Paddle along in the 34-foot, 18-passenger canoe "Huron" at 4 and 6 p.m. tomorrow and at 10 a.m., noon and 2 p.m. Sunday. There is a $3 fee per person, or $40 per group.
Advance registration is required. Call 1-734-782-3956.
See the handiwork of the Michigan Carvers and Collectors Club at a Woodcarvers' Show from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. tomorrow and Sunday at the Marshlands Museum and Nature Center in Lake Erie Metropark.
On July 28, kids can make "Critter Contact," starting at 10:30 a.m. in the Marshlands Museum. Learn all about a marshland animal from live examples and activities. There is a $2 fee per child.
July 28 also is Archeology Saturday, starting at 1 p.m. Bring a flat trowel and gloves, wear old pants and help on an archeological dig.
Quilting Sunday is from noon to 4 p.m. July 29. Become part of the informal Marshlands Quilting Guild. All skill levels are welcome.
Advance registration is required for all programs. Call 1-800-477-3189 or 1-734-379-5020 for registration and information.
Incense and peppermints — and possibly other aromas — will waft through downtown Wyandotte as the Wyandotte Business Association and Michele and Carl Lundgren present a Love-In celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Summer of Love with a Plum Street Reunion from 11 a.m. to dusk today.
The Mad Hatter will be on hand to host a musical lineup that will include Gary Quackenbush, Frijid Pink, Carolyn Striho and The Plum Street Band, as well as poet James Semark, who will set a positive vibe on the main stage at Eureka and Biddle. River's Edge Gallery will feature the artwork of Jem Targal, Carl Lundgren, Gary Grimshaw and Leni Sinclair.
Other attractions will include a 1967-inspired fashion show, The Rovers Scooter Club, VW Bugs Club, more than 20 "Plum Street" vendors and more.
Admission is free.
The peace and tranquility of Trenton's Elizabeth Park gets a weekend off as the annual Roar on the River roostertails its way along the Trenton Channel tomorrow and Sunday.
Along with the free powerboat races, there also will be the Roar in the Park classic car show and Roar Over the Park fireworks display tomorrow.
Start the festivities at "A Taste of the Races" from 6 - 10 p.m. today along the riverfront. The selection will be bigger and better than ever, with about 35 establishments offering their culinary favorites.
Tickets to "A Taste of the Races" are $40 in advance, $45 at the gate. Visit www.trentonroarontheriver.com/tickets.htm or call 1-734-675-8600 for ticket information.
The Downriver Irish American Club will host the 2007 Irish American Festival from 4 p.m. to midnight today and from 2 p.m. to midnight tomorrow at Yack Arena, 3131 Third St., Wyandotte.
The event will feature food, beer, bingo, games, and live music by the Saline Fiddlers, Charlie Taylor, The Heinzman Dancers and Jim Perkins.
There will be a 50/50 raffle and drawings for a Detroit Tiger suite, a TV, a large basket of cheer and a "Bells of Ireland" Waterford vase.
AAA Michigan will be on hand from 2 - 5 p.m. tomorrow to make ID cards for youngsters.
Admission is $2 for this family event.
Michigan's largest free air show is tomorrow and Sunday at Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Harrison Township. Gates open at 8 a.m. both days and flying starts at 11 a.m. Both admission and parking are free.
The show will feature demonstrations by both military and civilian aircraft. Some of the military's largest aircraft will be on display during the show. See the KC-135 Stratotanker, the C-17 Globemaster, AWACs aircraft, KC-10, a B-52, World War II bombers and more.
Highlights include demonstrations by Air Force F-15 and Navy F-18 fighter jets and the Army's Golden Knights parachute team.
Visit selfridgeairshow.org for more information.
Get on board at the 17th annual National Train Show July 27-29 at the Cobo Conference/Exhibition Center in Detroit.
The event will showcase all aspects of model railroading, including more than 45,000 square feet of operating model train displays.
