Event LocationGilmore Car Museum, Hickory Corners. MI
Event DescriptionEnjoy the company of the Pierce-Arrow Society as they celebrate their 16th Annual Pierce-Arrow Gathering at Gilmore, held Sunday August 25, 2019 with their annual Showing at the Museum . This special day will draw Pierce-Arrow Society members and and their Pierce-Arrows, America's Premier Luxury cars built in Buffalo, NY between 1901-1938. For more information please visit www.pierce-arrowmuseum.org or call Dave Stevens at (231) 740-6610. Regular Admission Rates Apply: $15/adults $10/children ages 7-17 Free/children ages 6 and under
Event TitleMotorCities Automotive Heritage New Center Walking Tour -- August
Event Date(s)August 27, 2019 2p.m. - 4 p.m.
Event LocationTechTown- 440 Burroughs St., Detroit, MI
Event DescriptionAlthough the Model T was famously produced off Woodward Avenue in Highland Park, the birthplace and ideation of the Model T happened right in Detroit’s New Center and Milwaukee Junction neighborhoods. On this walking tour, we will experience the past, present and future of this iconic Detroit area, going back in time with a visit into the Piquette Plant itself and speak with the innovators who now call these neighborhoods home. Stops include: Piquette Plant Milwaukee Junction neighborhood Pingree Detroit Woodward Retail Corridor and other new developments This tour series is generously sponsored by MotorCities Automotive Heritage Area. Tour begins promptly at 2:00pm. Please allow yourself a sufficient amount of time to find parking and arrive at the location. For groups of 10 or more, please contact us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for accommodations.
Event TitleAuto Heritage Bicycle Tour -- September
Event Date(s)September 21, 2019 10 a.m.
Event LocationWheelhouse Detroit Bike Shop
Event DescriptionDiscover how Detroit became the center of industry on this tour. The tour takes in the Globe Building, Dequindre Cut, Packard Plant, the GM Detroit-Hamtramck (Poletown) Assembly Plant, Milwaukee Junction, New Center (old GM Headquarters and Fisher Building), and TechTown, where we will learn how industry is evolving with advanced technology. On the return trip, we will pass the Michigan Theatre, the location of Ford’s original workshop, the Bagley Garage. This tour includes an extended stop with a docent-led tour of the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant. Community Partner: Ford Piquette Avenue Plant Ride Distance: approximately 15 miles Tour price: $35.00 | with bike rental: $45.00 Max of 15 riders per tour
Event TitleMotorCities Automotive Heritage New Center Walking Tour -- September
Event Date(s)September 24, 2019 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Event LocationTechTown- 440 Burroughs St., Detroit, MI
Event DescriptionAlthough the Model T was famously produced off Woodward Avenue in Highland Park, the birthplace and ideation of the Model T happened right in Detroit’s New Center and Milwaukee Junction neighborhoods. On this walking tour, we will experience the past, present and future of this iconic Detroit area, going back in time with a visit into the Piquette Plant itself and speak with the innovators who now call these neighborhoods home. Stops include: Piquette Plant Milwaukee Junction neighborhood Pingree Detroit Woodward Retail Corridor and other new developments This tour series is generously sponsored by MotorCities Automotive Heritage Area. Tour begins promptly at 2:00pm. Please allow yourself a sufficient amount of time to find parking and arrive at the location. For groups of 10 or more, please contact us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for accommodations.
Event DescriptionDiscover how Detroit became the center of industry on this tour. The tour takes in the Globe Building, Dequindre Cut, Packard Plant, the GM Detroit-Hamtramck (Poletown) Assembly Plant, Milwaukee Junction, New Center (old GM Headquarters and Fisher Building), and TechTown, where we will learn how industry is evolving with advanced technology. On the return trip, we will pass the Michigan Theatre, the location of Ford’s original workshop, the Bagley Garage. This tour includes an extended stop with a docent-led tour of the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant. Community Partner: Ford Piquette Avenue Plant Ride Distance: approximately 15 miles Tour price: $35.00 | with bike rental: $45.00 Max of 15 riders per tour
Event DescriptionExplore the "coming of age" story of the automobile during the first decades of the 20th Century from the vantage point of Detroit’s Woodward Corridor. Beginning in a forgotten industrial district called Milwaukee Junction, Tinkers to Titans visits the seminal roots of iconic car companies such as Ford, Studebaker, EMF, Packard, Nash, Brush, Dodge, and Anderson Detroit Electric. From the Junction, the tour travels north to Highland Park where Ford Motor Company built the first automated assembly line. The tour wraps in the upscale neighborhood of Boston Edison where the early auto titans built their first mansions over 100 years ago.
