http://www.blogsmonroe.com/expatriate Like Outside Magazine, Only Local Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:54:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Detroit News is reporting that a 30-acre site in Macomb County is being donated by a family for use as a memorial and park: CLINTON TOWNSHIP -- Centuries before Macomb County residents spent warm Sunday afternoons at the Moravian Hills Golf Course, the First Delaware Nation American Indian tribe settled ... http://www.blogsmonroe.com/expatriate/2008/07/03/native-american-site-in-macomb-county-becomes-park/ I just thought I'd post this fun fact.  Yours truly, the eriehiker, is currently posting from the National Archives.  I always like to pretend that I'm an actual resident of places that I visit, so I've been having a lot of fun running around on the subway.  I hiked Arlington ... http://www.blogsmonroe.com/expatriate/2008/07/02/eriehiker-posting-from-the-national-archives/ The Alpena News has an opinion column noting the success of the Alpena-area Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary.  Apparently, it is a model for similar projects around the country: http://www.thealpenanews.com/page/content.detail/id/501879.html?nav=5002 http://www.blogsmonroe.com/expatriate/2008/07/02/thunder-bay-national-marine-sanctuary-in-the-news/ The Toledo Blade's series of short stops continued this week with an overview of the Goll Woods State Nature Preserve near Archbold, OH.  Excerpts and link: ARCHBOLD, Ohio - Hundreds of years ago, deep in Ohio's Great Black Swamp, a 112-foot-tall bur oak tree loomed over the woods. It saw Chevalier ... http://www.blogsmonroe.com/expatriate/2008/07/02/blade-short-stop-goll-woods/ The Chicago Sun-Times reports that a new study of bird DNA will likely have a major impact on our understanding of bird evolution and scientific classification.  Excerpts and link: The five-year study -- in which two Field Museum evolutionary biologists took part -- is expected to transform conventional thinking about how ... http://www.blogsmonroe.com/expatriate/2008/06/30/dna-study-upends-world-of-birds/ The Cleveland Plain Dealer has a very nice photo tour of the Lake Erie Islands: http://blog.cleveland.com/travel/2008/06/tour_lake_eries_island_region.html http://www.blogsmonroe.com/expatriate/2008/06/30/plain-dealer-lake-erie-islands-photo-tour/ Good Morning Blog Readers! I will be in Washington D.C. for the next week.  I can almost guarantee that I'll be within internet contact during that time.  But just be aware that the posts might look a little bit different. Thanks for Reading! Mike http://www.blogsmonroe.com/expatriate/2008/06/30/goin-to-washington-dc/ Several news articles passed through my Google reader recently covering the Canadian lawsuit vs. American DTE plants.  This is a new legal tactic that could greatly impact development in Michigan.  Conversely, it could also improve our state's environment. Excerpts and links: Port Huron Times Herald: Edwards filed the lawsuit against DTE in March. ... http://www.blogsmonroe.com/expatriate/2008/06/29/updates-canadian-lawsuit-vs-dte/ The E. Delhi Rd. Bridge might just be the most picturesque bridge in Southeast Michigan.  As it crosses the Huron River, visitors experience tremendous views of our region's best stretch of whitewater.  All around, high river bluffs box the location.  The bridge itself is historic, with wood beams instead of ... http://www.blogsmonroe.com/expatriate/2008/06/29/a2-news-e-delhi-rd-bridge-in-the-news/ Mary Quinley of the Booth News Service has a good overview of attractions in and around Niagara Falls: NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y -- Nearly three decades had passed when my husband yearned to return to Niagara Falls. At first, I resisted: I'm not fond of wax figurines and bizarre collections. However, I admit ... http://www.blogsmonroe.com/expatriate/2008/06/29/booth-news-service-niagara-falls/