July 28 - 30, 2026
We went to Detroit on our days off and explored outsider art, architecture, Henry Ford legacy, and hopped over to Canada on the brand-new Gordie Howe Bridge.
The first evening we walked along the waterfront and then the Dequindre Cut, a below-street-level former railroad track now turned art walk
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| Free merry-go-round on the waterfront |
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| Sculpture from a single log in front of the nature center |
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| Contrast of neglected and new shiny Detroit |
The next day we went to Greenfield Village and the Henry Ford complex. The village was created by Ford as an educational and experiential site for children to learn about history. Ford was dyslexic and this was how he thought children should learn. He acquired almost 100 historic buildings from all over the country and located them here.
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| A Cotswold English cottage he fell in love with and moved here |
The Henry Ford Museum was part of this complex. There was so much to see, it was overwhelming.
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| Dwight D Eisenhower's presidential bubbletop 1950 Lincoln |
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| Kennedy's 1961 Lincoln presidential car - the one he was assassinated in |
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| Franklin Roosevelt's presidential 1939 Lincoln |
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Teddy Roosevelt's 1902 Brougham
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| Buckminster Fuller's Dymaxion House - lightweight, space efficient, resource saving |
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| Matthew's contribution to the Civil Rights displays |
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| Bed in a suitcase |
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| Rosa Parks bus |
Dinner time called for the home of the Detroit style pizza, and we were not disappointed!
Since it was still daylight and the Gordie Howe Bridge had opened just a week or so ago, we decided to go to Windsor, Canada and check out a church that was on the underground railroad.
And then on to Paterson Park
Our final day was dedicated to folk art and majestic buildings. First stop, the Disneyland of Hamtramck, a backyard project of retired immigrant
Dmytro Szylak.Then on to the Heidelberg Project.
A change of pace with the Guardian Building
Unfortunately, Motown was closed for a major expansion project
Then the Lincoln Street Art Park
And finally the Fischer Building