There also will be an 11,000-square-foot Lego Universe, collectibles appraisers, a children's play area and hands-on demonstrations.
Admission is $10 for adults, $9 for seniors, $5 for children ages 6 to 12 and free for children younger than 6. A two-day adult pass is $18.
The Comcast Summer Film Series returns to Campus Martius in downtown Detroit with blockbuster films for all tastes shown outdoors every Saturday night.
There is live entertainment at 8 p.m., with the movies starting at about 9 p.m.
Movies that will be shown this summer include "Charlotte's Web," "Freedom Writers" and "Dreamgirls."
There also will be special advance screenings of two films: "Resurrecting the Champ," starring Samuel L. Jackson and Josh Harnett, and the sequel, "Daddy Day Camp," starring Cuba Gooding Jr.
All the movies and other entertainment are free. For more information, visit www.comcastfilmseries.com
Tan those calves, men. It's kilt-wearing time as the St. Andrew's Society of Detroit presents the 158th Highland Games Aug. 3 and 4 at Historic Greenmead Park in Livonia.
The events include a ceilidh, a music and dancing party from 5:30 to 11 p.m. Aug. 3. Tickets are $15 (children 5 and younger can attend free) and must be purchased in advance.
On Aug. 4, the games take place. Heavy games will include the caber toss, the stone put and the 56-pound weight toss for height. There also will be bagpipe competitions, drum and drum major competitions, Highland dance competitions, a parade of clans, a display of animals native to Scotland, two entertainment tents, Wee Bairns games for children, genealogy and clan tents, Celtic crafts and that world-renowned Scottish cuisine.
Tickets for Aug. 4 are $10 in advance, $15 at the gate. Children 12 and younger get in free. For tickets, visit www.highlandgames.com.
Get out the special occasion bib, the Ribs 'n Soul Festival is Aug. 3 - 5 in Hart Plaza in downtown Detroit.
Ribbers will be saucing up their best ribs, chicken and other dishes for popular approval and in competition for prizes for the top ribs and sauce.
Artists from around the country will be showcasing and selling their work. There will be a classic car show, a business expo and the "Food for the Soul Gospel Showcase."
This summer, take a ride on the wild side at the Henry Ford Museum, and find out what truly drives rock stars with the hot new exhibit "Rock Stars' Cars & Guitars" through Sept. 30.
See John Lennon's "psychedelic" Rolls Royce, a sports car owned (and shot) by Elvis Presley; the actual "Little Deuce Coupe" of Beach Boys fame; a "Dukes of Hazard" 1969 Dodge Charger, owned by Kid Rock; a 1969 GT 350 Shelby Mustang, owned by Bob Seger; and many more rock star vehicles, along with more than 30 guitars owned by some of the most legendary performers to pick up a pick.
The exhibit is free with regular museum admission. Henry Ford Museum is open 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. seven days a week. Admission is $14 for adults, $13 for seniors and $10 for youths. Members and children 4 and younger are free. For more information, call 1-313-982-6001 or visit www.TheHenryFord.org.
"Our Body: The Universe Within," an eye-opening and educational exhibition of actual human bodies and organs, is making its Midwest debut at the New Detroit Science Center, 5020 John R St.
Including approximately 20 bodies and 135 other anatomical displays, the exhibit exposes the inner workings of human anatomy by presenting actual human specimens, reproductions of historic anatomical artwork and much more.
In an artful, compelling and dignified environment, guests will be able to connect with the human artifacts on a personal level that will help them to better understand their own bodies.
The exhibition has been held over through Sept. 3. Tickets are $24.95 for adults, $22.95 for seniors and $19.95 for children. The cost includes Science Center general admission. Children ages 12 and younger must be accompanied by an adult.
Visitors can add the IMAX Dome Theatre film "The Human Body" for an additional $3 for adults and $2 for children and seniors with the purchase of a ticket to "Our Body: The Universe Within." Advance tickets are available at www.detroitsciencecenter.org.
