Author Archives: Serene

We visited the Ford Rouge plant in Dearborn, Michigan.   Construction on the Rogue plant began in 1917 and was completed in 1928.  At that time it was the largest integrated factory in the world.  Over the years this plant … Continue reading →

In the “Letter Cars” collection of the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant, they have the first Olds and then Ford Models A to F displayed sequentially on one side.   Model N is at the far end and then Models R … Continue reading →

An early rendition of the automobile was the quadracycle. A driver put his foot on the tire to stop. Since there was also no reverse, the driver had to stop and turn it around. It was a start! At the … Continue reading →

While looking for a food tour in Detroit (which didn’t exist),  I found a Downtown Architecture Tour. We began our tour at the Guardian Building in downtown Detroit.  This picture is from the Guardian Building website as it is much … Continue reading →

If you read our last post, you know that the Motown Museum was our first excursion in Detroit. Tickets were purchased in advance for the earliest tour on our first day.    When we arrived, a bit early, there was … Continue reading →

We had some interesting looks when we said we were going on a trip to Detroit.  By choice – on purpose. The idea started when I looked at the Seattle Mariners schedule to see where they would be playing in … Continue reading →

We dropped our hostess off at the airport early on our last day on Kauai.  We were taking the overnight flight so had a full day to spend on the south side of the island. We stopped first at the … Continue reading →

We were ready to learn about noni so went to Kaakaaniu Plantation for a free tour at the Organic Noni Farm.  (A free tour means they hope you purchase their product but we knew that going in.) The farm and … Continue reading →

We were able to enjoy a week in Kauai courtesy of our next door neighbor, Donna.  She had enough time- share points to have most of a month on the island.  Her family members came and went and, when she … Continue reading →

We planned a road trip to the Palm Springs area of southern California to see a show at the McCallum Theatre.  Usually we see any show we want in Phoenix but we were not home when Come From Away played … Continue reading →