Detroit Beach @ Campus Martius Park

I was downtown this morning and stopped by "Detroit Beach" in Campus Martius .
From a urban planning stand point I really like the feel of the new "beach" .
Campus Martius does a excellent job of "slowing down" all the crazy traffic that would normally be at the insane intersection .
The "beach" really slows it down , I sat there this morning , shoes off in the sand, in a beach chair ,listening to the water features , watching several babies with moms play in the sand .
If you have a chance ,go and take off your shoes and check it out.Attachment 20509Attachment 20510Attachment 20511Attachment 20512Attachment 20513Attachment 20514Attachment 20515Attachment 20509

Thanks for those pics! We're headed down today for River Days and will be checking it out! I haven't been to Campus Martius in months.

You must have been down there pretty early for it to be that vacant! Great Pictures. A couple of friends and I took Olga's to-go and sat in the park the other week.

Swing by at lunchtime! It's pretty busy and there's live music.

this looks cool!

ill have to try it out...

is the bar open yet?

@ French yes I was down there very early I think 9 am on a Thursday morning .
@ Spartan yes the bar is open, they have a full bar , and I was told next week the full menu will up and running . I checked out the menu and they will have everything from appetizers , to salads , to sandwiches , the prices are medium prices, from $8 for appetizers , $9 for salads , and $10-$16 for sandwiches from Italian sausage to steak.
They will have severs/wait staff, to bring your items to your beach chair .
Also they are keeping/with slight changes for winter, of course they wont' keep the beach chairs sand ect.
all and all, I think this is very cool and steps Detroit's game up , It's quite impressive for the people of Detroit and for visitors alike .
any thoughts ?

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Originally Posted by Detroitdave

@ French yes I was down there very early I think 9 am on a Thursday morning .
@ Spartan yes the bar is open, they have a full bar , and I was told next week the full menu will up and running . I checked out the menu and they will have everything from appetizers , to salads , to sandwiches , the prices are medium prices, from $8 for appetizers , $9 for salads , and $10-$16 for sandwiches from Italian sausage to steak.
They will have severs/wait staff, to bring your items to your beach chair .
Also they are keeping/with slight changes for winter, of course they wont' keep the beach chairs sand ect.
all and all, I think this is very cool and steps Detroit's game up , It's quite impressive for the people of Detroit and for visitors alike .
any thoughts ?

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A bit disappointing, I was hoping it would be a bit cheaper. Will definitely have to check it out at some point though.