Change is abundant wherever I wander these days and, while I will concede it ain’t always pretty, the events have provided me fodder for multiple blog posts.
Michiganders joke that orange construction barrels should be declared our state flower and our Governor even suggested that the “flower” be named “orange barrelius” – hmm. Well, those barrels (and cones) sure are vibrant … and plentiful.
A mere ten days into the Summer season and changes are a ’plenty, from construction impacting asphalt and cement, but more so as to many familiar landscapes.
You already know how I feel about the radical Ecorse Creek shoreline changes at Council Point Park, so I won’t belabor that point today. I continue to shake my head at the devastation and I know the planned native plants will likely never restore the ambiance, nor the woodsy portion of the perimeter path, to how I remember it the past eleven years. During our blistering-hot June, thanks to the project’s new “landscaping efforts” the lack of shade didn’t score any points with me and I’m sure my furry and feathered friends would agree.
Changes have been afoot along the local Detroit River shoreline too.
Longtime readers will recall my photos taken along the Detroit River shoreline parks or at Grosse Ile included glimpses of the Trenton Channel Power Plant with its massive boiler house and twin smokestacks that resembled peppermint sticks. The “Stacks”, as locals referred to them, were visible in this view from nearby Grosse Ile as they towered over the landscape.
After the power plant was decommissioned in December 2022, a two-step demolition was planned to implode the Stacks, then the boiler house.
Once I knew the Stacks’ implosion date and, to ensure I would have before-and-after photos, I headed to Humbug Marsh on two occasions as seen below.
You may recall this recent post showing the March 15, 2024 implosion and how those twin 536-foot tall smokestacks toppled to the ground. Later that day Downriver residents waxed nostalgic about the Stacks on various local social media sites, saying they used the Stacks as navigational tools, whether piloting a small plane or when boating, especially when nightfall literally left them “in the dark” about their location on the Detroit River.
On June 21st at 6:00 a.m., local residents and the news media gathered for an encore implosion – this time the nine-story boiler house would be taken down. Unlike the hype associated with the Stacks, there really was no mention by the local media about this upcoming implosion until that morning, likely because our heat wave and volatile weather, including massive flooding the day before, encompassed each newscast.
Here is that video if you would like to see the implosion. After the initial explosion and burst of flames, a lot of black smoke billowed from the collapsed building. In the video you will see two Great Blue Herons, likely roosting in the rookery on nearby Stony Island, streaking across the morning sky.
So now the Detroit River shoreline has now been changed forever, landscape now unmarred by this coal-burning industrial site after nearly 100 years. An artist’s rendition shows a low and flat building, which our energy-provider DTE will call “The Trenton Channel Energy Center”. The facility will store 220 megawatts of electricity, enough clean energy to power 40,000 homes once completed in 2026.
Glimpses of the new bridge from two riverside Boardwalks.
A few miles down West Jefferson Avenue, the shoreline view has also changed with the addition of the Gordie Howe International Bridge. I was able to glimpse the revised landscape as I bopped along the Boardwalks at both Elizabeth Park in Trenton and also Bishop Park in Wyandotte.
The critters, i.e. the squirrel, ducks and goose you’ll see later in this post, seemed unimpressed by the hoopla.
In these shots when it was still a little hazy, you can see a portion of the new bridge from Elizabeth Park …
… and I was a bit closer in this shot from Bishop Park. (Unfortunately the crane was in all these shots.)
In a recent post about Elizabeth Park, I alluded to the construction of the Gordie Howe International Bridge, the second bridge to cross the Detroit River from Detroit, Michigan to Windsor, Ontario. I stated this bridge was on the brink of being joined from each side and that would take place in July.
The joining of the bridge happened earlier than planned, in the early morning hours of June 14th when two ironworkers, one Canadian and one American, met and shook hands, then both flags were displayed. I learned that the tradesmen were on the job in pre-dawn hours due to the intense heat, not only for them, but because steel swells in the heat.
The Bridge’s official X (f/k/a Twitter) page showed the ceremonial handshake after the two pieces of metal were fitted together, thus connecting the halves of the Gordie Howe International Bridge, the newest international bridge crossing.
There were a few more pictures posted on the site like this aerial view …
… and the installation of the “good luck evergreen” to celebrate a job well done.
