I leave early tomorrow morning (6 a.m.) for Detroit to attend the Forward with Ford conference.
I found out some double good news today – not only will we get to test drive the vehicles on Thursday morning, we will also get to eat and see a show at the Fillmore Theater Wednesday night.
I’m staying at the Dearborn Inn (Marriott), just outside of Detroit in Dearborn. It’s a colonial-style hotel that was built in 1931 by Henry Ford. Seems fitting given the conference, and the photos look promising – I dig the colonial style.
Tomorrow night, they are hosting a cocktail hour/welcome dinner featuring presentations from Ford CEO Alan Mulally and writer Malcolm Gladwell.
This is shaping up to be a pretty interesting trip, and I’m always happy to go somewhere I’ve never been.
Even if it is Detroit, a place labeled by some as the country’s most miserable city.
Wake and Wander 
[…] As I mentioned, it was built by Henry Ford back in the day to accommodate travelers arriving at the Ford Airport. […]
WOW, Will I think you make Detroit sound like one of the coolest places to be, and I look forward to hearing what the very smart Gladwell has to say. We wrote about the city last year http://www.gonomad.com/destinations/1006/detroit-michigan.html
[…] As I mentioned, it was built by Henry Ford back in the day to accommodate travelers arriving at the Ford Airport. […]
I actually checked out that article before I left, and I’ll finally get to go into Detroit tonight. I think all places are cool – there’s something to take away from any place you go.