Photo of the Week: Lafayette Greens

Lafayette Greens

Lafayette Greens is a hidden oasis in downtown Detroit.

You might miss it if your destination on Lafayette is one of two of Detroit’s best-known landmarks, American Coney Island and Lafayette Coney Island.

But if you walk another 30 steps down Lafayette away from the two coney islands, you’ll discover an urban garden, sanctuary, and interactive green space among the concrete high rise buildings. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Lafayette Greens

Photo of the Week: Marshlands Museum and Nature Center

Cattails and other vegetation in the marsh east of the nature center

At this year’s Hawkfest at Lake Erie Metropark in Brownstown Township, Michigan, I took the short hike from the Marshlands Museum and Nature Center along the Cherry Island Trail and boardwalk down to the boat launch to view the migrating hawks. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Marshlands Museum and Nature Center