Upon the fitting of the pieces, this bridge was crowned as the tenth longest bridge in the world as it is one-half mile between the two towers. Excitement is building for the bridge opening in September 2025, not only because this second crossing will alleviate traffic congestion, but there will also be a multi-use path (1.5 miles/2.5 km long by 12 feet/3.6 meters wide). For Michigan adventure seekers, a 17,000-mile/27,000 km trail network awaits them on the Canadian side. Canada will waive the bridge tolls!
I know that’s a lot of facts and figures to absorb, but here’s one more. The bridge was named for “Mr. Hockey” ranked as the G.O.A.T. (the greatest of all time) in the game of hockey.
So now let’s dispense with the stats and I’ll show you a few of my non-construction photos taken on Saturday, June 15th, the day following the fanfare of joining the bridge.
By now I’m sure you recognize Elizabeth Park and Bishop Park.
It was going to be a scorching-hot day and, since I intended to go to multiple shoreline parks, I was out and about early.
The sun, filtering through the clouds, cast a nice reflection on the water.
It was a bit early for the “Dog Days of Summer” but this pooch took an enthusiastic romp through the canal water.
This Canada Goose was content just to soak its feet.
Nearby was a Mallard drake, hardly recognizable with its mottled plumage due to molting. Poor guy.
Another solitary Mallard that morning was serenely perched, almost en silhouette.
A Mallard flew by simultaneously and I swiveled my head to take a photo …
… and also missed the first Mallard as he quickly performed his morning ablutions, then drip-dried with a wing flap or two or three.
I neared the steps to cross the largest canal bridge. The park benches looked inviting for a quick sit-down as it was really getting warm, but I moved along.
Up on top of the bridge, I encountered a furry friend (who held that pose without any peanuts I might add).
On the other side of the bridge the wild iris bloomed profusely with one timid purple Coneflower that stood out in the riot of yellow flowers.
While on the Boardwalk, I was NOT having fun …
… as the haze was gone and I was in the full sun by then. I took these photos of the bridge I had just crossed and the canal reeds, then headed to the car.
Five miles later I was at Bishop Park where the view of the bridge (see earlier photo) was a bit better. I guess it was too hot for the anglers – usually this pier and the Boardwalk are swarming with anglers on a Saturday morning.
My last stop, Dingell Park, was not a good viewing point as the bridge wasn’t even visible from that waterfront park.
The best viewing would have been at Belanger Park in River Rouge, but the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is removing soil contaminated with lead and cadmium, so this waterfront park is off limits to everyone at this time.
Rambling along the edge of the Detroit River on a boardwalk seems like a good idea in lieu of widespread ticks in Michigan these days. I am always very careful to do a “tick check” after each outing, however, this morning I found a tick inside my ear, happily not inside the ear canal. I grabbed it easily with a Kleenex, so hopefully it had just settled in and not bitten me, but I’m curious where it was hanging out since I returned home from a woodsy walk on Friday morning?
I am joining Terri Webster Schrandt’s June 30th Sunday Stills Challenge: Landscapes.
Linda Schaub
WALKIN', WRITIN', WIT & WHIMSY 
You got a tick! They really must be on the march! Nasty little creatures to be sure. If the Earth didn’t have a single one I’m sure every animal would smile!
You can keep your heat too Linda! Not a fan.
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Yes, a tick Wayne and I was surprised as I didn’t walk yesterday … I could not have missed it in my ear as I noticed it right away today. So where was it all this time? My first tick. I didn’t kill it, just put it in a baggie in the Kleenex, then put that in a container. You’re not supposed to squish them, but it was not attached to me … yet … thankfully. The ticks are everywhere this year because we had a warm Winter (even though we did have a Polar Vortex, but still a warmer than usual Winter, so the ticks didn’t die off. I’ll be writing about this place and the guy walking his dog who, when I said “hope this place isn’t full of ticks” said “no, just in the Spring” then pulled a tick off his dog a few minutes later. I had already decided it was a once-n-done visit as I walked the trail. A walker at the Park told me there were Bald Eagles there … I saw a Chickadee and a flock of birds overhead that the guy with the dog said were freshwater Pelicans. I took some shots, but they won’t be close enough to tell unless you can see their pouch.
