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Downriver Difference Maker Haley Toner

A Difference Maker is an ordinary person who accomplishes extraordinary things by creating positive change in his or her community and in the lives...

September 7, 2024
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Downriver Difference Maker Bruce Genthe

A Difference Maker is an ordinary person who accomplishes extraordinary things by creating positive change in his or her community and in the lives...

August 23, 2024
NFL Draft 2024
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The City of Romulus Welcomes Detroit is On the Clock Ahead of NFL Draft

The Romulus Athletic Center is Gearing Up for the NFL Draft with Family Fun Tips from Romulus Mayor Robert McCraight on Enjoying Your...

April 1, 2024
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Enjoy the Great Indoors with a Downriver Playcation!

MICHIGAN’S DAMP AND CHILLY MONTHS are upon us and sometimes it’s just too cold to go outside. Adults get cabin fever and kids...

January 15, 2024
Jim's Butcher Shop
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Flat Rock’s Resident Driven Small Business Salvation

JIM LATIMER and his family, who own Jim’s Butcher Shop, have served Flat Rock and the surrounding communities for over 40 years. But...

December 13, 2023
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Earning Our Pure Michigan Trail Town Title

THE ECONOMIC CATALYST WHERE BLUE MEETS GREEN The City of Trenton was designated a Pure Michigan Trail Town by the Michigan Department of...

November 15, 2023
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Impressions of the Detroit River, in the 1970’s and Now.

Boating on the Detroit River since a young child in the 1970’s, I remember a retro pink, one- piece bathing suit with big...

November 15, 2023
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What’s Your Story? We’d LOVE to tell it.

We want to tell your story! DESTINATION DOWNRIVER WOULD LIKE TO FEATURE LOCAL PEOPLE AND PLACES THAT HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON OUR...

September 16, 2023
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Taking Stock of What We’ve Got

APPRECIATING OUR DOWNRIVER COMMUNITIES TO TAKE STOCK OF SOMETHING or someplace is to think carefully about a situation and then form an opinion....

September 16, 2023
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Flat Rock’s Hometown Heroes

Pictured from Left to Right: SCOTT LITTLE, Superior Comfort Heating & Cooling,  GINO LUCIA, GLC Landscaping, BRITTNEY SIGNORELLI, Instinct Salon,  JARAMIE WIEGERT, S&J...

September 16, 2023