Chief Pontiac

 

 

the Detroit river connects Lake Huron to Lake Erie

it is 32 miles long

straight as an arrow...

it is 41 degrees here this morning

there is a mist of sleet mixed with rain coming off the river

the wind blows here

it gusts

i am intrigued by these places

Many of the names come from Native American personalities

i.e. Chief Pontiac...

i wonder why the founders of these cities did this,

named everything pretty much after the Native peoples,

was it from honor, guilt, or something else?

"Detroit" means straight..

named by Frenchman  Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac,

this country we live in is fascinating

and it is more than what is happening to it today..

one thing i notice in all of these places i go,

the beautiful Cathedrals..

and everyone of them have a candle burning..

and this candle is in a red glass,

giving off a warm scarlet glow of assurance,

"I am with you always, even to the end...."

 

wkm

Detroit MI