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Maccabi

Things To Do

A partial list of Detroit-area attractions.

MEGAN SWOYER
Special to The Jewish News

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re you visiting Detroit to
watch your athlete in the
Maccabi Games, but find
you have some time on your
hands between events? These area
attractions will provide entertaining
moments:
Color Your World It's difficult to
track a fluttering butterfly or a flitting
hummingbird for more than about 10
seconds. The folks at the Detroit
Zoo's Wildlife Interpretive Gallery in
Royal Oak were well aware of that
dilemma when they designed an
enclosed haven for the winged lovelies

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1998

Detroit Jewish News

that mirrors nature but allows visitors
to get up close and personal.
Vivid orange and blue butterflies
may perch.on your head and arms,
while hummingbirds practically brush
against you. Garden benches, lush
foliage and beautiful stonework create
the ultimate park ... indoors, at the
outdoor Detroit Zoo.
Tour Auto Baron Homes -
Location, location, location. He want-
ed a house on the water. So E _ dsel
Ford, Henry Ford's son, had one built
on Lake St. Clair in Grosse Pointe
Shores. The Cotswolds-style Edsel and
Eleanor Ford House, where El and Ed
raised their four children, draws kids
who love to investigate its 60 rooms,

the three-quarter-scale playhouse and
the tunnel that leads from the main
house to the power house.
The Tea Room serves up tyke=
tempting. fare, such as lemonade and
peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
Open for tours Tuesday-Sunday.
With 15 baths and eight fireplaces,
what more could a man want? Not
much, according to Henry Ford, who
lived with all of that and then some at
Dearborn's Henry Ford Estate-Fair
Lane. As an inventor and auto pioneer,
Ford's home was quite self-sufficient.
The 1914 mansion boasts a six-level
powerhouse built with the help of his
good buddy, Thomas Edison.
The 56-room hacienda features a

special tunnel that impresses imagina-
tive kids. It leads to the lower floor
with a one-lane bowling alley and a rec
room where the Fords hosted folk-
dancing sessions.
Be sure to dive into one of the tasty
sandwiches served in the nearby Pool
Room restaurant, formerly Ford's
swimming pool. Mansion tours avail-
able daily.
Because he died in 1921, auto
baron John Dodge, who's credited with
building the $4 million Tudor-style
Meadow Brook Hall in Rochester,
never had an opportunity to live in his
dream home. After his death, his wife,
Matilda, was left with more than $150
million, enough to decorate the long-