Loren and Sharon visited us again on Sunday and, since it was threatening to rain, took us on a driving tour of Ann Arbor. Joani had read about "fairy doors" (in Southern Living many years ago) that appeared at various businesses around the town. Armed with the internet and a map we went in search of this unique Ann Arbor quirkiness. You would think with our traveling skills we could find the tiny doors with a map, however, we somehow found ourselves at the wrong store (Sweetwaters Coffee and Tea on Washington St., not Kerrytown). What we did find was a bunch of artisans selling their wares and a nearby delicatessen.
Zingerman's Deli had a well-deserved reputation among Michigan residents, so we sat down for some lunch. Joani's pastrami Reuben was awesome.
Another fairy door was on the front of The Ark. I thought I saw it and quickly tried to take a picture. A car just as quickly blocked my view. We circled the block twice before I gave up and decided we were just not meant to see them on this drizzly, overcast day. Believe me, they are there and we will have photographic evidence someday!
Jonathan B. Wright and his little girls first noticed fairy doors appearing around his house well over 10 years ago. Soon they were turning up around town.
Onward around a lot of construction detours, we cruised the University of Michigan campus. I'm not an authority on college football by any means, so I had to take Loren's word for it that this stadium holds the record for the largest single-game attendance - at least, I think that's what he said.
The "Big House"
Next, we drove through the Frank Lloyd Wright influenced office complex built by Thomas Stephen Monaghan, founder of Domino's Pizza. A grand development (just under one million square feet) that is home to over 50 successful businesses, including the world headquarters of Domino's Pizza. When Monaghan retired he sold Domino's for just under one billion dollars.
World's largest copper-covered roof - 423,415 square feet
We were looking for the Bison that roam the farm to no avail. (A herd that started with one bull and one cow and now has over 90 bison.) Then Sharon spotted this pair of unusual donkeys, keeping an eye on the comings and goings.
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