Motor City Meetup - August, 2025

For a couple of years, a few Ricochet members and I have been tossing around the idea of someday having a Ricochet meetup in and around Detroit. Well, it’s time to make a plan and put it into action. Detroit-area native E. Kent Golding and I are co-hosting a meetup the weekend of August 15-18, 2025. It was going to be 15-17, but E. Kent invited my wife and me to join him for a Detroit Tigers baseball game on the 18th. How could I turn that down?

Here is the first draft of our itinerary.

Friday, 08/15: Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation. Don't want to spend all day at a museum? From the museum, you can take the Ford Rouge Factory Tour. We will probably go to Slow’s Bar-B-Q for supper.

Saturday, 08/16: Woodward Dream Cruise! This is a day-long parade of classic cars that winds through 8 or 9 towns. People who don’t care to spend a whole day at the car cruise may want to take the Fisher Building tour, which is known for its grand architecture. Although it could be different in August, at this time it looks like they have tours on Saturdays at 11am, 1pm, and 3pm. Supper at Buddy’s Pizza, where they invented “Detroit-style” pizza.

Sunday, 08/17: Detroit Institute of Arts, which is regarded as a world-class art museum. For people who don’t want to do that all day, a couple of us are talking about going go-cart racing in the afternoon. Oasis Mediterranean Cuisine in Livonia for supper.

Monday, 08/18: We're still looking at what to do during the day. In the evening, at least a few of us are going to watch the Detroit Tigers play the Houston Astros at Comerica Park. The game starts at 6:40 and we'll be eating at the ballpark.

There are a lot of other things to see, such as @arahant’s suggestion that people visit Cranbrook House and Gardens. I’m sure more suggestions will come in the comments, so the final itinerary may very well differ from the above.