A Late November Evening Bike Ride

Who would have thought it would be clear and in the mid-fifties for a late November evening bike ride in Detroit? That was the case for the recent Critical Mass Detroit bike ride held this past Friday night. Only about 150 cyclists took advantage of the warm, dry weather by joining in on the ride; [...]

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Belle Isle Bridge

Belle Isle Park is located in the middle of the Detroit River. It’s a large park; close to 1,000 acres. Frederick Law Olmstead, the landscape architect that created New York’s Central Park, designed its current layout in the 1880s. On the south side of the island, Canada is across the river. The city of Detroit [...]

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Graffiti Evolves

As I wrote in my five-part series on Detroit graffiti a while ago, the city has a significant amount of the colorful wall art. It seems to be everywhere, from abandoned buildings lining well-traveled roads and streets, to the far reaches of the neighborhoods.  Once vibrant manufacturing facilities that have been abandoned long ago are [...]

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Downtown Detroit’s Fall Colors

This past early Sunday morning was crisp and clear in downtown Detroit. The bright fall sun was sparkling in the calmness of the Detroit River. The tall gray and brown office buildings offered a stark, interesting contrast against the cloudless blue sky above. The streets had little car traffic and a few bicyclists and runners [...]

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A Fall Sunset in Detroit

Massive, gray billowing autumn clouds seem to hug the horizon this time of year. They roll and soar across the sky in many directions. In some instances, they appear to frame and highlight the beautiful bright colors of the leaves on the trees that look as if they were cleverly placed in front of them. As the [...]

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