February 1, 2012
Detroit history tour (in FLORIDA!): The Edison-Ford Winter Estates
Henry Ford and Thomas Edison had neighboring seaside summer homes (and a research lab) in Florida. We visited.
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June 21, 2011
Marshall Fredericks Sculpture Museum – Saginaw, MI
Photos from a recent field trip.
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May 26, 2011
New Orleans: St. Louis Cemetery, No. 1
Images of the oldest cemetery in New Orleans.
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May 12, 2011
Detroit & New Orleans: Le Loup Garou
The dreaded werewolf with the fancy French name stalked innocent settlers on the Detroit frontier and down in the Louisiana colony.
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May 4, 2011
Detroit & New Orleans: Antoine Cadillac
The cities share a lot, including the Commandant himself: Antoine Laumet de la Mothe, Sieur de Cadillac.
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December 8, 2010
Roaring Dan
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.
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October 16, 2009
En route
… 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.
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