Adventure Cycling web site took a tour through Detroit, on their bikes.
Excerpt:
Last October I had the opportunity to bicycle through the Motor City,
and I had an outstanding tour guide in Todd Scott, the Detroit
Greenways Coordinator for the
Michigan Trails and Greenways Alliance.
Todd
really loves his home city and was game to take me all over, but
limited time kept us contained to the heart of the city, much of which
involved the Detroit River. A few items on the agenda were a priority
for us -- including the
Dequindre Cut Greenway, which leads to the
Detroit RiverWalk (where you can rent bikes from the
Wheelhouse) and eventually, the sculpture you see me standing by, which is dedicated to the Underground Railroad.
Long
before it became the car capitol of the world, Detroit was known as a
major crossing point for freedom seekers into Windsor, Canada.
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