The heat has not been fun … today was 15-20 degrees cooler than yesterday, but the wind was gusting to 23 mph at times and not fun walking.
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I remember going to sleep once (down in California in a 5th wheel) and waking up suddenly when I felt a sharp biting pain on my stomach! I instinctively got up and brushed that area, I found a tick on the floor, I brought it back with me in case the Doctor wanted to see it.
I hope that is my one and only experience too!
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Wow – I hope I am not taking this lightly since I was able to just use a Kleenex to pluck it out of my ear and then I put alcohol on my ear just to be safe. I didn’t feel any biting like you did. I was brushing my teeth and saw this thing on my ear … I couldn’t get done with my teeth fast enough to find out what it was.
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watch for the classic Bull’s eye red marking. If you see that ,go to the Doctor.
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I was researching Sunday afternoon, but the problem is that it was inside my ear, on the outer part, near the lobe – difficult to see without a mirror.
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Ugh, Linda, it looks HOT in your photos! I rather like how the smokestacks looked–no wonder residents didn’t mind seeing them as a landmark! Ticks? Ick! I learned you can drown them in a glass of water…they breathe with their legs! Gross!
I also grinned at the idea of orange construction barrels being the new state flower! California may have already spoken for it though, LOL! You showed some interesting landscapes full of change and hopefully promise. At least the dogs and ducks enjoy the water and the park areas. the last images of the greenery around the bridges is gorgeous! Very lush-looking (Or should I say humid)? Hopefully your weather will cooperate for some walks. Our weather is heating up, too. Will be in the mid 90s by mid-week! Hope you have a good 4th! Are there fireworks you can go see?
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I’m no fan of the heat either Terri. That Saturday walk was leading into a week of temps with “real feels” in the 90s and 100+ and volatile weather – ugh indeed. We had a great day today, 15 – 18 degrees cooler than yesterday, but winds gusting to 23 mph. It’s like we can’t have a normal weather day anymore. It was soggy too as we got about two inches of rain yesterday. I bought some sun protection clothing and a couple of hats this year. I’m not keen on wearing a sunhat but I got two sunburns in April and I wasn’t anywhere near the water!
I’m a little worried about the tick, but it was not attached thankfully. I put it in a Kleenex, a baggie and a plastic container. Then I thought I should get another look at it, but decided against it. I heard you are not supposed to squash them. They breathe with their legs … wow, I had not heard that. I think dropping them into rubbing alcohol kills them too. So I met someone Friday who said the ticks were gone in the Spring, then picked one off his dog and flipped it into the grass. It was a new venue for me, but I had already decided I was not returning. I did stay on the path, but lots of overhanging branches and I’m tall so I had to duck a lot.
People said they should have kept the smokestacks and made a green space. DTE kept it mum what they would do and all along the River are parks and natural habitats … then they showed the groundbreaking and artist concept of the new Energy Center.
That bridge is beautiful in Elizabeth Park – people go there for weddings, proms, homecoming pictures all the time. The reeds and flowers make it picturesque. There are two Weeping Willows that are so huge I can’t fit them in one picture.
This past Monday we had the international fireworks down at the Detroit River to celebrate Canada and the U.S. holiday. I watched them online – they are fabulous. We will have them in the neighborhood – they shoot them off at Council Point Park which is a mile from my house. You can see them all over the City – big rockets and the next day when I walk there, you can’t see the parking lot for spent fireworks.
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A very interesting post, Linda! I remembered that I was looking forward to your reporting on this. I liked learning about it! Thank you for telling us about it all! 😊
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I remembered you were interested in learning more about it TD, so I was going to send you the link if you missed this post. My pictures of the bridge aren’t close enough unfortunately. That other park would have been perfect. I went there once to see the Belanger Lighthouse and got close-up shots of the Ambassador Bridge, the current bridge that crosses the Detroit River.
The spans are in a light-gray metal as you saw in the X/Twitter photos, so they don’t show up too well either.
I’m glad you liked learning about it. I followed the Gordie Howe International Bridge on X/Twitter to get the info as the bridge connect date got closer. It was all over the news and the Michigan ironworker was from the next city over from me.
