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Category Archives: Museums
Thunder Over Michigan – 2022
I’m running a little late on this one for this year. The one drawback to getting my wife’s help with taking better pictures than I could ever do, is then we need to find time to sort through and save … Continue reading
A Day at River Raisin National Battlefield
Memorial Day Down in Monroe Michigan is a Park that commemorates a War of 1812 battlefield. Apparently, the only such in the United States.It was certainly the worst defeat, worst massacre suffered by the fledgling nation until that time. On … Continue reading
Road Trip!
My wife, her parents and I spent a few days out of town this last week, and I wanted to share some things relevant, at least tangentially relevant, to this website. First day was at that long time favorite destination … Continue reading
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Salute to Canada by The Yankee Air Force
This last weekend (6/12 & 6/13) the Yankee Air Museum, at Willow Run Airport, hosted a mini Air Show scheduled for just two hours each evening. They kicked off the evening with their own flying collection doing fly bys, this … Continue reading
A Day At Fort Holmes
Call this a follow up to my previous “A Day At Fort Mackinac” three years later…
Cars and Planes
Yankee Air Museum, at Willow Run Airport, had a fun cars and planes event today, presumably to make up for this year’s cancelled air show. I had some fears when I signed up, like I might feel silly with the … Continue reading
A Day at Pearl Harbor
There may be no one place more central to the American story of World War II than the naval base at Pearl Harbor. The name alone means something to almost every American, it has to be spoken with a certain … Continue reading
Yet Another (!) Day at the Museum of the United States Air Force
No doubt this is one of my favorite places on Earth! So when the newly restored Memphis Belle was rolled out for display I made another journey to Dayton. I don’t know all the behind scenes politicking, but apparently when the City … Continue reading
A Day at Fort Mackinac
Another of my slightly off topic posts. But as I’ve said since way back, I love military history in general, so this seem’s good to me! These days Mackinac Island is best known as tourist destination. Grand Hotel, fudge and … Continue reading
Thunder Over Michigan – 2017
This year’s Thunder Over Michigan was held this last weekend; the first in September which made it Labor Day weekend and the first three day event I remember them doing. As always, there were some familiar acts, and a few … Continue reading
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