I’ve always admired the house on Cross Street. I call it the “purple home on Cross Street and Prospect,” but I suspect it has a more meaningful historic name for the person/family who built the house. The house in Ypsilanti, Michigan’s historic East Side district stands out with its white picket fence, sharp angles, and… Continue reading Photo of the Week: Historic Queen Anne House in Ypsilanti
After more than two months of searching, I was finally able to find one Lapland Longspur in our area this weekend.
Time to celebrate!
Along with Snow Buntings, the Lapland Longspur is a winter visitor to our state of Michigan. Both birds breed in the far north Arctic in Canada and Alaska.
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Happy anniversary, Plymouth Ice Festival!
Returning to Kellogg Park and downtown Plymouth, Michigan, the annual ice festival returned this weekend with dozens of ice sculptures to check out as you stroll the sidewalks and streets.
While this year’s event won’t have live ice carvings (due to COVID restrictions), there are a lot of beautiful sculptures of animals, butterflies, vehicles, dogs, etc. that were carved off site and delivered throughout the downtown area.
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