Photo of the Week: William G. Milliken State Park Lighthouse

The lighthouse of the Milliken State Park on a cloudy day, ice covers the harbor of the state park

This weekend’s warmer temperatures (almost reaching 50 degrees Farenheit) brought out lots of people to the Detroit Riverwalk in downtown Detroit, including me! While the skies remained cloudy most of the day, it didn’t stop me from enjoying my walk along the Detroit River and stopping to take this photo of the lighthouse at William… Continue reading Photo of the Week: William G. Milliken State Park Lighthouse

Photo of the Week: LuminoCITY Art Project Lights Up Downtown Detroit

Stereobot arched art installation lights up Grand Circus Park at night

Have you seen the incredible art installations throughout downtown Detroit this month?

I caught this gorgeous installation in Grand Circus Park last week, after I spoke at our Metro Detroit WordPress meetup.

Beautiful, isn’t it? Continue reading Photo of the Week: LuminoCITY Art Project Lights Up Downtown Detroit

Celebrating the Holiday at the 90th America’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

Big Heads, papier-mâché heads of singer Aretha Franklin and Detroit hockey player Gordie Howe

It’s our first year here. I can’t believe how much fun it is to see the parade in person!

The young women and her husband sat next to me on the sidewalk along Woodward Avenue.

We quickly exchanged names as we settled in to watch the parade. Her two young children oohed and aahed as the parade floats slowly traveled by us. Continue reading Celebrating the Holiday at the 90th America’s Thanksgiving Day Parade