| The Detroit River forms the northwest boundary of Detroit, the largest city in Michigan. Until recent years, Detroit held the title of ‘Car Capital of the US’. Detroit is the third busiest inland port, allowing for easy access through the St. Lawrence Seaway for ocean vessels headed to worldwide ports. Fort Detroit, founded in 1701, fell to the British in 1760. In 1802, Detroit was incorporated as a town.
In 1805, Detroit suffered destruction as fire ravaged most of the town. By 1825, when the Erie Canal opened, Detroit was the capital of Michigan and its population growth increased rapidly. Detroit’s population reached one million people about the time Henry Ford built his first gas powered automobile in 1891. Automobiles grew to become the city’s largest industry overcoming the chemical, electrical, electronic, shipyards and oil refinery industries, which had previously supported the economy.
You can travel to Detroit on nonstop flights arriving at the North Terminal of Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport. Detroit Metro is the hub for Northwest Airlines, the dominate carrier of international passengers from the UK to Detroit.
With the opening of a second large terminal in 2008, Detroit Metro became a state of the art airport, serving over 36 million passengers annually. The airport has new modern technology, numerous restaurants, shops, business and personal services including laundry and shoe shines. It is one of most efficient airports in the world.
Local tour operators have access to the lowest airfares and accommodation on tours to Detroit. Activity holidays scheduled through local tour operators include the best attractions in Detroit. Local tour operators have the inside information on discounted airfares, accommodation and local tours.
Activity holidays spent in Detroit offer thrilling, fun-filled activities and interesting places to see. Worldwide travellers say arranging activity holidays with affordable prices is what local tour operators do best. It is not necessary to pay exorbitant prices during activity holidays spent in Detroit.
Spend your activity holiday hiking in Isle Royale National Park near the Canadian frontier and stand face- to- face with elk, wolves, foxes, otters, osprey, falcons, herring gulls and jumping trout. On Mackinac Island, reached only by ferry, you will find a complete absence of automobiles (no motorized vehicles are allowed on the island). The modes of transportation are hiking, biking and carriage rides. Activities on the island include golfing, shop hopping and exploring trails, ravines, natural bridges and caves.
Your trip would not be complete without visiting Sault Ste Marie, which is partly in America and partly in Canada. The canals on the St. Mary River connect Lake Huron and Lake Superior. Tours of the Maritime Museum bring historic vessels and the men who sailed them to life.
In addition to the above activities, Detroit offers many other attractions including the Fine Arts Centre, the GM Renaissance Centre and the Motown Historical Museum. Detroit has many fine restaurants, cafés, fast food restaurants, theatres, concerts, sports and a wide variety of activities to fill your activity holiday there. |
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