Blog posts by category: Recreation
Category: Recreation
Posted by Danielle Kaltz (The Detroit News) on Fri, Oct 9, 2009 at 4:12 PMFall and pumpkin hunting takes me out of the city
For some things you just have to leave Detroit to truly enjoy and to me fall is one of them. I couldn't wait for official fall to visit Blake Farms cider mill in Armada a few weeks ago. I could not pass the place without stopping for fresh cider and warm doughnuts. Oh, were they good!
Finally, it's officially my favorite time of year again and not just because of the change of seasons or the colors on the trees but because of pumpkin patches and corn mazes, too. I go past the city limits and suburbs out to rural areas in Michigan just so I can go pumpkin hunting every fall. Every year on my hunt I try to find new places to visit to explore another part of Michigan.
You can find all kinds of fall and Halloween-related stuff at detnews.com/events or MichiganScreams.com This site isn't just for haunted houses, which I was happy to find out because I am a total wimp and cannot handle to be scared even a little. Instead, this site offers links to attractions that include haunted houses and haunted woods as well as pumpkin patches, corn mazes and even some cider mills.
Although I hate to admit I have to leave Detroit sometimes because there are things I can not find here I am encouraged by the idea that as this city becomes more green and prairie-like that maybe one day soon I will be able to hunt for pumpkins down on East Grand Boulevard or in southwest Detroit while enjoying a warm cup of cider. I am allowed to hope.
Category: Recreation
Posted by Beth Reeber Valone (The Detroit News) on Thu, May 14, 2009 at 3:28 PMDequindre Cut Greenway is open!
Lace up your running shoes or fire up your bicylcle, because the Dequindre Cut Greenway is finally (officially) open!
The 1.2-mile trail along an abandoned rail line links the Eastern Market area to Woodbridge, just north of the Detroit River. Work on extending the path from Woodbridge to the river is to start this fall. There are also plans to continue the path north of Eastern Market.
A 2.5-mile East RiverWalk along the Detroit River opened in 2007. A similar path is planned for the city's west riverfront. The $300 million bike and walking path system eventually will be 5.5 miles long.
So get out there and enjoy Detroit!
