Detroit zoo new carrousel ride

Our Detroit Zoo has a brand new custom-designed carousel ride complete with music. Some young children might find it a little intimidating at first, but she is a beauty. All the animals--horses, snakes, rabbits, sea lions, a peacock and even a T-Rex-- were hand-carved and carefully painted. Rides are just $2 a person.  It will be open through October and then close down until mid-April. Thanks, Adia, for posing! Photo credit: Sara Rokicki

The Detroit RiverWalk

The Detroit RiverWalk (our front porch) is just getting more beautiful with each successive visit. In our meanderings this weekend, we found the beautiful Great Lakes-themed carousel which has our familiar fish on it like sturgeon and walleye and, well, a mythical river mermaid, also! The standing glass sculpture, looking like a wave, shows us a map of the St Lawrence Seaway. All in all, the Riverwalk is pretty darn cool. They are currently expanding it and it will be 5 1/2 miles long when it is done. Awesome. On September 16th, the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy is holding a fundraising gala called the Shimmer-on-the-River-Party from 6-11pm. Be there!