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Your photos of the bridge were good enough for me to see! And the twitter pics were great to add. It is very similar in structural design to the new bridge that our city has been building here to replace the current bridge. Our city has been building this new bridge it seems for at least 3-4 years. I don’t really know how many years. But it’s still 2 years more to go and gazzilion more dollars over budget for us to pay. Ours is not as long or multi-use as yours, nor connecting two countries. All the construction is confusing and has caused multiple deaths, unfortunately. It is being built because the older bridge has aged out and the city wanted it higher so larger commercial ships can make it through our ship channels which brings in revenues from our ports. It has been a major mess for years and lots of controversy of its costs.
I was left wondering so many things about how immigration would be managed from both sides. Not for you and I too worry about for sure. I had not noticed any national news reports on this bridge. So great reporting it!!!
I love your photo of the Elizabeth Park bridge and its reflection. Nice! The squirrel appears to be holding out its hand for a peanut. Did you notice? Cute picture!
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Thank you – it was light gray metal, so that’s why I mentioned it. This bridge took a while to get to where it is today … a lot of homes were in that area, but it doesn’t look like as long as your bridge TD. I would be interested in hearing about the immigration situation as well and how it will be monitored.
I do like the Elizabeth Park bridge – I like when I get its reflection. There are two identical bridges, but smaller. A few months ago I took photos of those bridges as I usually don’t walk on that side – something different in my walks.
I went back and looked at that cute squirrel – I never noticed it that day until you told me TD. Very cute! I was just surprised it stayed there without a peanut to entice it to pose!
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I have no idea the length of the new harbor bridge. https://www.kiiitv.com/article/news/local/new-harbor-bridge-on-schedule-for-2025-completion/503-4b4c9102-2af6-4fe9-a004-598b1e95230b# I found this which has two interesting videos of it being built. It is from our local TV station. I don’t know how to make a link for you, but maybe this might be useful.
When driving on the old bridge it is darn scary to see the new bridge. It’s all confusing.
Yep, darn cute squirrel. 😄
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You’re right TD – they do have a little way to go and I hope the two bridges are well lit and no one takes a wrong turn. Yikes! A fellow blogger showed photos of an old bridge in a recent blog post. They did not dismantle the bridge, but left it intact with signs not to go onto it … now, in my opinion, that’s an open invitation for people, especially young kids, to “explore” to see why you can’t go onto the bridge … hmm. A few years ago, we had a construction site and a large amount of fresh cement had been poured. There were barriers so no one would go there. But someone didn’t see the barriers and drove through – oops. Luckily they were not injured. It is easy to be partial to cute squirrels. 🙂
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Lots of interesting things here!
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Thank you Anne – chock full of facts, figures and a few critters too!
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Wonderful post Linda, so much information. This really gives us a feel for the area that you get to walk every day. I love all the photos. 🙂
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Thank you Sandra … I am glad you enjoyed it. I originally planned to just call the post “Addition and Subtraction” to highlight the new and getting rid of the old, but I couldn’t help myself and had to add a few critters as well. It is beautiful strolling the boardwalk along the Detroit River.
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l iked learning about it! Thank you for telling us about it all! Lot’s of interesting things,Linda!
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Glad you liked the post Raj.
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Thanks! Bridgette ☺️
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Sorry Linda! My mistake.
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That’s okay Raj.
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I once had a tick attach in the upper part of my ear. I couldn’t see it so I went to my doc thinking it was a skin tag or something like that. He looked at it and saw it was a tick. He removed it and was able to test it and it did not carry Lyme disease so I didn’t need antibiotics. Weird. I can’t imagine it crawling up my body so it must have fallen off a tree. Ticks don’t jump. Orange cones seem to bloom here every summer too.
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Well Kate, thank goodness it was not inside your ear! I can see how you would think it is a skin tag due to the size. You were lucky your tick did not carry Lyme Disease. As far as I can tell, this tick did not attach itself to me, but what is worrisome to me is where it was from Friday early afternoon when I returned home until I found it Sunday morning? It was not in my ear as I noticed that right away. I’m going to assume it did not attach itself to me at all and I hope I am not wrong assuming that and I should go to a doctor. I did save the tick in the Kleenex, in the baggie in the plastic bottle just in case I get symptoms. I have already eliminated many of the places I usually go from my walks this Summer. The ticks are bad due to our warm Winter. I am diligent about doing a tick check. Where they are no orange barrels and cones, there is potholes or rough pavement. Our Governor’s campaign slogan was “we’re going to fix the da– roads!”
