We apologize for our hiatus. We don't have an excuse for the lack of posts. Matt and I are just slackers. We will try to make up for it with a super awesome Michigan post.
We just visited our friends in Detroit and I looked through a treasure trove of postcards at John King's. For all of you who say "Detroit?? Why would you go there???" Let me break it down.
1) Beautiful Belle Isle. It has family reunions and car racing (not at the same time). Apparently the family reunions have been going on for about a century. Perhaps the car races too, this is Motor City after all. In this postcard from 1913 they are having fun in checkerboard painted canoes. Today everyone rents a moonbounce.
2)The finest pumping stations you have ever seen. Detroit has the castle of waste water management. This beautiful building is still in operation. Matt, Mr. Urban Planner, is very jealous that they are not building one in the DC area.
3) Alright, this isn't in Detroit- but if you are visiting Michigan in a time machine, set the dial for 1952 at the Alpena Siesta Motor Court. As you can see below, memories will be made, who you bring is up to you.
5) Of course you could always finish out with a visit to this fountain. Or to the Cadieux Cafe which has the only feather bowling lanes in the States. There's also other fun stuff to entertain you that has something to do with the music biz. That could take awhile.
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this makes me happy.
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