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Ray Hilbrich

Ray Hilbrich is a contributor to Michigan Enjoyer and former minor league baseball player. He is an avid enjoyer of sports, America, and a good cigar.

Saddam Hussein in military uniform shaking hands with Detroit officials during a formal diplomatic meeting

Why Saddam Hussein Got the Key to the City of Detroit

Ray Hilbrich·Aug 26
Vintage baseball players in 1860s uniforms play bare-handed ball at Greenfield Village under Walnut Grove welcome sign

At This Baseball Diamond, No Gloves and No Fastballs

Ray Hilbrich·Aug 10
Prophet Jones gestures dramatically while seated on an ornate throne, wearing an elaborate patterned robe in this vintage black and white photograph

This Detroit Prophet Had an Empire, Until a Sex Scandal Brought Him Down

Ray Hilbrich·Aug 3
alley murals

Detroit Mayor Duggan Spends $5.4 Million on Art Alleys While Homeless Rates Rise 

Ray Hilbrich·Aug 5
detroit border crossing

Michigan’s Population Is Growing, But Not For the Reasons You’d Think

Ray Hilbrich·Jul 15
hudson's detroit

The New Hudson Building Is a Giant Middle Finger

Ray Hilbrich·Jul 1
pope leo

How Michigan Shaped the First Midwestern Pope

Ray Hilbrich·Jun 9
milwaukee brewers players

Traverse City Is a Stop On the Way to the Big Leagues

Ray Hilbrich·May 5
chesterton academy

Classical School Enrollment Surges as Learning Crisis Deepens

Ray Hilbrich·Apr 21
Catch a Glimpse of Detroit’s Heyday at Jacoby’s

Catch a Glimpse of Detroit’s Heyday at Jacoby’s

Ray Hilbrich·Apr 11
childrens choir

How the Latin Mass Is Revitalizing Eastern Market

Ray Hilbrich·Mar 25
baseball player on field

The Life of a Minor Leaguer in Michigan

Ray Hilbrich·Mar 5