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Grosse Pointer Hosts Auto and Brewery History Tours

Bus Tours Offered During Detroit Auto Show on January 19 and 26.

 

DETROIT– Grosse Pointe resident Kim Rusinow launched Show Me Detroit Tours with business partner and friend Pat Haller early in 2012. The company specializes in creating authentic sightseeing experiences in Downtown Detroit for both visitors and hometown tourists. Both women enjoy sharing Detroit’s top attractions, local favorites and hidden gems with their tour guests.

In a new venture, Show Me Detroit Tours will partner Motor City Brew Tours to present four Detroit Automotive & Brewery History Tours on Saturday, Jan. 19 and 26, during the 2013 North American International Auto Show.  Tours start at 11 a.m. and at 3 p.m.

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The 3.5 hour bus tours will look at Detroit then and now, including Downtown and Midtown today, early brewing history, the Eastern Market, the Packard Plant, the Ford Piquette Plant, architect Albert Kahn’s work, and the brewery and dairy operations at the Traffic Jam & Snug Restaurant in Midtown.

According to Show Me Detroit Tours’ co-founders, interest is higher than ever in seeing and understanding Detroit’s rich history, as well as its current challenges and triumphs.  It’s a tale of two cities as greater Downtown continues to attract new residents, workers, visitors and investors while many neighborhoods seek a viable 21st century re-use.

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Steve Johnson, Motor City Brew Tours founder, noted that the tours will make a brief stop to view a video presentation at the Ford Piquette Plant – the city’s most authentic automotive site and the birthplace of Henry Ford’s iconic Model T. Ticket sales will support restoration efforts at the Piquette Plant – with $5 donated for every tour ticket purchased.

The ticket price includes expert historical commentary, guided bus transportation, admission at the Ford Piquette Plant, and a brewery tour with sampling and light appetizers at the Traffic Jam & Snug.  Tickets must be purchased in advance online.  Tour guests must be 21 years of age.  Both tour companies offer gift certificates for gift-giving.

The tours will start and end in front of the Detroit Fire Department Headquarters Building directly across from Cobo Center at the corner of Washington Boulevard and Larned streets (250 W. Larned, Detroit, MI 48226).

For more information or to purchase tour tickets online, visit their website or call: (313) 444-2120.

 

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