2016 Detroit Auto Show

Over 13,000 attended the 2016 North American International Auto Show’s 40th annual Charity Preview Friday evening at Cobo Center in Detroit, Jan. 15, 2016. Attendees, dressed in their very best for the black-tie event known as ‘Auto Show Prom,’ mingled on the showroom floor getting a look at the more than 750 vehicles before Saturday’s public opening. (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive Detroit)

Rosalle Ryan-Campau and Jake Kalczycki, of Bloomfield Hills check out a Dodge Viper at the auto show’s Charity Preview Friday evening, Jan. 15, 2016. Over 13,000Êattended the 2016 North American International Auto Show’s 40th annual Charity Preview at Cobo Center in Detroit. Attendees, dressed in their very best for the black-tie event known as ‘Auto Show Prom,’ mingled on the showroom floor getting a look at the more than 750 vehicles before Saturday’s public opening. (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive Detroit)

President Barack Obama takes a look at the new 2017 Chrysler Pacifica alongside (left) Mitch Clauw, Fiat Chrysler’s vice president of vehicle of engineering, and Paul Sabatini, NAIAS Chairman while touring the 2016 North American International Auto Show at Cobo Center in Detroit Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016. “Beautiful. You guys remember ‘Get Shorty,’ right? It’s cool driving a minnivan,” said the President. (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive Detroit)

Infiniti’s 2017 Q60 Sports Coupe. Thousands of visitors attend the 2016 North American International Auto Show for Ôfamily dayÕ on Friday at Cobo Center in Detroit, Jan. 22, 2016. (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive Detroit)

(left) Mike Liddell, of Okemos, and his sons Owen, 7, and Aidan, 13, make a commercial in the Chrysler Pacifica play area. Thousands of visitors attend the 2016 North American International Auto Show for Ôfamily dayÕ on Friday at Cobo Center in Detroit, Jan. 22, 2016. (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive Detroit)

A worker clean the 2017 Infiniti Q60 Sports Coupe. Thousands of visitors attend the 2016 North American International Auto Show for Ôfamily dayÕ on Friday at Cobo Center in Detroit, Jan. 22, 2016. (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive Detroit)

(left) Corey and Gus Ploss, of Clarkston, inspect an engine at the Ford display at the auto show’s Charity Preview Friday evening, Jan. 15, 2016. Over 13,000Êattended the 2016 North American International Auto Show’s 40th annual Charity Preview at Cobo Center in Detroit. Attendees, dressed in their very best for the black-tie event known as ‘Auto Show Prom,’ mingled on the showroom floor getting a look at the more than 750 vehicles before Saturday’s public opening. (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive Detroit)

Ella Oddo, 3 of Macomb, makes a funny face while sitting on her father Tony’s shoulders. Thousands of visitors attend the 2016 North American International Auto Show for ‘family day’ on Friday at Cobo Center in Detroit, Jan. 22, 2016. (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive Detroit)

Fair Radom, of Bloomfield Hills, and Bruce Milones, check out the white Ford GT at the auto show’s Charity Preview Friday evening, Jan. 15, 2016. Over 13,000Êattended the 2016 North American International Auto Show’s 40th annual Charity Preview at Cobo Center in Detroit. Attendees, dressed in their very best for the black-tie event known as ‘Auto Show Prom,’ mingled on the showroom floor getting a look at the more than 750 vehicles before Saturday’s public opening. (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive Detroit)

Thio Dee, of Detroit, checks out Infiniti’s 2017 Q60 sports coupe at the auto show’s Charity Preview Friday evening, Jan. 15, 2016. Over 13,000Êattended the 2016 North American International Auto Show’s 40th annual Charity Preview at Cobo Center in Detroit. Attendees, dressed in their very best for the black-tie event known as ‘Auto Show Prom,’ mingled on the showroom floor getting a look at the more than 750 vehicles before Saturday’s public opening. (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive Detroit)

Acura revealed the Acura Precision Concept on Tuesday at the 2016 North American International Auto Show at Cobo Center in Detroit, Jan. 12, 2016. (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive Detroit)

Lianna Baker, 4 of Novi, pretends to drive an Audi. Thousands of visitors attend the 2016 North American International Auto Show for Ôfamily dayÕ on Friday at Cobo Center in Detroit, Jan. 22, 2016. (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive Detroit)

The Mercedes-Benz display at the 2016 North American International Auto Show at Cobo Center in Detroit, Jan. 12, 2016. (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive Detroit)

Thousands of visitors attend the 2016 North American International Auto Show for ‘family day’ on Friday at Cobo Center in Detroit, Jan. 22, 2016. (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive Detroit)

