Tigers & Model T's in Detroit

There was no mistaking that we were getting close to Motor City when we saw a gigantic tire like this one!

No camping was available near town so we opted for a night at Roberts RiverWalk Resort Hotel on the Huron River.  It's convenience outweighed it's luxury but they did set us up with the worlds best cabby driver. Thanks Clyde for the love and informative ride to Comerica Park.

Time for Tiger Baseball 

What a gorgeous night and view of the city skyline.

We scored some great seats! Tom could have been paid for calling balls and strikes it was so close.

In the center field pavilion are bronze tributes to Tiger greats, too many to list.

 Only a few little sprinkles on us but the Minnesota Twins got drenched in the first inning giving up 8 runs. Tigers WIN!!!!

 What a fun game in a beautiful park! This ballpark scores high on the Meadow-O-Meter!

Now for something completely different, a visit to the Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village in Dearborn, Michigan. Henry Ford, in 1929 designed the Greenfield Village grounds as a private school displaying American ingenuity and inventions by the great minds of that day. On the 200 acre grounds are the homes and inventions of the Wright Brothers, Thomas Edison, Noah Webster, and of course, Henry Ford. 

The historic buildings; general store, town hall, church and laboratories and were all actively used for teaching and hands-on learning for the students who attended.

The Henry Ford Museum had impressive exhibits covering the history of the Ford Motor Company as well as other inventions by trailblazers from that time period. Below is the the Wright Brothers airplane.

Here is the assembly of a Ford Model T

Henry Ford's invention of the assembly line made it possible to produce over 15,000,000 of these Model T cars. What an amazing feat!

This 1929 Model A Roadster pick up truck is almost as cute as the one our neighbor is currently restoring in his garage. Do you just love this Mike and Marsha?

This 1959 VW Camper brought back fond memories for us. We almost thought of trading it in for the Chinook, but without an inside shower...no deal!

As kids in the 1960's, both of us saw this Oscar Mayer Weiner Mobile at our local Market Basket grocery store. So cool!

We are whistling a new tune about our experience in Motown and now heading north to Canada.