We start celebrating Paczki a few days early in Hamtramck, so I drove down Joseph Campau and visited the Packzi tent today [[Saturday). [[I was out getting a hair cut anyway.) Free Paczki and coffee. The words "free" and "Paczki" in the same sentence equates to "danger" in Hamtramck.

I was blasted with a bunch of Polka-ized music and nearly run over by a frisky senior racing to the dance floor. I saw a 5 foot dancing Paczki, saw Mayor Majewski dressed in full folkdancing attire, dancing like she was on a hill in Poland. Gotta be that jelly center. It's like a drug.

Doing my DetroitYes duty, I dug up a little more info for you.

On Paczki day in Hamtramck, Tuesday, a bunch of bars will be open including Skippers [[starting at 10 am).

There are special events.

http://www.hamtramck.us/events/pages/index.php

Hamtramck --building your waistline one inch at a time!

[[How's that for a new city motto?)