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The area contains the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge which is the only international wildlife preserve in North America, uniquely located in the heart of a major metropolitan area. The Refuge includes islands, coastal wetlands, marshes, shoals, and waterfront lands along 48 miles (77 km) of the Detroit River and Western Lake Erie ...
Taleila Cooper, 35, and Ethan Clemons, 36, both of Detroit share a kiss while taking a selfie in front of the Tiger statue in downtown Detroit during the Detroit Tigers' Opening Day at Comerica ...
The park consists of the former city-owned St. Aubin Park and Marina and an adjacent reclaimed brownfield. The park area was taken over by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources in 2004 as Tri-Centennial State Park to commemorate the founding of Fort Detroit in 1701. It was Michigan's first state park to be situated in an urban area.
The New York Times listed Detroit in its list of 52 Places to Go in 2017, [12] while travel guide publisher Lonely Planet named Detroit the second-best city in the world to visit in 2018. [13] In 2022, Detroit was featured in Time's The World's Greatest Places list. [14]
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At 982 acres (1.534 sq mi; 397 ha), Belle Isle Park was the largest city island park (prior to its transfer to the State of Michigan as a state park) and is larger than Central Park in New York City, also designed by Olmsted. Detroit's River Rouge Park is 1,172 acres (1.831 sq mi; 474 ha). Prior to Belle Isle becoming a state park, the city's ...
The 2024 NFL draft in Detroit will feature plenty of football, but if you want to squeeze in some golf around town, here are 10 great options. The 10 best golf courses to play near Detroit during ...
Downriver communities near Detroit and Dearborn (such as Allen Park, Lincoln Park, Wyandotte, River Rouge, Melvindale and Ecorse) were developed in the 1920s-1940s and are identified by brick and mortar homes (often bungalows), tree-lined streets and Works Progress Administration-designed municipal buildings, typical also of the homes within Detroit's city limits.