No need to travel to an amusement park when you can float on ice floating downstream on the Detroit River. Facing backwards. At least for the Great Blue Heron I saw this weekend standing on one leg on one of the bigger ice sheets in the shipping channel. With this weekend’s warmer temperatures, I knew… Continue reading Photo of the Week: Great Blue Heron on the Detroit River
When you visit Detroit’s riverfront along the Detroit River, I hope you find time to take a ride on the Cullen Family Carousel at Cullen Plaza.
Open Tuesday through Sunday from noon to 7PM Eastern Time from late May to Labor Day (the first Monday in September), the carousel offers free rides.
Continue reading Photo of the Week: Cullen Family Carousel
With layoffs at the US Fish and Wildlife Service this month, I wanted to make sure I visited our local national refuge at the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge in the downriver Detroit suburbs.
It’s the only international wildlife refuge in North America.
Continue reading Photo of the Week: Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge in Winter