We visit Greenfield Village and The Henry Ford frequently throughout the year. The indoor-outdoor museum complex is only about a half-hour drive from home for us, so it is quite easy for us to hop into the car and head on out there for an afternoon to shoot some photos. Having museum memberships make it an even easier decision to visit because we don't have to pay the pricey single-day admission if we only want to go out for a couple of hours to see a special exhibit, eat lunch or walk around the grounds.
Be sure to check out my Tuesday post for more village photos and a story about Greenfield Village and its history. Meanwhile, here are a few photos of some of my favorite places in the historical village--like the ivy-covered Cotswold Cottage where they serve tea in the gardens during the late summer, the steeple of the Martha-Mary Chapel and a work bench in the Liberty Craftworks district (where artisans create many of the products found in the village and museum gift stores).
Thanks to Debbie Dubrow of Delicious Baby for creating and coordinating Photo Friday to link travel photos and blog posts across the Web.
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Beautiful! I want to move into the cottage looking building! :-) I agree-whenever we go anywhere that we might return to we always buy a membership. Usually you only have to go back one or two more times to pay them off!
Posted by: Jen@TwoKidsandaMap | October 09, 2009 at 06:41 AM
You have captured the village well and framed it nicely with the autumn colours. I really like the church steeple picture.
Posted by: Cate | October 09, 2009 at 11:23 AM
Thanks for the photos.
Posted by: Linda | October 09, 2009 at 11:39 AM
I've read about Greenfield Village, but never been. We'll have to check it out on our next trip to Michigan to visit relatives!
Posted by: Glennia | October 09, 2009 at 01:36 PM
I particularly like the last photo. I love the contrast between the shiny pottery and the dusty shelves.
Posted by: Sarah V. | October 09, 2009 at 02:18 PM
lovely shots. have not made it to Dearborn yet but it's on my list of places to visit, as a friend of mine grew up there. thanks for showing me this bit of it.
Posted by: Kerry Dexter | October 09, 2009 at 03:30 PM
Great images of what looks like a very charming place. It's amazing how the Cotswold Cottage is so similar to my mother-in-law's house in the Cotswold.
Posted by: maria | October 10, 2009 at 12:00 PM
I LOVE that cottage.
Posted by: gypsyscarlett | October 11, 2009 at 05:12 AM
Great Shots. Hats off to you. A job well done. You should get in touch with the bizymoms Dearborn community to feature these on their page. It’s free and the moms will love it.
Posted by: Mom to Tracy | October 11, 2009 at 07:56 AM
Jen-I've always loved the cottage! Last time I saw it, they'd cleaned off a bit of the ivy. We seem to get our money's worth out of our Greenfield Village/Henry Ford membership each year!
Cate-The church steeple is one of my favorites, too. The batch of photos here, and on Tuesday's post, came from a couple of different visits (during the fall and during spring, I think).
Linda-You're welcome :D
Glennia-Yup, Greenfield Village and/or the Henry Ford Museum are musts if you visit here. Be sure to allow a full day for each one!
Sarah-Thanks! I'm not sure which shot I liked best, the one of the pottery on this post, or the one on Tuesday's post with the artisan working on a pot in the background.
Kerry-Greenfield Village is one reason a lot of people visit Dearborn!
maria-Your m-i-l lives in a cottage like this! I've always loved this particular place in the village.
gypsyscarlett-The cottage seems to be a favorite all the way around! It's the one place I always want to make sure I visit when I go to Greenfield Village.
MomtoTracy-Thanks! I'll have to check out the group, even though I'm not a mom...
Posted by: Dominique | October 11, 2009 at 10:02 AM
That cottage has captured my attention as well. Tea in that lovely place sounds wonderful.
Posted by: Fly Girl | October 12, 2009 at 09:40 AM
Fly Girl-I've got to do tea in the gardens one of these days! We've eaten in several places in the Village and the museum, but I've yet to be there at the right time to do tea.
The village's Eagle Tavern is pretty fab, though. We've been to a few of the special holiday dinners...and just stopped in for lunch and a hot cider! Pretty nice on a cold, winter day or evening.
Posted by: Dominique | October 15, 2009 at 12:15 AM