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Tuesday, July 11, 2017

From Where I Sit: "About Detroit"


Join intern Liz as she blogs about her experiences as a member of the Step On Bus Tours team.

“The Comeback City,” “The Paris of the Midwest,” “Motown,” Detroit.

What is it about this city that warrants this plethora of names?

Is it the resilience of a city so judged by those outside of it? The dedication of those Detroiters who refuse to believe what naysayers are trying to tell them?

Through the eyes of a young visitor, it can be as simple as the magic of the skyline.

I grew up in Monroe, a small town about thirty miles south of Detroit. We weren’t lacking for history: with the River Raisin Battlefield, historic Downtown, and markers all around denoting Native American trades, important settlements, and museums, Monroe can hold its own with many cities in Michigan and elsewhere.  

But taking excursions up to Detroit was different. I think back to how I first saw the city from the highway, the GM building as the jewel of the skyline, exhilarated by the city’s energy. When you’re young, you can avoid the onslaught of bad news about Detroit. All that you see are the streets lined with skyscrapers so old it is reminiscent of New York’s cosmopolitanism.

When I heard that Step On Bus Tours would start providing short tours of Detroit, I was excited by the prospect of allowing someone else to see Detroit the way I first saw it. The new tours last three hours or six hours – the perfect time to discover (or rediscover) facts and destinations about the city. Many people, both from Detroit and from other places around the state and around the country, can benefit from driving through the streets and learning something new about the Motor City.

Between the history of its inception to its rise as a world power in the 20th century to its comeback as a business powerhouse, these short tours will explore every role that Detroit has played in its life. The grandness of the city will be at the center of it all.

Detroit has taught me many life lessons, one of which has lasted almost my entire life -  when times are tough, keep your eyes on the skyline.

For more information on the new Detroit tours, call (248) 619-6692.

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