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Maybe the tick was climbing up your body. You can’t really feel them.
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Yes, that makes sense … I never felt anything. I’m so grateful I saw it. I might have left on my walk and was unaware it was there and came home and it was attached to my ear like yours was.
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I seem to be a great attraction to our local ticks they seem to find their way deep under my clothes clever things but I hate them.
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That is worrisome due to Lyme Disease – that’s for sure Andy. We have an overabundance of ticks this year due to the warm Winter we had. You have to do a thorough tick check to find those little critters – I’m glad you’re able to find them. This was quite a surprise to me, but I’m worried where it was until I found it Sunday morning and I’d returned home Friday mid-day??
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Kind of refreshing to hear about a bridge named after a favorite son instead of a politician. And speaking of politicians, it was nice to see your governor still has time for a cute joke or two. After all, she’s suddenly in the discussion about who might next occupy the White House. Finally, those no-more twin towers actually remind me of paper straws instead of candy canes.
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I also thought it was nice to name the new bridge after Gordie Howe. It was a good choice since he was a much-loved Canadian hockey player who was revered here as he spent a quarter of a century with the Red Wings. Every time my local all-news AM radio station interviews our Governor, they ask her if she’ll run for President and she says she loves being Governor and the presidency is not in the cards … most people do NOT believe that however. She has a book that comes out in early July. Yes, they do look like paper straws since they are so tall and skinny.
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Meant to add, “Rivers Edge”? Would that be two rivers or one (missing) apostrophe? 🙂
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Funny because I debated on using that photo as the header image right next to my headline … bad grammar for the sign!
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A lovely post my friend
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Thank you Peggy!! It is always nice to see you here.
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Wow, that was a huge explosion! It must have been extremely loud.
I’ve never seen a tick and I hope to keep it that way!
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Yes Janis – people heard the sound all over the area! Some worried about damage to their homes. I guess more explosives were used this time than when the twin stacks were imploded. This my was my first and hopefully the last tick. I went out today, not a dense woods, but you can bet I triple-checked for ticks. I am diligent and don’t know where this one was hiding from Friday afternoon until Sunday morning … that is worrisome to me!
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So many changes to the places that you do your nature walks! I hope they don’t disturb the wildlife too much. Not sure if progress really is progress.
The photo of the dog romping in the water reminded me of Benji and how he liked to “swim” in the little creek below our house.
Ewwww to the tick! Glad you found and removed it promptly.
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I know Laurie – this has been a monumental year of changes for my nature walks. I originally wanted to call the post “Addition and Subtraction” but didn’t after I added the paragraph about Council Point Park, which I will be doing a follow-up post next week. I didn’t intend to take my camera back again until it looked more like it used to, but one day I was going into the Park and saw a Robin’s nest with one baby, almost fledged, so I returned home for the camera and I only had a few days before it fledged, but did a walk-around and realized how much I missed doing that.
That dog was enjoying itself in the water. Its owner was throwing a ball in the canal and it was retrieving it and having a great time, probably like Benji “swimming” in the creek near your house.
The tick just blew my mind – thank goodness I saw it and grabbed it with a Kleenex. I don’t think it bit me as I didn’t feel anything, although I’m also hoping I’m not casually dismissing this and should be more worried.
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Ick about the tick! Good riddance to the stacks and plant building. Very cool about the new bridge to Canada and the multi-use path and free passage.
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I know – it was scary to find it Eilene! I originally was going to call this post “Addition and Subtraction” to highlight the something old and something new along the Detroit River shoreline. It’s too bad they could not have put another green space here as was originally thought. This new bridge over the Detroit River is scoring a lot of points for its multi-use path and the free passage.
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I love the photo of the gently arching pedestrian bridge and its reflection in the water. So serene. The new bridge is beautiful, too, the mist gives it a dreamy feeling. The curved cables of suspension bridges are so pleasing to the eyes. Your governor has a great sense of humor, the “orange barrelius” flower. 🙃 I’m so glad you found that tick before it could bite you. Very nice to see all the creatures you encountered on your walk.
