Explore Detroit's Riverfront Gems

Grosse Pointe Woods Community Center is organizing a  sightseeing trip to Detroit’s Renaissance Center and Riverfront.

Those who sign up will leave the Community Center at 9:15 a.m. June 30, by luxury coach for a guided tour of RenCen, highlighting the GM Wintergarden with its five-story, tropical, glass atrium overlooking the Detroit River, and the outdoor Plaza and Promenade. Everyone will also have a chance to see “Borealis,” the tallest vertical glass structure in world, and take an interactive look a GM’s Buick, Chevrolet, Cadillac, and GM brands.

A lunch break is planned at Andiamo, where everyone will enjoy a half sandwich with soup and a gourmet cookie.

Following lunch there will be time to shop at the likes of Pure Detroit, Godiva Chocolatier, Scentsations Fragrance & Chrystal Boutique, the Detroit Locker Room, and more. Or you may elect to simply take a stroll along the riverfront and enjoy the fountains, butterfly gardens, carousel and sculpture.

The bus returns to the Community Center at 1:15 p.m.

Register for this home-town adventure by June 16 at the Grosse Pointe Woods Community Center. The cost is $17 for residents and $19 for non-residents of the Woods.

Stop by the Community Center, 20025 Mack Plaza, or call (313) 343-2408 for more information.