We made it back from the Detroit waterfront today. Always an adventure. Lise has a project down there and wanted to visit the site. This is a state park, right on the waterfront and made up of a hodgepodge of different parcels with different ownerships. Part of the park is already in place and looks pretty nice. As other parcels are acquired they will be added to the state park. That’s where Lise’s expertise comes in. Helping to come up with the best interpretation for the site.
It’s an interesting neighborhood with some really stark contrasts. On one hand there is the Renaissance Center, GM’s world headquarters. Gotta sell a lot of Chevy Volts to pay for that puppy. 
A view of the park and the Renaissance Center
I’m sure this is bulletproof glass. I wonder if Hoffa is buried under it. Kind of like that St. Peter gig.
Then there is the Globe Building, which may become part of the park. At least we didn’t find any bodies while walking the area. Filling out the paperwork would have taken all day. And no, we did not even try to go into it.
Front of the Globe Building
Back of the Globe Building
Some of the neighboring buildings could be called colorful. This will take some major interpretation.
These quaint fixer uppers come with their own certified local artwork. Get in on the ground floor of the next gentrification. Just call the Dewey, Chetum, and Howe Real Estate Company for details. Ask for Fast Eddie.
After the Detroit waterfront we headed up to Huron Clinton Metropark’s Metrobeach Park. The park is located right on Lake St. Clair. Along with the St. Clair River and the Detroit River, Lake St. Clair connects Lake Huron to Lake Erie. St. Clair is considered too small to be a Great Lake. So if it isn’t a Great Lake I guess it’s a so-so lake.
We got five new species there: redhead, canvasback, American coot, greater scaup, and the highlight – a merlin. I’m now at 85 species and Lise at 84. Still only a pheasant apart.
(Lise) We also saw a Great Horned Owl on a nest. The man-made nest was a wash tub wedged into the crotch of a tree about 25’ up. The GHO was our first species identified this year, so I have a fondness for them.
Ed's and Lise's Biggish Years 