Over 13,000 attended the 2016 North American International Auto Show’s 40th annual Charity Preview Friday evening at Cobo Center in Detroit, Jan. 15, 2016. Attendees, dressed in their very best for the black-tie event known as ‘Auto Show Prom,’ mingled on the showroom floor getting a look at the more than 750 vehicles before Saturday’s public opening. (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive Detroit)

Auto show attendees take a closer look at the 2017 Chrysler Pacifica. Thousands of visitors attended the 2016 North American International Auto Show for Ôfamily dayÕ on Friday at Cobo Center in Detroit, Jan. 22, 2016. (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive Detroit)

Alison and Tom Bazil, of Bloomfield Hills, laugh over photo they took at the BMW display at the auto show’s Charity Preview Friday evening, Jan. 15, 2016. Over 13,000Êattended the 2016 North American International Auto Show’s 40th annual Charity Preview at Cobo Center in Detroit. Attendees, dressed in their very best for the black-tie event known as ‘Auto Show Prom,’ mingled on the showroom floor getting a look at the more than 750 vehicles before Saturday’s public opening. (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive Detroit)

Thousands of visitors attend the 2016 North American International Auto Show for ‘family day’ on Friday at Cobo Center in Detroit, Jan. 22, 2016. (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive Detroit)

Infiniti unveiled its new Q60 sports coupe at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit on Monday, Jan. 11, 2016. The Q60 is equipped with moving object detection, blind spot monitoring, a 7-speed automatic transmission and a a 3-liter, V6, twin-turbo engine with two available power outputs at 300 or 400 horsepower. Executives of the luxury arm of Japanese automaker Nissan calls the engine its lightest, most powerful and cleanest engine ever. (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive Detroit)

Auto show attendees take photos of the Dodge Viper ACR. Thousands of visitors attend the 2016 North American International Auto Show for Ôfamily dayÕ on Friday at Cobo Center in Detroit, Jan. 22, 2016. (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive Detroit)

Brush Park and Downtown Detroit Oct. 26, 2015. (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive Detroit)

DetroitÕs Belle Isle is in full bloom after heavy May rain. Warm weather brought hundreds to the island to picnic, fish, bike and even swim as a few braved the chilly Detroit River to cool off in the 80 degree temperatures May 8, 2015. (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive Detroit)

Detroit Institute of Arts staff and Precision Installation and Services worked Wednesday afternoon to replace the steel suspension cables that holds the 5,000 lb. ‘Monument to Joe Louis,’ or ‘The Fist’ as it is known, June 24, 2015. The conservation work is done about every 10 years to maintain the 1986-sculpture given to the DIA by Sports Illustrated Magazine, which sits on Woodward Ave. and Jefferson in Downtown Detroit. (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive Detroit)

Thousands attended SundayÕs 49th Annual Flower Day at Eastern Market in Detroit May 17, 2015. Growers sell 15 acres worth of colorful annuals and perennials, herbs, vegetable and fruit plants, shrubs and trees in one afternoon. Eastern MarketÕs Flower Day is the largest open-air flowerbed market in the country. (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive Detroit)

(left) Olivia, 6, and her sister Sophia Nowaczewski, 11 of St. Clair Shores, play around a mural in the Dequindre Cut. The Detroit Design Festival kicked off this week bringing crowds to the Dequindre Cut to see the interaction art installations along the greenway, Sept. 26, 2015. SaturdayÕs youth day brought people of people of all ages to see the 5 installations set out across the 1.35-mile greenway in DetroitÕs Lafayette Park. (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive Detroit)

A floral art installation covers the worn walls, floors and ceiling of a vacant home in Hamtramck on the border of Detroit Saturday, Oct. 17. 2015. The vacant house was bought for $250 in an foreclosure auction to be used for the art installation, Flower House, created by Pot & Box florist Lisa Waud. Over 2,000 visitors are expected to view the sold-out installation this weekend before the flowers are composted, the house dismantled and a flower farm built in its place. (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive Detroit)

The trees on Detroit’s Belle Isle begin to change to autumn yellows and reds Friday, Oct. 23, 2015. Belle Isle is a state park located in the Detroit River between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario. (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive Detroit)

Edwin “Grizz” Griswold poses for a photo with Alicia Littles, of Detroit, in Detroit’s Eastern Market ahead of the Detroit Lions home opener against the Denver Broncos at Ford Field Sunday evening, Sept. 27, 2015. (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive Detroit)

Catherine Elsey, of Grosse Pointe, paints the historic 1902-built Detroit Boathouse on Belle Isle, June 3, 2015. (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive Detroit)

