On Friday, Jan. 18,  Ford Motor Company kicked off its first-ever Winter Festival at Michigan Central Station in Detroit. The family-friendly event features a 3D light show, graffiti painting, food trucks, beverage stations, live performances, and even a place to roast marshmallows!

Winter Festival at the Michigan Central Train Station will continue through Jan. 27, 2019. For more information about dates and hours, head to mcsfest.com.

January 18, 2019
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Bhaktivedanta Cultural Center at the Lawrence Fisher Mansion 383 Lenox St., Detroit The Fisher Mansion is, unto itself, a microcosm of the Detroit story. The mansion was built in the 1920s to flaunt the wealth of Lawrence Fisher, a prosperous beneficiary of the family business, which supplied parts to General Motors. Meant to emulate the Mediterranean style of Italian villas, the 22,000 square-foot home is surrounded by four acres of gardens. In its prime, it included such features as an indoor pool with a tunnel entrance, a mercury-treated fountain that allegedly made wine glow at parties (and also poisoned guests), and a personal canal that allowed Lawrence Fisher to illegally import booze during prohibition from Canada, which is easily seen from the property. After decades of decline, the home was purchased in 1975 by Alfred Brush Ford, the great-grandson of the Ford patriarch, who subsequently donated it to The International Society for Krishna Consciousness, more commonly known as the Hare Krishna movement. Today, the group operates the mansion as a house of worship, cultural center and often offers guided tours of the mansion. Photos by Will Feuer Credit: Joe Alcodray
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