Will be in Dearborn this weekend, staying at The Henry. Already have plans for touring the Henry Museum and the River Rouge plant. Any other suggestions for things to do? Thanks.

If you enjoy middle eastern food, Al ameer’s on Warren at Miller. For pastry,Shatila is also on Warren road nearby. Greenfield Village is nice also (attraction). We honor a lot of out of state CPLs, I recommend you carry. Be safe and enjoy. Could catch a Tiger game, close by if MLB does anything for you (no knives, guns).

I don't know how much has changed, but practicing holding your hands over your head might save you some arm strain.

About one third of the population of Dearborn is from Iraq.

Eat at Giovanni’s if you like good Italian. On the pricier side particularly if you order drinks.

Greenfield Village is good for an entire day.

Detroit Institute for the Arts has tons of famous paintings. Even if you only know a few artists like me, it’s still interesting.

There’s casinos if that’s your thing.

Find a Buddy's Pizza, there are few. One of the standards for Detroit style pizza. Worth the hunt and wait (if any).

You can eat at Jimmy Hoffa's last known restaurant. They don't like people asking about his whereabouts, though.

In years past, crossing the river south to Canada was simple and restaurants in Windsor were pleasant. Now, I don't know if it is allowed.

Casino's were filled with cigarette smoke the last time I ate a business lunch there.

Please take the time to study the various interstates and named highways. The most direct route from Dearborn to the airport is simple and safe. However, taking I-75 through downtown is a maze of concern. There is often a better path / route around the actual city.

Appreciate the input.

FYI

I believe firearms are prohibited at The Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village.

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Originally posted by gjgalligan:
FYI

I believe firearms are prohibited at The Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village.

Well, that makes me feel safer, not. I think they're also prohibited on the plane taking us there.

Greenfield Village. Adjacent to Henry Ford Museum.


Will be in Dearborn this weekend, staying at The Henry. Already have plans for touring the Henry Museum and the River Rouge plant. Any other suggestions for things to do? Thanks.

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Originally posted by gjgalligan:
FYI

I believe firearms are prohibited at The Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village.

But there are zero metal detectors anywhere. That's the museum building as well as the entire Greenfield Village. Be well concealed and nobody will ever know.

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Originally posted by NK402:
Will be in Dearborn this weekend, staying at The Henry. Already have plans for touring the Henry Museum and the River Rouge plant. Any other suggestions for things to do? Thanks.

There's a ton of history there. The problem is much of it is not presented in detail. It's designed for people cruising through who just want the 1 minute read.

For example, they have many historic buildings in the Village which Mr. Ford had moved there. You can walk through the Wright brothers' original bicycle shop, where in the back they have an original Wright Flyer and an engine. (The airplane is incomplete). The engine was hand built by their hired assistant because neither Orville nor Wilbur knew how to make a good engine, but they knew more power was key. You won't get more than what you probably already know about the Wright brothers other than being in their actual building.

Mr. Ford was enamored of 19th century Americana as well as the inventiveness of the early 20th century. There are several historic school buildings that were used as a school in the 1920's through 1940's for a small group of children of certain employees. Edison's lab is there, along with a lot of interesting items. Ford ran a trade school in the 1920's and 1930's that utilized the Edison buildings. The soybean lab building is there (it was my grandfather's lab) but they've kind of gutted it of anything meaningful about what was done there. Almost every building has an interesting history.

The more you can read up before you go, the more interesting it will be when you get there. Same goes for inside the museum building. There are historic cars and aircraft. Many farming vehicles, so if you're into farming you'll get a lot more out of that part than I did since I am pretty ignorant on farming.

The Fairlane estate is interesting if it is open. More so if you know much about the Fords.

Fwiw, last summer I walked all over Dearborn and never felt at all unsafe. Maybe I just wasn't in the bad part of town.

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Originally posted by Fly-Sig:
Be well concealed and nobody will ever know.

Sorry but I believe you respect the property owners rules or you don't go there.

Is it ok if people disregard your property rules as long as you don't know about it?

Read below

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Originally posted by gjgalligan:
Sorry but I believe you respect the property owners rules or you don't go there.

Ok, so, one presumes, you don't go to or into any of the Places To Avoid While Armed (Michigan) when carrying, or you disarm when you do?

Those prohibitions do not have the force of law. The most they can do, if they discover you're violating their policies, is demand you leave the premises. Personally: I'll take the chance.

To the OP: Be advised: We do have gun-free zones under force of law: Michigan Gun-Free Zones

Correct
I either disarm myself or I don't go in places I know prohibit firearms.
It is called being ethical.

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Originally posted by gjgalligan:

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Originally posted by Fly-Sig:
Be well concealed and nobody will ever know.

Sorry but I believe you respect the property owners rules or you don't go there.

Is it ok if people disregard your property rules as long as you don't know about it?

Read below

I do my very best not to go where I cannot carry. I don't go into private residences with my gun if I know or suspect the owner would not approve. But a business is a different thing.

A business has the right to ask me to leave if they discover I am carrying, and I would leave immediately without argument.

A business chooses a no-guns policy out of legal liability. If they didn't do that, any gun related event on their property puts them at severe risk of being sued into oblivion.

Meanwhile, if I do not carry and someone in my family gets attacked, the business is not going to pay medical bills or somehow restore a person's life.

The business is not taking a moral position, they are taking a financial liability position.

If it were a matter of being illegal to carry, then yes I do comply.

eta: Businesses are taking an immoral position by posting no-guns. Any rational evaluation of lawful concealed carry shows an overwhelming benefit to the individuals and to the public in general. Banning lawful guns in a business clearly increases the dangers, which makes it an unethical policy.

Well said, Fly-Sig. Sums up my thinking precisely.

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Originally posted by NK402:
Will be in Dearborn this weekend, staying at The Henry. Already have plans for touring the Henry Museum and the River Rouge plant. Any other suggestions for things to do? Thanks.

Henry Ford Museum will take you most of a day, if you're doing the village too that is more or less your weekend. Not sure how long the Rouge Plant tours take. You don't have to worry about safety at the Henry Ford or Greenfield Village, It is VERY rare that anything happens there.

You might want to avoid the temptation to venture into Detroit though... FWIW, Eight Mile was NOT shot on Eight Mile. Don't bother.

Lots to see in the area. From Dearborn you're about 30 minutes down I-94 from Ann Arbor and University of Michigan campus. Lots of amazing restaurants in downtown Ann Arbor

The "Downtown" area of Dearborn is historic and you'll pass the Ford World HQ.

Many good restaurants in Plymouth as well, also an old downtown area.


Agreed on Buddy's Pizza.

Not to continue the carry tangent, but recently was in New Orleans and visited the WWII museum. Walked through the metal detector and was redirected by security who simply asked and I answered yes I’m carrying a firearm. He asked for my license, wrote my info down and asked me to enjoy my visit
Also gotta agree w jamess1, buddy’s pizza or the villa on the east side. Great Detroit style pizza. Pizzapopolus is also great and probably misspelled.