Upcoming events: History, drinks and discoveries in Detroit, Dearborn
by amy • February 20, 2012 • Events • 1 Comment
Get out your calendar! Here's where I'll be in the next couple of weeks.
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Posts Tagged ‘palmer park’
Palmer Park, parties, and Chief Pontiac
by amy • October 21, 2011 • Events • 1 Comment
EDIT (as of 10/24/11): Thanks to those of you who joined us for the tour on Saturday! We had a lovely time meeting lots of new people, telling historical tales and reveling in the perfect fall weather. If you are looking for the historical photos of the old Log Cabin that I mentioned, you...
Read more →Upcoming tours: Elmwood Cemetery and Palmer Park
by amy • October 3, 2011 • Events • 2 Comments
A first for The Night Train: Guided tours of historic Detroit places! Join me!
Read more →The Old Log Cabin
by amy • September 16, 2011 • Best of THE NIGHT TRAIN, General Friend Palmer, History • 3 Comments
The old Log Cabin at Palmer Park. Why a log cabin? What did it look like inside? Did people really live in it?
Read more →Links for Friday, 2-11-11
by amy • February 11, 2011 • Uncategorized • 2 Comments
Palmer Park, Detroit Lives! open-source guidebook, Perfect Laughter creative couples series, ROBOCOP, and more.
Read more →Tadeusz
by amy • June 28, 2010 • Uncategorized • 0 Comments
Here are a few things that really make me happy today. Finally getting some face time with Polish Revolutionary War hero Thaddeus Kosciuszko, An impromptu Kosciuszko serenade at sundown, Dogs wading in the lagoon near the old Palmer Park lighthouse, Public pools open for business, Biking through Senator Palmer’s untouchable woods.
Read more →Scenes from Rouge Park
by amy • June 28, 2010 • Uncategorized • 1 Comment
A mystery cannon, friendly wildlife, low-flying miniature aircraft and wide open space in the big city.
Read more →To the rag bag
by amy • June 24, 2010 • History • 0 Comments
Palmer Park is on the list of parks slated for closure on July 1.
Read more →Making do
by amy • June 16, 2010 • Meditations • 2 Comments
Fort Wayne could be closing. I'm trying to harden my heart. Starting with bike rides.
Read more →Thomas W. Palmer, and his Park
by amy • March 10, 2010 • Best of THE NIGHT TRAIN, History • 5 Comments
A rustic log cabin, a massive Italianate marble fountain and an 18th-century bell from Spain at Senator Thomas W. Palmer's park.
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