Tomorrow, Aug. 16, is the bicentennial anniversary of the British capture of Detroit in the War if 1812. I understand there are going to be some re-enactors at Fort Wayne this weekend, but, other than that, I don't know of any festivities. That said, I thought everybody here would appreciate a little heads-up. Today, 200 years ago, the British and Detroiters were exchanging cannon fire until nightfall. Tomorrow, the end came with the surrender of Brigadier General Hull.

Hey, Detroit today isn't all glitter and soap bubbles. But what a lot of history we have, huh?