PALMER PARK

It’s exploding in popularity, and although it kind of resembles tennis, Pickleball is far from it. “Many, many, many differences. One, we play with what you would see is more like a whiffle ball,” Founder of Detroiter’s Play Pickle ball Association, Deborah Ferguson, told “Live in the D’s” April Morton. She says they play at what they call the “kitchen line,” which is close to the net, so there’s not a lot of heavy duty running involved.

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It’s crazy to think you don’t need a time machine or something like the DeLorean to see what it was like back hundreds of years ago. This Sunday afternoon, June 27 from 1-5 is Log Cabin Day at Palmer Park in Northwest Detroit. The event, unlike in recent years, will be outdoors with things to experience with the family.

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In a recent article, the blog named Michigan’s 10 best cross-country ski trails. RELATED: 9 reasons why cross-country skiing is the best sport for Michigan wintersHere are Michigan’s top 10 cross-country ski trails, in no particular order, according to NorwiSki:Porcupine Mountains Ski Area : This system near Ontonagon in the U.P. Keweenaw Trails : Keweenaw Trails offers 67 miles of groomed cross-country skiing on four trail systems that traverse the Keweenaw Peninsula. Ungroomed terrain can be found at Seidman Park, Pickerel Lake Park, Millenium Park, Donald J. Lamoreaux Park, Luton Park, Lepard Preserve, Provin Trails Park, Townsend Park, Rogue River Park and Wahlfield Park. Ungroomed terrain can be found at Seidman Park, Pickerel Lake Park, Millenium Park, Donald J. Lamoreaux Park, Luton Park, Lepard Preserve, Provin Trails Park, Townsend Park, Rogue River Park and Wahlfield Park.

DETROIT The City of Detroit and the Detroit Pistons announced the launch of an enhanced eight-week Pistons Neighbors Program beginning July 29 that will provide free programming for children and families at Adams Butzel Recreation Complex, Clark Park, Palmer Park, Pingree Park and Jayne Field/Lasky Recreation Center in Detroit. The five city parks will host safe and socially distanced programming for all ages. Funding for the programming is being provided by the William Davidson Foundation, Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation, and the Detroit Pistons. The Pistons Neighbors Program builds on the six-week program at Bennett and Rouge parks in the summer of 2019 and reaffirms the Detroit Pistons commitments to Detroits parks. Renovating courts is not where our commitment ends, its just the beginning, said Detroit Pistons Vice Chairman Arn Tellem.

DETROIT Palmer Park along Woodward Avenue in Detroit underwent extensive renovations just last year. The changes brought in lots of new people to the park, but they also brought trash. READ: Detroiters contribute to transformation of Palmer ParkThe playscape isnt even a year old yet. The group, Friends of Palmer Park said theyve been telling the city that they need more police officers at the park at night. They said the playground has become a party zone and at 10 p.m. the park closing time isnt being enforced.

If theres a basketball court, youll likely see one or more people playing on it when the weather is nice in Detroit. At an event at a recently refurbished basketball court in Palmer Park, the Detroit Pistons announced that theyve completed 17 of a promised 60 court renovations across the city. The court in Palmer Parkwhich had cracks on its surface and often went without nets on the rimswas badly in need of an update. The Pistons also announced a partnership with the team, now dubbed the Detroit Wheelchair Pistons. Additional funding for the Palmer Park court was provided by the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation.

DETROIT - Volunteers were busy at Palmer Park in Detroit on Saturday building new equipment and laying down mulch, which they say is a lot harder than it looks. The effort was a part of a partnership between the City of Detroit and groups including the People for Palmer Park and the Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation. A coalition of volunteers got started on the transformation of Palmer Park early Saturday morning. The transformation at Palmer Park began with new tennis courts. Many of the families who volunteered Saturday will enjoy Palmer Park for years to come.

Volunteers were busy at Palmer Park in Detroit on Saturday building new equipment and laying down mulch, which they say is a lot harder than it looks. Copyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.

click to enlarge Photo by Barbara BarefieldFrank Lloyd Wright Turkel home. People for Palmer Park will hold its fifth annual Light Up the Cabin Garden Party fundraiser and silent auction in the famed Frank Lloyd Wright Turkel home, just north of Detroit's Palmer Park. Both the Turkel home and the Palmer Park Log Cabin were victims of severe neglect. Since 2012, People for Palmer Park (PFPP) has raised awareness and funds to restore the historic cabin. Funds raised by People for Palmer Park will both restore the cabin and revitalize Palmer Park.