Road to Detroit

The Drive to Dismal Detroit City

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December 26th 2010
The day started just 30 miles north of Chicago. The 5 of us got up at around 8am and began to pack the car after our long stay visiting Chicago. Around 10 inches of snow had fallen the previous night and it was -6C outside, so we were forced to dig our car out of snow and defrost it. The morning was beautiful with few clouds and a bright sun. We had planned to leave promptly and by 9.30am were ... read more

North America » United States » Michigan » Detroit

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more