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Photo of the Week: Inside|Out Program, Chief Shoppenegons at Lake Erie Metropark

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Wearing ancestral dress with pants with decorating white and brown trim, a man looks in the distance while holding an oar.

Hard to believe it’s been 12 years since the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) launched their Inside|Art program in 2010 as part of their 125th-anniversary celebration.

For 2021, the Inside|Art program has over 25 communities in Michigan participating, with installations at towns, cities, county parks, community colleges, and local metroparks.

Which is where I saw this week’s photo of the week, at Lake Erie Metropark in Brownstown Township. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Inside|Out Program, Chief Shoppenegons at Lake Erie Metropark

Photo of the Week: Meet Chuck

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Large rooster sculpture with red comb, white neck, brown body, and ornate tail features struts on the base with a nearby sign promoting chicken dinners.

The almost 10-foot red and brown rooster with ornate tail stands out on Ford Road in between the maple trees that line the busy road.

I smiled at the nearby Chicken Dinner sign with “$1.75” crossed out, replaced with “Free” in capital letters.

Obviously not a real bird, but the metallic Meet Chuck sculpture will catch your attention in front of Target in Canton Township, Michigan.

Continue reading Photo of the Week: Meet Chuck

Photo of the Week: Young Girl Reading a Book

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Green-colored copper sculpture of girl laying down on her stomach on the ground reading a book, brown mulch surround the sculpture, green-leafed white-flowered shrubs in the background.

You could easily walk by without ever noticing the sculpture in the dark shadows under the mature trees in front of the Plymouth District Library in downtown Plymouth, Michigan.

The green-colored sculpture blends in with the landscaping and leafy shrubs bordering the red brick building. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Young Girl Reading a Book

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