in the negative teens, much too cold for this southern boy. I couldn't even pump gas because my hands got too cold. I know you are thinking that I am a pansy, but you go out in that weather and tell me how you like it. On to the breweries. I've only visited one and that was on the 2nd baseball road trip of 2007. We visited Motor City Brewing Works in downtown near the new baseball stadium (Comerica). We sampled a few beers in our short time at the pub. Amongst the beers that we tried were the Nut Brown Ale and the Pale Ale, both of which I thought were pretty good beers. The food was your typical brewpub food. I had a burger and I think Russ had the nachos, both of which were pretty good. After leaving the Motor City, we made our way towards the stadium. Tickets were tough to come by with the Yankees in town, but after an inning or so, we were able to get some standing room only tickets for $20 each. The stadium itself is awesome. We didn't get to experience a wild crowd, because the Yankees crushed the Tigers that night. Once, inside, we realized that the Yankees weren't the only reason the tickets were hard to get, as the stadium only seats just over 40,000. The only stadiums smaller than Comerica are Oakland and Boston. We didn't get to see much of the game, because there really isn't a whole lot of standing room available for those with Standing room only tickets. My suggestion, make sure you have tickets in some seats before you go to one of the bigger games. Outside of Comerica and Ford Field (Home of the Lions), there isn't a whole lot else to see or do in Detroit. If you are in the area, I recommend a daytrip to Sanusky, OH. It's home to the greatest amusement park ever, Cedar Point. When we visited in June and August of last year, we were like 7 year olds at Disney World for the first time. This park is mainly a roller coaster park and is not for the Seth Thompson's of the world (Seth is a mangina when it comes to Roller Coasters), but now that I think about it, Seth Wilcher doesn't like them either. Maybe its just a Seth thing. Anways, they have two that are more than 300 feet tall, one of which is over 400. Top Thrill, the 400 footer, takes you up to speeds of more than 120 mph in less than 3 seconds. Millenium Force, Russ's favorite is the 300+ footer that is also awesome. They have a total of 17 coasters, the best of which is Maverick, small, quick coaster that shoots you out like a cannon. They also offer the water rides and several other thrill adventures including Power Tower, a ride similar to the one at Six Flags in Kentucky that cut someones feet off. You should probably not think about that while on the ride or else, you might react like Seth does, and not get on it. Basically, Cedar Point is Six Flags on Steroids or HGH.