Photo of the Week: Hiking Schroeter Park

Prairie at Schroeter Park

Whether I’m bicycling or driving, exploring the back roads is one of my favorite things to do in the fall. I like discovering new trails and roads I haven’t taken in the past. This past week I discovered a new park, Schroeter Park. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Hiking Schroeter Park

Photo of the Week: Bennett Arboretum

Bennett Arboretum

If you live in southeast Michigan, you’re probably familiar with Nichols Arboretum in Ann Arbor, Michigan, part of the University of Michigan.

But did you know thousands of people drive by the oldest public arboretum in Michigan every day, not even knowing it exists? Continue reading Photo of the Week: Bennett Arboretum

Photo of the Week: Newburgh Pointe in Autumn

Canoes along Newburgh Pointe lakeshore give way to the reflection of red and gold colors of the trees on the opposite shore

It was a classic sunny autumn day in southeastern Michigan when I stopped at Newburgh Pointe at Edward Hines Park in Livonia, Michigan.

The temperature was cool, skies were blue, and the autumn colors of the sugar maple and hickory trees brilliant as they reflected on the water. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Newburgh Pointe in Autumn