Photo of the Week: S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald Anchor

Deep red metal anchor sits atop a concrete display with plaque describing the S.S. Fitzgerald, surrounded by a tile patio. In the background you can see the autumn colored trees and the back of the Belle Isle Aquarium.

With many events this week marking the 50th anniversary of the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald sinking on November 10, 1975 in Lake Superior, I spent part of my weekend visiting Dossin Great Lakes Museum at Belle Isle State Park in Detroit.

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Photo of the Week: Northville Road State Reward Bridge

Rectangular plaque on concrete with the words, State Reward Bridge Northville 1921 Road 06. Built jointly by State Highway Department Frank F Rogers -Commissioner and Board of Wayne County Road Commissioners Edward N. Hines Chairman, John S. Haggerty Commissioner, and W. F. Butler Commissioner. Constructed by Wayne County Road Comm'n.

I’ve driven, bicycled, and walked across the Northville Road bridge in Plymouth, Michigan along the Middle River Rouge for years.

As a teenager, I bicycled from my home to Cloverdale Dairy in downtown Plymouth for ice cream in the summer.

What fun memories!

In recent years, I’ve walked over the bridge dozens of times to look for birds on the west side of Wilcox Lake.

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