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Vintage postcard showing Detroit Beach with families enjoying the sandy shores and shallow waters of Lake Erie in its heyday as a summer resort destination.

Did Detroiters Really Vacation on Lake Erie?

Detroit Beach was built as a summer place for urban elites, but now it's a subdivision with a flooding problem

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Abdul El-Sayed Wanted a Mosque Near Ground Zero

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