Cruisin' ... on a Saturday Afternoon

If you're in the Detroit area this weekend, grab your bike, roller blades, or just your walking sneakers and head on out to the suburbs on Saturday to join the Green Cruise, a people-powered alternative to the city's annual "Dream Cruise" of classic cars. The pre-cruise bike ride starts at 11 a.m. and tours Ferndale, Huntington Woods, Royal Oak, Berkley, and Oak Park before the main parade at 1 p.m.

Participants can also choose to sign the Green Cruise Pledge: "In an effort to save money, keep myself personally fit, and make our air safe to breathe, I promise to walk, rollerblade, hike, run, canoe, kayak, and/or ride my bike at least once a week."

Even if you don't live in Michigan, why not give that a try?

(Photograph by Jay Pliskow)