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.
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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
Tucked on a street east of Riverside Park in southwest Detroit, on the bank of the Detroit River south of the Ambassador Bridge, you’ll find the small gray building of The J.W. Westcott Company.
If you’re not familiar, the company is known for its official U.S. Postal Service mail boat, a floating post office with its own zip code: 48222.
The world’s first non-military floating postal zip code.
Continue reading Photo of the Week: The J.W. Westcott Company