If the temperature is in the mid-30’s Farenheit and the sun is shining, what else would you do on a weekend morning but jump into the frigid waters of the Detroit River?
Did I mention the water temperature was 37 degrees Farenheit? Continue reading Photo of the Week: Special Olympics Polar Plunge in Detroit
Great Lakes freighters pass by Belle Isle State Park, an island in the Detroit River north of downtown Detroit, regularly as they deliver raw materials to ports on the Great Lakes and Saint Lawrence Seaway. But it’s not often you see a Great Lakes freighter celebrating the holiday season with a Christmas tree onboard, as… Continue reading Photo of the Week: Great Lakes Freighter Celebrates the Holidays
While everyone else I knew was fast asleep on an early Sunday morning, I was up at 5:45am to head out the door for a morning of birdwatching at Belle Isle State Park in Detroit, Michigan. I joined 13 other birders (people who watch birds) in peering through my binoculars at the 50 to 75 foot… Continue reading Photo of the Week: Baltimore Oriole at Belle Isle Nature Zoo