It’s not something you see everyday on the streets of Royal Oak. This four-person, four-wheeled home-made contraption is called the “Dogsled.”
Eventually it’s going to make it’s way out west for Burning Man, but for now it’s being test driven around the local streets.
The Dogsled plans and photos of his construction are on-line and definitely worth checking out.
I was working at the Michigan Trails and Greenways booth at Detroit’s RenCen for Riverdays. The organizer came over on the last day and asked to pack up the booth early. The Stanley Cup was en route and they didn’t want us to get in its way. No problem. I packed everything up and jumped in line.
Yep, there’s an alleycat tonight at 8pm at Hart Plaza. It’s the rescheduled June 18th event.
Don’t worry if you can’t make it, as there are a couple more on the calendar and more planned.
They’re fun and free, so there are no excuses for staying home tonight.
Photos from the 35-acre, 3.5 million square foot sprawling Packard Plant are now on-line.
Not only were luxury cars built here, but engines for WWII PT boats, P40s, P-51 Mustangs, Lancaster bombers, and various other British and Canadian aircraft. Packard was a key to the America’s Arsenal of Democracy.
One major advantage America had during WWII was our factories were safe from enemy bombers. Ironically, one of Detroit’s greatest war plants looks bombed today.
Wikipedia has a bit more information on the history of Packard.
There’s another Alleycat in Downtown Detroit this weekend. Here’s the scoop from their press release:
“From the team that brought you the Drug Wars race, comes the Traffic race.
This is perhaps the closest we can come to a rush hour NYC alley cat race. There will be a Tigers game, a Wings Game, and the Electronic Music Festival going on.
It’s going to be a little tough due to crazy amounts of traffic and people. You must understand that this is an unsanctioned event and YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOURSELF. This race will be EXTREMELY dangerous.
Here are the details. (more…)