Detroit River and Belle Island

Detroit River and Belle Island, a photo by BelchSpeak on Flickr.

It seems like the prettiest thing in Detroit is looking across the river at Canada.

This was taken from an observation deck at the Detroit Renaissance Center. The day was mostly overcast and often you couldn’t see below the cloudline, but the river was a deep aqua color despite the cruddy weather.

And back during prohibition, bootleggers would drive across the frozen lake to deliver hooch!