Green Dot Stable in Detroit

Not far from the Ambassador Bridge, the restaurant called Green Dot Stable on Lafayette just reopened. The décor is all horses and racing which made for a huge crowd last weekend for the Kentucky Derby. Of course, they served mint juleps and hot browns. Their slider sandwiches range between $2-4 of which you should definitely try the catfish! Currently open for lunch only, it's worth a trot over to this Corktown bistro run by Jacques.

Most Holy Trinity Church in Detroit's Corktown

Still being in the Irish spirit, our offering today is Most Holy Trinity in Corktown, Detroit's oldest surviving neighborhood whose first residents were mostly from the county of Corktown in Ireland. The parish itself was founded in 1834, the first English speaking Catholic church in the area. The beautiful building above with its distinctive green spire was completed in 1866.  For most of the 20th century, the beloved Father Clement Kern led Most Holy Trinity. Still today, MHT does a tremendous outreach to the disadvantaged. Services are in Spanish or English.

Mudgie's in Detroit's Corktown

This famous Mudgie sandwich is delicious!  This Corktown artisan deli with free wifi is a favorite in Detroit.   The homemade soups are fantastic and you can find gluten free sandwiches there as well.  Mudgie's will be in their current location on Porter Street until they move to larger digs on Library Street downtown in late April or May of this year.  

St Patrick's Day Parade

Céad míle fáilte romhat - A hundred thousand welcomes is the greeting for the St Patrick's Day Parade in Detroit today which has been held since 1959. Sponsored by the UIS, the United Irish Societies, the parade can be viewed in Corktown on Michigan Avenue from 6th to 14th Streets beginning at 2pm. Corktown is an historic neighborhood, dating back to 1834, that was largely inhabited by the Irish. May your Irish eyes be smiling this week and may your feet be dancing to that sweet bagpipe music. Thanks, Drum Major Kenric Knecht, for your great photo of Detroit's Shrine Highlanders.