Event DescriptionPaddling Time: 2 Hours, following 30 minutes of gear fitting and safety talk. Route Classification: Intermediate Paddle – Paddler should be comfortable in active water due to the potential paddling conditions, caused by wind and waves. Route: Paddle from Grayhaven Mooring Facility in protected canals to the where the Fisher Mansion is located. Then paddle up the Detroit River a short distance to what has been called the “Venice of Detroit”. Then the return trip to Grayhaven Mooring Facility downstream on the Detroit River. Meeting Location: Grayhaven Mooring Facility, Detroit, Michigan Requirements: All personal kayaks must be 12′ long or longer and have double bulkheads or be sit-on-tops. All paddlers must have a life jacket on and zipped for the duration of the paddle. We do not allow alcoholic beverages and we will not allow anyone under the influence of drugs or alcohol to paddle. No smoking is allowed on our tours. These requirements are for your safety and the safety of the group. Minimum Age: 14 years old. 14 – 18 year olds must be accompanied with an adult on the water. Parking: At the launch site there is free parking in the secured gated area of Grayhaven Mooring Facility. Cost: $50 Per Person For Kayak Rental – All Riverside Kayak Connection kayaks for tours are single sit-inside kayaks. When registering please provide your height and weight so that we bring an appropriate kayak. $30 Per Person With Own Kayak – We require personal kayaks to be at least 12′ long and have double bulk-heads or be a sit-on-top. Information on bulkheads. Registration: All of our tours require pre-registration. Our tours frequently fill up so register early. If you would like to be on the wait list for a full tour please email us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Cancellation Policy: If for any reason you have to cancel your reservation or change the date of your booking, please call at least 48 hours prior to the tour for a full refund. If we have to cancel due to weather conditions we will offer a full refund or reschedule your reservation. Private Tours: We can also book private tours. Please contact us for availability.
Event LocationMeets at 1 Hart Plaza (by electric sign)
Event DescriptionDetroit is called the "Motor City" for good reason. The city is synonymous with cars. Detroit put the world on wheels and totally revolutionized society. In fact, one can’t go very far in any direction without being reminded of this industry's enormous legacy, its continued presence, and the early pioneers who made it all happen. MotorCities Car Culture Tour covers significant and forgotten or little known Downtown and Midtown sites related to Detroit's automotive heritage. From the route Charles Brady King took when he drove the first car on the streets of Detroit to the birthplace of the Model T which changed the world, former Cass Avenue automobile dealerships - many selling cars whose names are unfamiliar today - which once dominated the Midtown area now occupied by trendy condos, restaurants, and retail shops to beautiful public art and architecture commissioned by wealthy industrialists or their heirs and much more. We'll talk about the role labor unions played in giving a voice to autoworkers and elevating the middle class into a powerful socio-economic demographic wielding incredible political and economic clout. Along our tour route, we'll encounter multiple examples of the ancillary new industries, organizations, and products the auto industry gave rise to such as lodging, insurance, travel clubs, car washes, the nation's first coast-to-coast highway organized here in Detroit, stop lights, concrete highways, etc. We'll see examples of massive culture shifts brought on by the auto industry such as a sense of self reliance and freedom once enjoyed primarily by the wealthy but now available to the masses, Sunday drives, affordable cars, one-stop-shopping, suburbanization, and more. Don't miss out on this exciting opportunity to rediscover Detroit's fascinating automotive heritage. This tour has been made possible in part by a grant from MotorCities National Heritage Area. Tour price includes transit tokens, admission to Ford Piquette Plant, and an early autoworkers favorite lunch - a coney dog and soft drink. Note: This is a walking tour with emphasis on walking although we do travel aboard the Detroit People Mover and QLine. Minimum attendees (4) are required for tour to be a go.Check your email or check back with City Tour Detroit 48 hours prior to tour for confirmation.
Event Date(s)Second Sunday the month through September
Event Location1 p.m at Grand Circus Park
Event DescriptionPreservation Detroit is also pleased to announce a special MotorCities Auto History tour, thanks to a grant from nonprofit MotorCities National Heritage Area. The two-hour walking tour, offered the second Sunday of each month through September, will explore the early automotive history right in downtown Detroit, from the site of Henry Ford’s shed, where he built his famous Quadricycle, to the Dodge Brothers’ Greektown bicycle building roots. The MotorCities Auto History tour is also available as a private tour to groups from five to fifty guests. Preservation Detroit’s summer tour series continues with weekly Saturday morning tours of Downtown, Midtown/Cultural Center, and Eastern Market. All tours are $20 via Eventbrite. Preservation Detroit also offers customized private tours for groups of all sizes.
Event Title2019 Model T Birthday Car Show/ Celebration
Event Date(s)September 29, 2019
Event LocationFord Piquette Ave Plant
Event DescriptionCelebrate the Birthday of the Model T with free admission to the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant, Milwaukee Junction car show, Model T rides, entertainment, children's activities and treats. Vendor booths and food truck available on site. Free admission that day for the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant provided by our generous sponsors. If you would like to help sponsor the event or want to enter a 1903-1947 Milwaukee Junction built car into the car show then please contact David Flatt, Executive Director, Ford Piquette Avenue Plant at 313-872-8759 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .If you are interested in registering on for the car show, then it is required that you use Eventbrite to sign up. Registration Ends September 23, 2019 at 6:00 PM This year we are opening the car show to Milwaukee Junction Automobiles up to 1947.
