On Saturday, Sept 4th we headed to Ypsilanti to the KOA Ann Arbor, Detroit campground which was actually in Ypsilanti. Bentley served as a great hood ornament on the way.
It was only a few hours drive, so not a bad one at all.
Since it was Labor Day weekend the campground was really booked and we were lucky to get a site at all. We had to settle for a pull thru, 30 amp site with electric, water, no cable and no sewer. The weather was nice, so we really didn't need to run the A/C, but we really had to be careful with the water usage.
This was a large campground on a lake and many activates for kids the whole weekend. We had 2 good reasons to stop here 1) to visit the Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village and 2) to visit Sarah Thomas who is in college here working on her degree in Orthotics and Prosthetics. She has a couple of years to go, but is super smart and one of the sweetest people we know. Her mother is Kim Thomas who owns Chattanooga Quilts. We met Sarah for breakfast Sunday morning at Bombers restaurant. The food was plentiful and delicious and we had a great time chatting and catching up with her and her college program and recent engagement..
After that huge breakfast we went back to the campground and spent some time with the kitties. Bentley loved walking around the campground and looking at the woods behind us. Even Nicholas enjoyed a stroll.
Monday was Labor Day and we decided to go to Greenfield Village at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn. It was only about 20 miles away. We had already seen so many videos and presentations on the Museum we didn't think the time would be worth it. We decided on Greenfield also because it was outside. It has 250 acres of historical buildings from various industries and inventors like Henry Ford, the Wright Brothers, Thomas Edison, etc. We grabbed a quick sandwich in the café beforehand. It was a nice café and there was plenty of room to social distance and the food was excellent..
A statue of Henry Ford--who else?
Beautiful landscaping and fountains.
Wide streets and common areas and acres and acres to walk.
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Windmills.
Reduced replica of Ford's first Motor Company.
Model T's were every where.
The Wright Brother's Family home.
The carousel.
We didn't know who this guy was just riding around on his horse and with such a serious face, but we found out shortly.
The first Forest Ranger from 1906. This guy was real in original uniform and set up. He was building a campfire pit from scratch to cook his lunch of beans and bacon in front of the crowd. We stood and watched for about 20 minutes and he could not get his fire to blaze even after fanning it with his hat. I think his twigs and wood was wet from the rain. We slowly eased out way on down the road. We felt guilty for leaving the poor guy, but at the rate he was going we would still be standing there.. His horse was having a great time talking to another horse he heard coming down the road. They kept whinnying to each other.
These pictures are in the General Store. Lots of old items, including fabric, and every day essentials and can goods.
Hiram Sibley Seeds.
The village had a weaving shop, a lumber yard, a hat shop, a carding mill and many other small town essentials.
It was a wonderful visit and lots of exercise to walk around the grounds. We saw many model T's driving all around and baseball players dressed in period uniforms walking over to the ball field for a game.
WE wen back to the campground to check on the kitties and then made plans to meet Sarah for dinner at Tower Café near her apt. and campus for dinner. Most other restaurants were closed on Labor Day.
Lovely Sarah gave us a great walking tour of her campus. It was a beautiful campus with large brick buildings and large trees, a fountain, very picturesque.
Tomorrow we will be heading to Empire, MI near Traverse City,
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