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February 15, 2013

Belle Isle and The Park Question: 1871 – 1873 (Part I)

How, and why, Detroit spent three years arguing over the purchase of a park.

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January 18, 2013

PHOTO: Cute kids sledding in the cemetery

Adorable! Beautiful! And a little bit morbid.

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October 28, 2011

Dogs in early Detroit

In early Detroit, owning a dog cost you a 50-cent tax. Per dog. Why? Because there were so many damn dogs. Wrote Silas Farmer:

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