by macombnow | Feb 3, 2018
(from the Winter 2016 Macomb Now Magazine) By Denis LeDuc “Come on, let’ get out there and give that guy a hand.” “Sure it’ll only take a minute to give him a shove.” “Ok, all together now…PUSH!” So might the conversation have been on this snowy winter day in 1952 on...
by macombnow | Feb 3, 2018
(from the Fall 2016 Macomb Now Magazine) By Denis LeDuc In the middle of a bustling suburb there is an unexpected slice of heaven. River Bends Park, in Shelby Township, is home to many plants and animals, and is a lovely place for picnics and relaxation. Within the...
by macombnow | Feb 3, 2018
(from Summer, 2015 Macomb Now Magazine) By Denis LeDuc The summers of my youth were slow and lazy, seemingly neverending. School was only vaguely somewhere far over the horizon. I would spend my long, hot days skipping stones, running the woods with my brother,...
by macombnow | Feb 2, 2018
(from the Summer 2013 Edition of Macomb Now Magazine) By Denis LeDuc July 1, 1863: Union cavalry encounters lead elements of Gen. Robert E. Lee’s invading Confederate Army west of Gettysburg, Pa. Reinforcements include the 24th Michigan Infantry. They delay Lee long...
by macombnow | Jan 17, 2018
(from the Summer 2015 issue of Macomb Now Magazine) By Denis LeDuc School is out. The kids settle into summer. In the city the air shimmers above the hot pavement. The soft breezes of Lake St. Clair are calling with cool promise. Families pack the swimsuits, the...
