Detroit history tour (in FLORIDA!): The Edison-Ford Winter Estates
by amy • February 1, 2012 • History, Travel • 0 Comments
Henry Ford and Thomas Edison had neighboring seaside summer homes (and a research lab) in Florida. We visited.
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Marshall Fredericks Sculpture Museum – Saginaw, MI
by amy • June 21, 2011 • Travel • 2 Comments
Photos from a recent field trip.
Read more →New Orleans: St. Louis Cemetery, No. 1
by amy • May 26, 2011 • Cemeteries, Travel • 4 Comments
Detroit & New Orleans: Le Loup Garou
by amy • May 12, 2011 • Books, Tales, Travel • 5 Comments
The dreaded werewolf with the fancy French name stalked innocent settlers on the Detroit frontier and down in the Louisiana colony.
Read more →Detroit & New Orleans: Antoine Cadillac
by amy • May 4, 2011 • Best of THE NIGHT TRAIN, Books, Travel • 2 Comments
The cities share a lot, including the Commandant himself: Antoine Laumet de la Mothe, Sieur de Cadillac.
Read more →Roaring Dan
by amy • December 8, 2010 • History, Travel • 0 Comments
The last great Great Lakes pirate, and the only one ever arrested and charged. And the rum that celebrates his legacy. And a drink you can make with that rum.
Read more →En route
by amy • October 16, 2009 • Travel • 0 Comments
… to Milwaukee – America’s German Athens. It’s our own little Oktoberfest, in which we enjoy the fall foliage along the I94 corridor, perpetrate merriment, visit the Golden Goat Bridge at Apple Holler, brunch heartily and commune with the spirit of the celebrated Captain Pabst. We are snaking our way through Indiana now and...
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