Photo of the Week: Cruisin’ Hines 2018

John Grace drives the Ford Model T fire truck at Cruisin' Hines

The great looking red 1922 Ford Model T fire truck was one of the first vehicles I saw this morning when I stopped in at the seventh annual Cruisin’ Hines cruise.

It’s bittersweet when the car cruise takes over Edward Hines Drive in Westland, Michigan.

As much as I love car shows and car cruises, when Cruisin’ Hines comes in late August, I know summer is almost over. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Cruisin’ Hines 2018

Photo of the Week: Nankin Mills Interpretive Center

Nankin Mills Interpretive Center

As I was birdwatching along Edward Hines Parkway, the road was blocked east of Ann Arbor Trail.

So I stopped at Nankin Mills Interpretive Center. I have wonderful memories of the center for my Girl Scout nature activities and I remember when the mill officially re-opened as an interpretive center in 2001. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Nankin Mills Interpretive Center

Cruisin Hines Drive: Photos

me in the driver seat of a beautiful red Shelby Cobra convertible

The weather couldn’t have been better for the inaugural “Cruisin’ Hines Drive” car cruise last Sunday, August 28, 2011. Blue skies, bright sunlight, and cool-looking cars and trucks greeted us as we settled in with hundreds of other people at Nankin Mills in Westland, Michigan for the cruise. I was amazed how many car owners… Continue reading Cruisin Hines Drive: Photos