Follow the D-Tour.You've probably taken a lot of detours, but you really need to take a D-Tour. D-Tours are monthly events launched in April by the Detroit Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau (DMCVB DMCVB Denver Metro Convention and Visitors Bureau ) to give Detroit-area residents an opportunity to see and experience the new development in downtown Detroit. The half-day bus tour begins at the General Motors Renaissance Center The Renaissance Center, nicknamed the RenCen, is a group of seven interconnected skyscrapers in Detroit, Michigan, and the tallest building in Michigan since 1977. Located on the Detroit International Riverfront, the entire Renaissance Center complex is owned by General and includes an overview of the new GM Wintergarden as well as the massive riverfront revitalization project under way. The tour explores the new Campus Martius Park Campus Martius Park is a re-established park in downtown Detroit, Michigan. After the fire of 1805, Campus Martius (from the Latin for Field of Mars, where Roman heroes walked) was the focal point of judge Augustus Woodward's plans to rebuild the city. , Compuware headquarters and the many other developments along the lower Woodward corridor. Midtown mid·town n. A central portion of a city, between uptown and downtown. midtown Noun US & Canad the centre of a town Detroit and its new galleries, restaurants and residential projects are also showcased before the tour concludes at noon. "We introduced D-Tours as an opportunity for residents to get excited and be part of the change as our region gears up to host the Major League Baseball All-Star Game The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the "Midsummer Classic", is an annual baseball game between players from the National League and the American League, currently selected by fan vote for the starting position players and by the respective managers , Super Bowl XL and a host of other marquee events," said Larry Alexander, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of the DMCVB. "Those events will put the national spotlight on Detroit and bring hundreds of thousands of visitors into the region. These tours will help to educate residents on the new development and attractions in the region in order to create civic pride and ambassadors in advance of these events." D-Tours will be held on these Saturdays: June 18, July 16, Aug. 20, Sept. 17 and Oct. 15. Cost is $20 per person including parking. Advance registration is required and participants must be registered and paid in full 48 hours before the tours. Registration forms are available online at www.theworldiscoming.com. To register by telephone or request a D-Tour brochure, call (313) 202-1949. D-Tours were created by the Tourism Economic Development Council (TEDC TEDC Technology for Education in Developing Countries (conference) ), a subsidiary of the DMCVB, and will be staffed in part by volunteers from Detroit Synergy, an organization of Detroiters who plan, program and promote initiatives that highlight the Detroit Region as a great place to live, work and play. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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