Bacon Memorial District Library, 45 Vinewood, Wyandotte, hosts a drop-in chess game night from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursdays.
Find new and challenging opponents and pick up a move or two.
Heritage Decorative Artists of Southeast Michigan, a chapter of the International Society of Decorative Painters, meets bimonthly at the Westfield Activities Center, 2700 Westfield Road, Trenton.
The group shares ideas and new painting techniques in addition to sponsoring painting seminars with well-known teachers. All levels of painters are welcome.
For more information, call Debi Keeling at 1-734-422-9382, or visit www.heritagedecorativeartists.com.
The Downriver Council for the Arts, 20904 North Line Road, Taylor, has a book club, which meets from 1 to 3 p.m. the first Thursday of every month.
Snacks are provided, and donations are accepted. To learn more, call 1-734-287-6103 or e-mail dc4arts@cs-net.net.
Preservation Wayne again is offering walking tours through five historic districts of Detroit.
The tours take place at 10 a.m. Saturdays. Tours include downtown, the Eastern Market, midtown, auto heritage and the Cultural Center. Tours of the New Center are available by appointment.
Each tour costs $10 and takes two to three hours, looking at the area's past and present.
There also are Tuesday After Work Walking Tours at 5:30 p.m. starting from the Hotel Pontchartrain, 2 Washington Blvd. Each focuses on a different aspect of downtown — skyscrapers, restaurants and bars, sculptures and fountains or the buildings of Albert Kahn and Louis Kemper.
The evening tours also are $10 and take about two hours.
For more information, call 1-313-577-3559 or visit www.preservationwayne.org
See the birthplace of the Model T with a tour of the historic Ford Piquette Avenue Plant, 461 Piquette, Detroit.
Walk the same floors as Henry Ford, the Dodge brothers, James Couzens and other auto pioneers, where the first 10,000 Tin Lizzies were manufactured before the advent of the assembly line.
A National Historic Landmark, the Ford Piquette Avenue plant is open to the public from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. the first and third Saturdays of every month through October. Admission is $10, with free admission for ages 16 and younger.
Tours for groups of 10 or more are available by appointment. Call 1-313-868-2377 for reservations. For directions, visit www.tplex.org.
Take a tour of the Henry Ford Estate-Fair Lane on the campus of the University ofMichigan-Dearborn, 4901 Evergreen Road.
Tours are at 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. Mondays through Saturdays.
The price is $10 for adults, $9 for seniors (62 and older) and $6 for children ages 5-12. Children 4 and younger get in free.
Call 1-313-593-5590 for details.
The Edsel & Eleanor Ford House, 1100 Lake Shore Road, Grosse Pointe Shores, has several Behind the Scenes and Specialty Tours slated for summer.
Tours include:
l"Staff Life on the Estate," at 11 a.m. next Friday and Aug. 10 and 7 p.m. Aug. 22. Guests will have the opportunity to explore the spaces where staff lived and worked while hearing about the large loyal staff that helped make the estate a home for the Ford family.
l "The Secrets Behind the Paintings" at 11 a.m. Aug. 17 and 7 p.m. Aug. 8. Delve into the secret stories behind the great art at the Ford home and the individuals who helped the Fords amass their collection, and get a glimpse of paintings in the attic and basement that are not on display.
l"Cotswold Architecture," at 11 a.m. Aug. 24 and at 7 p.m. Wednesday and Aug. 7. Study architect Albert Kahn's work and how he merged modern and antique architecture.
l"Garden and Grounds Exploration," at 11 a.m. Aug. 18 and 7 p.m. tomorrow and Aug. 3.
Guides will lead guests through the immense gardens and grounds of the estate, including areas often not visited, such as "Bird Island."
Behind the Scenes Tours cost $10. An optional general tour of the house's interior can be added for $7. Reservations are required and can be made by calling 1-313-884-4222.
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