What Do you want to see on the Riverfront this summer???

**Detroitnerd** · January-19-12, 04:30 PM

I don't really want to see any vendors on the riverfront, necessarily. Isn't our precious little waterfront already overburdened with festivals and theaters and attractions and such?

**j to the jeremy** · January-19-12, 04:36 PM

I want to see a cruise ship docked at our new port, during DEMF, with people dancing on the boat's deck.

**mikeg19** · January-19-12, 10:39 PM

Originally Posted by j to the jeremy

I want to see a cruise ship docked at our new port, during DEMF, with people dancing on the boat's deck.

Great News! I heard a major cruise is set to stop in Detroit's port this summer. It's called the Costa Concor......Oh wait. Well, maybe a dingy will float by.

**DetroitPlanner** · January-20-12, 04:12 PM

Originally Posted by mikeg19

Great News! I heard a major cruise is set to stop in Detroit's port this summer. It's called the Costa Concor......Oh wait. Well, maybe a dingy will float by.

How about a new ferry service to Windsor and Points North and South?

Or maybe a $31 million expansion of the riverwalk/greenway?
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**Gistok** · January-19-12, 10:11 PM

Originally Posted by Detroitnerd

I don't really want to see any vendors on the riverfront, necessarily. Isn't our precious little waterfront already overburdened with festivals and theaters and attractions and such?

Huh? Wait, are you saying there is TOO MUCH activity on the waterfront??

I remember back in the 1980s when there were festivals every weekend down on the waterfront... the German, Polish, Italian, Yugoslavian, and many other ethnic festivals downtown that drew huge numbers of people, and made Hart Plaza and the riverfront area a big draw... add to that the Grand Prix and Hoedown, and the riverfront was a thriving place to be.

I'm curious to know what has replaced all among this list that has been lost?

**stasu1213** · January-19-12, 10:26 PM

I want to see retail open in the former Asian village building. A sporting gear shop could open there that sell running/walking shoes.skateboards, rollerblades, exercise attire and more.

**Detroitnerd** · January-20-12, 04:05 PM

Originally Posted by Gistok

Huh? Wait, are you saying there is TOO MUCH activity on the waterfront??

Well, I'm saying I'd like to see people, the river, go for a nice walk, see some wildlife, that sort of stuff. I think sometimes we're just so event-oriented or attraction-oriented that it junks up the low-key fun of a riverside stroll on a nice day.