Photo of the Week: Miller Woods in Winter

A snowy winter woods scene with snow-covered wooden bench in the foreground and dozens of various aged beech and maple tree trunks in the background against a clear blue sky. Footprints on the snow-covered trail lead to the back of the woods.

Usually I walk through Miller Woods in warm weather, to discover signs of spring, look for birds, or enjoy the fall colors.

But in winter, it’s much easier to find birds when they can’t hide behind the leaves.

And since there are fewer birds in Michigan in winter, it’s much easier to identify what I’m looking at.

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Photo of the Week: Michigan Central Ticket Lobby Clock

A white marble-faced clock with mahogany trim sits on a mahogany ledge about 30 feet above the floor on a rosy-yellow limestone archway.

Visiting Michigan Central Station in Detroit’s Corktown area was one of my favorite family moments over the 2024 end-of-year holiday break.

With holiday decorations throughout the station, it was hard for me to stop oohing and aahing as I walked through the station with my son.

I had to point out the ticket lobby clock to him the moment we stepped inside Michigan Central. I heard a bit of a sigh from him as I gave a brief summary of how the clock came to be restored. (I’m sure my son is tired of the history stories I’ve shared with him over the years.)

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