Victory 1 Great Lakes Cruise: Detroit

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By GERRY BARKER
North Palm Beach Life
Photos by Gerry and Pamela Barker

It's day five of our Victory I Great Lakes cruise, and we are at the Motor City, Detroit. The ship is actually docked in the Detroit River, which connects Lake St. Clair and Lake Erie.  Just across the way is Windsor, Canada.  We are booked for an excursion that will take us to the Ford Motor campus in nearby Dearborn and a visit to the Henry Ford American Museum of Innovation.

Self-described as "a vibrant exploration of genius in all its forms," it invites you to "step into a world where past innovations fuel the imagination of generations to come." Divided into sections, history comes alive in exhibits like the Presidential limousines, the bus where Rosa Parks sat, the chair Lincoln sat in when he was shot and a circular house of the future designed by Buckminster Fuller.

There are of course the cars we all know and love, as well as exhibits of roadside attractions, including Holiday Inn and the Golden Arches, plus sections on aviation and the role of math. Altogther, it's much more than you take in with only a few hours to spend. 

Join us as we go on a tour of the museum:

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Touring the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation