Labor Day in The Deuce

It's Labor Day 2009, mostly overcast but perfect for a bike ride. Hop on your bicycle and join as we roll through:

Beckley (and Fairview Cemetery)

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• A rising, rectangular patch of green on Argo, just off Pontiac Trail







• A huge sandbox filled with communal toys

• Awesome play structure, swing sets, and horseshpe pits



• Pathway leading up and out of the park into small, well-manicured Fairveiw Cemetery

Longshore

• High above Argo Livery, with a broad view across the Huron River to North Main Street


• Play structure, swing set, benches, and picnic tables


• Apartment dwellers along its north end enjoy the amenities

Argo

• Active livery offering canoes, paddles, life preservers, and refreshments

• Young and earnest employees are funny, pleasant, and helpful

• Assortment of planned activities and parks information galore

• Busy, busy, busy

Riverside

• Long expanse of green


• East end parallels the Broadway Bridge (to the south)


• Huron River meanders on one side, Kellogg Eye Center looms on the other

Broadway

• Bike and walking path winds around, up and down -- and under Broadway Bridge


• Man spreads out among blankets, feeding the birds and talking to himself


• Geese everywhere!

Island

• Numerous bridges criss-crossing back and forth across the Huron



• Peaceful, island-like setting a Senior-Picture favorite


• All-white play structure


• Two large shelters, both hosting large BBQ and other Labor Day festivities