Buffalo Soldiers of the 25th Infantry Division. The all-Black Army regiments were among the first rangers in what later became the National Park Service.

The Metro: Celebrate Buffalo Soldiers history at Rouge Park blues festival

October 4, 2024

The Detroit Parks Coalition's Freedom Arts Festival is celebrating the Buffalo Soldiers on Saturday at Rouge Park with a family-friendly...

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Brennan Pool in Detroit.

Detroit’s only city-run outdoor pool to close for season after Labor Day

September 2, 2022

Labor Day weekend marks the unofficial end of summer in many ways. In Detroit it denotes the final weekend that...

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Rouge Park controlled burn

Bridge Detroit: Why a part of Rouge Park was recently set on fire

May 30, 2022

A grassy field in Rouge Park – Detroit’s largest park – was recently on fire. But it wasn’t an accident,...

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The Future of Operations at the Rouge Park Golf Course in Detroit

September 4, 2018

WDET/Laura Herberg In the 1990s, golfers could choose from six municipal golf courses in Detroit: Belle Isle, Chandler Park, Palmer Park,...

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CuriosiD: Who Designed the Rouge Park Golf Course?

August 20, 2018

  WDET listener, Jeff Currier, is a 32-year-old golf enthusiast from Ferndale. He asked CuriosiD: "Who designed the Rouge Park...

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