{"id":15674,"date":"2015-11-27T12:13:59","date_gmt":"2015-11-27T12:13:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.challengedetroit.org\/?p=15674"},"modified":"2015-11-27T12:13:59","modified_gmt":"2015-11-27T12:13:59","slug":"thanksgiving-in-the-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.challengedetroit.org\/blog\/thanksgiving-in-the-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Thanksgiving!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This past month has fun. Although the weather has continued to change and the days are growing shorter and colder, there is no shortage of warmth or adventure here in the city.\u00a0I wanted to share a quick snapshot of Allison and I&#8217;s latest adventure in the city.<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday\u00a0was Thanksgiving Day. <strong>(Happy Belated Thanksgiving to you!)<\/strong> Allison and I decided it would be fun to attend the parade. We woke up early and walked down to Woodward and staked out our position on the parade route. We had a lot of fun watching the festivities unfold. \u00a0Nearly\u00a01 million people attended the parade and\u00a0Turkey Trot\u00a0this year.<\/p>\n<p>Some favorite highlights of the parade for me:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Seeing Tim Allen<\/li>\n<li>Kermit the Frog Float<\/li>\n<li>Seeing Santa<\/li>\n<li>Clowns!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>See\u00a0you at next year&#8217;s parade!<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15680 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.challengedetroit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0040-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0040\" width=\"669\" height=\"446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.challengedetroit.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0040-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.challengedetroit.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0040-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.challengedetroit.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0040-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 669px) 100vw, 669px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15677 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.challengedetroit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0013-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0013\" width=\"669\" height=\"446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.challengedetroit.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0013-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.challengedetroit.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0013-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.challengedetroit.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0013-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 669px) 100vw, 669px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15679 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.challengedetroit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0030-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0030\" width=\"669\" height=\"446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.challengedetroit.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0030-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.challengedetroit.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0030-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.challengedetroit.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0030-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 669px) 100vw, 669px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>You can read more about the parade in the following article published in the Detroit Free Press:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.freep.com\/story\/news\/local\/michigan\/detroit\/2015\/11\/25\/detroit-thanksgiving-day-parade-traffic-parking-construction\/76369870\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.freep.com\/story\/news\/local\/michigan\/detroit\/2015\/11\/25\/detroit-thanksgiving-day-parade-traffic-parking-construction\/76369870\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This past month has fun. Although the weather has continued to change and the days are growing shorter and colder, there is no shortage of warmth or adventure here in the city.\u00a0I wanted to share a quick snapshot of Allison and I&#8217;s latest adventure in the city. Yesterday\u00a0was Thanksgiving Day. (Happy Belated Thanksgiving to you!) 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