CHANGE OF PLANS.....

We woke to the sad news that Cherif's brother in law had passed overnight so our plans changed and we headed out without our friend.

Our first stop of the day was The Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Acres. Since we were in Detroit, this was a must stop and it didn't disappoint.

Greenfield is like a small village of historic homes that Ford has either moved there from around the country or re created on the site. Some of them have a historical significance to our country but most are of people and groups that had influence on Ford

This neat vintage train provides transportation around the park

You can also take a trip in a Model T

One of the originalFord factories

The Ford family house had a "modern" kitchen

one of the attractions is this original covered bridge from New England

An early 1900's carousel with a chicken!!!

Wright Brothers

Display case with parts

Of course one of my favorite stops was at the Wright Brothers Bike Shop that was moved here from Toledo.

Some really cool tools

Drive shaft driven bike from early 1900"s

The Museum is a trip through the cultural and agricultural history of our country and of course....cars!! I was mildly surprised to find that while it is the Ford Museum, their collection is comprised of a wide spectrum of cars and manufacturers, telling a great story of the automobile history in our country

The Museum has a great entry hall

A great collection of early autos

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A really nice blow up of an early Ford

Lindbergh's "Spirit of Saint Louis

The Aircraft section is pretty neat

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The Kennedy Limousine

My Favorite

Cars in the museum cover all aspects of the automobile history.

We spent nearly 5 1/2 hours at Ford and because it was still early in the day, we decided to head for Cleveland. The plan is to visit first The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and then The Pro Football Hall of Fame.