Auburn Hills Public Library

We love it when architects blend the old with the new as in the Auburn Hills Public Library. They took a 19th century home and renovated into a great library and added newer sections to accommodate their materials and patrons and in so doing they won an A/A award.  They have about 100,000 visitors a year --not bad for a community of only 20,000. They offer "Book Bingo" at the library and guess what the prizes are? Books!

Indian Springs Metropark in White Lake

2400 acres is nothing to sneeze at.  Indian Springs (part of the Huron-Clinton Metropark system) in White Lake is huge and offers an 8 mile paved biking loop, a sledding hill and lots of trails for hiking, cross country skiing and snowshoeing. What we enjoyed was the Environmental Discovery Center and its pond viewing area in the basement with a dome and windows that show life and activity year round. The beautiful facility was completed 6 years ago and has become a popular venue for weddings.