Midwest travel links for June 2010

Here are some interesting blog posts about the Midwest I read in the past month:

• 18th Annual Detroit Concert of Colors July 16-18, 2010-Tim previews one of our favorite summer events. Check out his story and fabulous photos from recent Concert of Colors festivals at The Wandering Photographer.

• Crossroads Guitar Festival brings guitar legends and their contemporaries together-I enjoyed this quick recap of this Chicago festival to benefit Eric Clapton's Crossroads Centre (a rehab facility in Antigua) at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's Rock Hall Blog.

• Around Cadillac Square-I've driven past this spot, and gone past the Cadillac Center stop on Detroit's People Mover, many times, but I've never really seen Cadillac Square up close. Let Belle Isle Home show you around this great little urban gem.

• Biking in Detroit: The City on Two Wheels-Most people think of cars when they think of the Motor City, but there are a lot of other great ways to get around Detroit. Let Becks of Detroit Moxie show you how to use some pedal power to get around the D.

• Exploring the Cleveland Metroparks-I've seen a bit of Cleveland's much-loved "Emerald Necklace"-a chain of parks that pretty much circles the city. Check out this story at What Locals Like About Cleveland Plus to find out more about the parks and the vision of the young engineer in 1917 that resulted in this beautiful green legacy enjoyed today by residents and visitors alike.

• Flint River Kayaking-I enjoyed this story of a river's rebirth from at Flint Expatriates. Gordon rediscovers this great little river near Flushing, Michigan, and learns something about second chances and stereotypes.

• June on the Farm-I appreciate the value of being a tourist in my own town, so I really appreciated Linda giving us this great look at spring on her Minnesota family farm at Travels with Children.



Triple-A Toledo Mud Hens' great ball park


• Fort Wayne Tin Caps Baseball is Great Family Fun-I've written about the joys of minor league sports and advocated those events as budget-friendly alternatives where you can usually score a seat much closer to the action than you can at a big-league venue. Join Erik at the Indiana Insider Blog for fun on a Friday night in Fort Wayne with the Tin Caps baseball team.

• Falling in love at White River State Park-Amy gives us ten great reasons to fall in love with this urban park, chock full of green spaces and waterfront, in Indianapolis at the Indiana Insider Blog.

• The Ford Bridge Then and Now-You know that a post about a great bridge will always catch my eye, so I enjoyed this story about the historic Ford Bridge that spans the Mississippi River to connect Minnesota's Twin Cities of St. Paul and Minneapolis at the Nokohaha blog.

• City Profile: Milwaukee by UrbanMilwaukee-Milwaukee is another place I've only driven through on the way elsewhere, but it's a place I've always wanted to spend some time visiting. Meanwhile I can visit the Ubanophile blog for virtual tour of the city that includes photos of their striking art museum from Dave of UrbanMilwaukee.

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Comments

[Becks Davis]

Thanks for including my post on Biking in Detroit!

[Dominique King]

Becks-I thought it was a great post :)

[Belle Isle Home]

While sweltering in 90 degree heat and looking longingly at your pictures of deliciously cold Lake Superior, I noticed you had mentioned my blog post on Cadillac Square...I'm glad you enjoyed it.

I only swam in Lake Superior once. I will never forget how it was exactly like jumping into a glass full of ice cubes, which would be welcome today.

[Dominique King]

Belle Isle Home-Thanks for stopping by.
I did enjoy your post...it's a different perspective from which I've ever viewed Cadillac Square.
I braved Lake Superior once myself, and it's pretty much as you describe it! I wouldn't mind that today myself.