River Rouge: Dearborn & Fairlane Estate

Waterfall at Fairlane

Detroit Institute of Arts Inside|Out installation at Melvindale Community Center Parking near launch

Among pleasant surprises when we arrived at the Melvindale John K. Keesey fieldhouse and launch into the Rouge River and paddle upstream to the Fairlane Estate was this replica from their collection "Bank of the Oise at Auvers", by Vincent van Gogh. Several times a year they place these artworks in communities that support the DIA. The Inside|Out program https://dia.org/insideout places the works each spring and summer for the last 17 years.

Enroute one crosses under Interstate Highways, Freeways, railways, and Michigan Ave

Upstream of Michigan Ave and Railway the riverbank transistions to a more natural environment

Fairlane Estate

The Henry Ford and Greenfield Village are just beyond Eagle Lane, not really navigable to enter

Unfortunately the River does collect waste

Passing under bridges

Rail bridge in the distance as passing under Michigan Ave with the shopping cart that we removed

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