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Ice breaking - 1928

April 23, 2010
Another old photo today. This one dates to 1928, again from the Detroit News or Detroit Times archives. The caption on the back of this one reads as follows: Str. LaSalle breaking its way through ice to the Windsor dock, 1-15-28. Taken from Str. Cadillac A neat view of the old ferry bashing its way through the ice. Interesting to see the backside of the Windsor Ferry Docks. Most of the…
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Ferry Boat "Pleasure"

March 10, 2010
The post Monday about the Ferry Dock, reminded me of this photo that was posted a long time ago, to the first version of the website, long before it was in today’s Blog format. The Pleasure was built in 1894, and worked for the Detroit & Windsor Ferry…
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Calendar Giveaway

December 16, 2009
Seeing as the holiday season is fast approaching upon us, here’s a gift from me to you. I have one copy of the excellent 2010 Detroit Historical Calendar that I’m going to be giving away to one lucky reader. To enter into the draw, all you have to do is leave a…
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2010 Detroit Historical Photograph Calendar

November 27, 2009
Greetings local history fans, once again this year our friend and northern neighbour Robert K. has put together the 4th annual Detroit Historical Calendar. This is a great item for any fan of local area history. I have personally bought and enjoyed this calendar over the years, and the amount of work that has gone into Rob’s personal project is simply amazing. Above are the photos in…
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Detroit Calendar & Antique Sale

November 14, 2008
A few odds and ends heading into the weekend. -o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o- o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o -o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o- Our good friend Rob over at Detroitroom.com, once again has the Detroit…
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Fireworks

June 24, 2008
You know that summer has truly arrived in Windsor and Detroit when the fireworks shoot off. Originally planned to coincide with the International Freedom Festival, this was the 50th annual installment of the local celebration. Although the IFF has gone the way of the dodo…