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That bridge is a beauty Barbara. So graceful and I like when I can get a perfect reflection of the bridge in the canal. In the distance, the cables are difficult to see as they are gray metal, but I was glad I found some pictures on Twitter to show the bridge from above. I’m glad too about the tick and I think it was just settling in as I had no problem picking it up with a Kleenex. A very close call and I won’t be going back to that venue again. I am glad I got some creatures to include here as it might have been too many facts and figures otherwise.
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Nice bridge, cute squirrel. The “orange barrelius” flower is funny and demonstrates that your governor, unlike ours, has a sense of humor. Could you send her our way?
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It is a pretty bridge – lots of people go there for pictures for weddings, prom and homecoming. Our Governor is pretty funny sometimes Ally, although I thought she was pretty clever with the “orange barrelius” flower and Terri said that California had already spoken for it. I was running around a lot on errands today, not on my regular routes – there were cones and barrels everywhere. I was so happy to pull into the driveway.
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Miss Linda……………………………….thank you for all of the info about the new international Gordie Hoiwe bridge………………………………..I’m very interested because 2 to 3 years ago when they were reconstructing I-75 traffic they also leveled the whole area where I used to volunteer work at a Soup-Kitchen. It served the street people of Detroit and I have many memorable times.
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You are welcome Ann Marie. Sometimes I have seen drone photos of the progress of this bridge and I could see how they leveled the whole area. People and businesses had to relocate. I remember your Mondays volunteering at the Sup Kitchen. You even studied Spanish to communicate with other volunteers.
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A tick in your EAR???? I’m glad you got it! I like wandering along the Detroit River too. Someday I hope to get down there to see the Gordie Howe bridge. It looks pretty.
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Yes – it was a bit scary finding that tic there Dawn! Especially when I didn’t go out of the house Saturday, so it was parked somewhere for almost two days. This bridge is very pretty with the light gray metal cables. I like that someone has been taking drone footage so we can see the progress being made.
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Oh my gosh, Linda – that implosion. All of that stuff being released into the air. Can’t they find a better way to destroy things? What do you think will happen with the Ren Cen? I hope they repurpose it in some way rather than tear it down.
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Ruth, I also was amazed at all that black smoke billowing out and the two herons doing a fly by were probably scared of the noise and the smoke. I don’t know why they could not have just taken it down in sections as it’s not like it was a danger there standing by itself … it was not going to topple down. I wonder what will happen to the Ren Cen too – I can remember when they built Ren Cen so it is not like some of the buildings in Detroit that are a century old. I was surprised that GM would just pick up and go to the new/former Hudson’s building.
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The bridge photos are pretty! I’d miss the smoke stacks too and see what you mean about them being useful as a visual navigation tool.
Like you, we have a lot of orange cones here too. Any bare lot and you’ll see a sign and the construction of some condos or townhomes going up.
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The bridge looks so pretty with that light gray metal. There was a lot of fanfare after they joined the two pieces together on the 14th. Like others I think, they could have repainted them and let them be. The stacks and power plant had been there for just a few months shy of 100 years, so it is making a big difference on the shoreline view.
We have construction everywhere and last Tuesday I had errands taking me all over a couple of nearby cities … stop and go everywhere and I am not used to driving in heavy traffic, so I was glad to be home. For the long holiday weekend, they suspended 105 of the 174 construction projects in the state.
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Oh wow, so the smoke stacks have been around for almost a century. Yes, that will make a big difference in the shoreline view and they look like a nice part of the view.
Heavy traffic is no fun when there is construction going on! I’m glad you got home safely and navigated all the traffic, especially in this heat.
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Yes, I really think they should have preserved them … that’s a long time and of some interest historically. And, if you Google “The Stacks in Trenton” Wikipedia has a page on them. I always think cities should consider preserving artifacts like this instead of ripping them down/imploding them.
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Tell me about it…preserve artifacts for its history!
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Yes, why is it that Europe has so many old buildings, centuries old – we could do this too!
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That mallard really put on a good show. How exciting to have a new bridge to walk over Linda. They sure seem to have a lot going on in your parks lately.
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We really are lucky to have so many parks around here Diane. I am going to write about that next week. That will be nice to cross into Canada on that trail. They will be giving out all the details as it gets closer to September 2025 and when they open.
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