The journey begins
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We are on our way after stabling our trusty steed in our usual spot 🐎
Now departing C-12 🤞
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Quick trip through security thanks to Precheck and we arrived at our gate. I think the only other times I’ve boarded from a C gate was for overseas flights that did not go well :
Iceland Air 2022Lue lisää
Taxi & take-off
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Got off the gate only a couple minutes past posted departure.
Wheels up 1039!
The Curse of Terminal C is broken!!!!
Flight is moderately full. We were able to get a window & aisle with no oneLue lisää
Oopsie .. strayed into Canada
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This just became an international flight- the plane crossed the border on approach to Detroit
I never noticed before that there are a few islands in the western end of Lake Erie. Guess the mapsLue lisää
Hilton Garden Inn
25. lokakuuta, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ⛅ 43 °F
We left the DTW terminal and were picked up by the hotel shuttle (maybe 10-15 minute wait) and dropped off at our hotel.
Very swift check-in and we were thankfully in our room. Probably because weLue lisää
Henry Ford Museum
25. lokakuuta, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☁️ 54 °F
Arrived at the Henry Ford Museum, scored a close in parking spot as someone left.
We ended up purchasing individual annual passes once we realized we wouldn’t cover everything in a day. WithLue lisää
Booked the Rouge Factory Tour
25. lokakuuta, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☁️ 54 °F
The Ford Rouge Factory Tour
$26 a la carte, $22 with membership, also in a couple ticket combos at varying prices.
Bus to the tour leaves from the grand hall way every 20 minutes.
Everyone from theLue lisää
Welcome to the Rouge
25. lokakuuta, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ⛅ 55 °F
Inside there are several cut-away F-150s, which are the only vehicles made here.
The cut-aways are actually for training the employees, but displayed in public facing areas so tourists can ohh & ahh.
Living roof
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10 acres of living rooftop covered with 12 different sedums. Makes 20 degrees Fahrenheit difference inside in both winter and summer.
Largest living roof when installed, now 12th largest
Mezzanine
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Overlooking the display historic cars before entering the factory floor viewing platform. No factory work on Saturday and none next week either as they are waiting parts.
Pretty interesting but noLue lisää
Classic innovation
25. lokakuuta, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☁️ 55 °F
5 iconic Fords
Model A style as well as function
Through
Ford Mustang sports car for everyone
Museum entrance & presidential cars
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After we returned from the factory tour and cut into the long (impressive) hallway, we had our cards scanned and picked up a map. The museum is immense.
Heading towards the presidential vehicleLue lisää
Dinner .. where else? Ford’s Garage
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6 minutes from the museum
Lots of energy and noise
Very good theming
… and a wall of beer
Hocus Pocus
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After dinner we returned to The Henry Ford to enjoy an evening of Hocus Pocus on the giant screen. Good experience.
Tickets were just $7, reduced further with membership.
The popcorn smelledLue lisää
Dexter … On the way to Hell (MI)
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Stopped for breakfast at Dexter Brunch House
Dexter was a pretty well-kept town, although we may have run a red light while searching for road signs to our turn onto Alice St .. they are cute retroLue lisää
Hell (MI)
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There wasn’t much to Hell, a wacky mini-golf course (as they should be), a post office, and a lot of waterfront houses. Seems like a once summer vacation-home town that’s converted the housingLue lisää
Greenfield Village
26. lokakuuta, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 52 °F
We spent the bulk of the afternoon in the Greenfield Village part of The Henry Ford unit they closed. This could easily fill a complete day as it was very extensive. I guess I should have made use ofLue lisää
Buddy’s for Detroit Pizza
26. lokakuuta, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 54 °F
So when in Detroit, it seems Detroit-Style Pizza 🍕 is the way to go 🛞. We like a crispy crust and google and the locals recommend Buddy’s for its crispy crust.
Our first stop (on our directLue lisää
Daxton, Birmingham
26. lokakuuta, Yhdysvallat ⋅ 🌙 48 °F
Checked in to our hotel for the next 2 nights.
The Daxton is high on style but a bit lacking on practicality.
Lack of hanging and storage would make this less than optimal for a longerLue lisää
Park West Foundation
27. lokakuuta, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 41 °F
Great welcome from COO John
Backstage
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We followed the PW COO and others through several galleries the into the “behind the scenes “ areas where art was prepared for shipping. Eventually we ended up in 1 of the 2 studios that are usedLue lisää
Studio
27. lokakuuta, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 48 °F
Arrived at Tim Yankee’s creative hub and everyone was warmly greeted by Tim and his wife Niki. Also by a couple men who turned out to be his brothers, Frank and ?
Inside half the studio had beenLue lisää
Ozark Mountain Daredevils
27. lokakuuta, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 54 °F
The whole Yanke family is apparently big fans of The Ozark Mountain Daredevils, so they invited them to appear at our Yanke Experience 2025. They agreed to stop in on their way to their next concertLue lisää
BJ’s run
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Wheww … had so many goodies from the event we had to buy a suitcase to haul it home on the plane. We came out carryon only with soft bags - not ideal for packing bourbon 🥃😉
Birmingham Theater
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I really like seeing the old movie theaters still serving their purpose. The outside of the Birmingham was very retro, the inside lobby & concession area a combination of new & retro. UnfortunatelyLue lisää



















































































