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list 6: 50 things every hoosier must do

(are you asking yourself, what is a hoosier? Sure, a hoosier is most commonly known as someone from Indiana. More info here.)

+Indianapolis Monthly

1. sit at the counter at Zaharako's.
2. eat a sugar creme pie.
3. drink Triple XXX Root Beer-West Lafayette
4. ice cream at Ivanhoe's
5. eat persimmon pudding
6. tailgate at Bonge's-Perkinsville
7. eat St.Elmo's shrimp cocktail
8. eat Shaprio's corned beef
9. brave the toboggan at Pokagon State Park
10. don your lederhosch in Jasper
11. catch the half-time band concert at the Classic
12. drive under Avon's "haunted bridge"
13. take a turn in the Indiana Roof Ballroom
14. stay at West Baden/French Lick
15. pick your own apples at Beasley's in Danville
16. trace your Indiana roots at the Allen County Public Library
17. canoe down sugar creek
18. shop local: Weaver Popcorn-Van Buren, Red Gold Tomatoes-Elwood, Three Floyds Bee-Munster, Clabber Girl-Terre Haute, wine at Oliver's-Bloomington
19. dine in Rathskellar's Vonnegut room
20. do Brown County
21. take a lap around the track-Mini Marathon
22. skip work (school) to watch the race practice
23. attend a carb day concert
24. watch the 500 festival
25. shoot the breeze with Bobby Plump at his Broadripple bar-Plump's Last Shot
26. take a dip in a quarry hole
27. hike the Knobstone Trail
28. tour Columbus architecture
29. deal a game of euchre
30. visit Lincoln's boyhood home
31. sink the biz at Nick's-Bloomington
32. go morel hunting
33. take a look at Crown Hill Cemetary
34. the point at Hanover College
35. hike up Mt. Baldy at the Dunes
36. climb Hickory Ridge Fire Tower-Bloomington
37. climb Monument Cirle
38. catch the Noodle's Blues jam
39. sing along to Mellencamp's small town-Seymour
40. hunt for treasure at the Shipshewana Flea Market
41. get your holiday cards postmarked in Santa Claus
42. kiss James Dean's tombstone
43. buy something Vera Bradley
44. party at Little 500-Bloomington
45. lower your eyes at the speedrome
46. tailgate with the clergy at a Notre Dame Football game*
47. watch the Monon Bell Classic
48. see a boys' sectional basketball game
49. do the Indiana State Fair
50. Love Me Tender-eat a famous tenderloin at one of these places: 19th Hole Sports Bar and Grill, Aristocrat Pub, Auburn's Tavern, Barringer's Famous Tavern, the Friendly Tavern, Gerst Bavarian Haus, Green St. Pub, Ice House, Mr. Dave's, Mug-N-Bun Drive In, Nick's Kitchen, Nickel Plate, or Plump's Last Shot

*this year--it's been on my list for the last 3 years!!

+list is from Indianpolis Monthly Magazine