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Photo of the Week: Inside|Out Program, Chief Shoppenegons at Lake Erie Metropark

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Wearing ancestral dress with pants with decorating white and brown trim, a man looks in the distance while holding an oar.

Hard to believe it’s been 12 years since the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) launched their Inside|Art program in 2010 as part of their 125th-anniversary celebration.

For 2021, the Inside|Art program has over 25 communities in Michigan participating, with installations at towns, cities, county parks, community colleges, and local metroparks.

Which is where I saw this week’s photo of the week, at Lake Erie Metropark in Brownstown Township. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Inside|Out Program, Chief Shoppenegons at Lake Erie Metropark

Photo of the Week: Green Heron on Alert

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The greenish-blue heron stretches its neck above the floating leaves on the water.

Even with its outstretched neck high above the floating green leaves, if I hadn’t seen the Green Heron land in the shallow water, I might have missed it. Broken branches and whole tree limbs were strewn across the lake from the thunderstorms that swept through our area. It was a challenge for me to find… Continue reading Photo of the Week: Green Heron on Alert

Photo of the Week: Meet Chuck

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Large rooster sculpture with red comb, white neck, brown body, and ornate tail features struts on the base with a nearby sign promoting chicken dinners.

The almost 10-foot red and brown rooster with ornate tail stands out on Ford Road in between the maple trees that line the busy road.

I smiled at the nearby Chicken Dinner sign with “$1.75” crossed out, replaced with “Free” in capital letters.

Obviously not a real bird, but the metallic Meet Chuck sculpture will catch your attention in front of Target in Canton Township, Michigan.

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