Detroit Institute of Arts’ “Diego Rivera Frida Kahlo in Detroit” special exhibit will open March 15 and run through July 12, 2015. Featuring nearly 70 pieces of art from both artists surrounding the time Rivera and Kahlo spent in Detroit while he painted the ‘Detroit Industry’ murals. The special exhibit also includes over two dozen preparatory drawings for the mural that have not been shown in 30 years. (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive Detroit)

Tracy and Robert Clark, of Rochester, take a closer look at the muffler on a BMW M6 Coupe at the Detroit auto show’s Charity Preview Friday night Jan. 16, 2015. (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive Detroit)

Techno music lovers flocked to Hart Plaza in Downtown Detroit Saturday for the first day of the Movement Electronic Music Festival May 23, 2015. (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive Detroit)

Asher Luton, 7, a classmate of Emma Watson Nowling’s holds a candle during the vigil with family, friends and several hundred community members at Taylor Sportsplex Thursday evening, Dec. 10, 2015. Nowling was killed at the Taylor Sportsplex, Dec. 3. Her mother, 37-year-old Sharon Elizabeth Watson, was also shot and is in serious but stable condition at an area hospital. The were shot leaving Nowling’s soccer practice by a family-friend before turning the gun on himself. (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive Detroit)

Detroit Fire Department crews battled a 2nd alarm fire at a occupied 2 story 30-unit apartment building at 11210 E Canfield near French Rd. on Detroit’s east side. The fire broke out just before 11 p.m Monday night as temperatures dropped to 3 degrees, Feb. 23, 2015. No injuries were reported at this time. (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive.com)

Madonna performs at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit during her Rebel Heart Tour, which stopped in her home state Thursday evening, Oct. 1, 2015. (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive Detroit)

The Rolling Stones gave it their all during their performance at Comerica Park in Detroit Wednesday night during their 2015 Zip Code Tour, July 8, 2015. (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive Detroit)

Miley Cyrus gave a kaleidoscopic performance at The Fillmore in Detroit for new her album ‘Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz’ Saturday night, Nov. 21, 2015. This is the second stop for Cyrus on the Milky Milky Milk Tour. (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive Detroit)

(right) Detroit Fire Department Captain Chris Dixon smears coney sauce on his face. Thursday evening American Coney Island hosted the 2015 Coney Dog Eating Challenge. The eating challenge began with a competition between the Detroit Police Detroit and the Detroit Fire Department, with the police taking home the title. (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive.com Detroit)

A man power washes the cement where Hudson’s used to stand May 11, 2015. (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive Detroit)

Craig Mitchell, of Harrison Township, and Nathan and Beth Flanigan, of Roseville, dress their best for Slow Roll Prom Monday evening, Aug. 31, 2015. Somewhere between 3,000 and 5,000 bicyclists rode through the streets of Downtown Detroit for the weekly Slow Roll ride. This Monday’s ride was unique from the other rides, in that it was Slow Roll “prom” where riders are asked to dress up for the occasion. The roll is shorter than usual, at 5 miles bicyclists save their energy to dance the night away at St. Andrews Hall in Detroit’s Greektown. (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive Detroit)

A family squeezes into the backseat as the sun begins to set during the 17th annual Blessing of the Lowriders in Southwest Detroit. The annual event brings car owners and families together to bless their custom cars before the start of cruising season on Sunday May 3, 2015. (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive Detroit)

A worker at the Detroit Public Library’s main branch sets the clock one hour forward ahead of day lights savings which ‘springs forward’ at 2 a.m. Sunday, March 7, 2015. (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive Detroit)

Kendall Randazzo, of Warren, and her daughter Kendall, 3 1/2, reacts to seeing their neighbor’s house across the street destroyed in a fiery explosion. An explosion and fire on the 11900 Harold and Rubin Rd. in a house in Warren, Michigan erupted just after 1 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 28, 2015. The family who lived in the home were not there at the time, neighbors rescued the two dogs from the yard, one cat was killed in the fire. (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive Detroit)

A young boy, who came with family to pray with Salvation Army Temple Corp church, points to the dried pool of blood where Saturday night 12 people were shot, one fatally, during a block party on a basketball court on Dexter and Webb St. on Detroit’s west side Sunday June 21, 2015. Over 400 people were estimated to be in attendance at the block party including children. The victims ranged from 19- to 47-year-old. Forty-seven shots were fired from at least three guns during, what is being called a retaliation-style mass shooting, Saturday night. (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive Detroit)

A sign of spring, a red-winged blackbird makes mating calls in a swampy field along a dirt road in northern Oakland County. (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive Detroit)

Man’s Mobility, 1963 by John Stephens Coppin, depicts 3 eras of transportation, 1855 and 1905 and the future, 1965, in the Adam Strohm Hall of the Detroit Public Library’s 1921-built main branch. The DPL is celebrating it’s 150th anniversary March 25, 2015. (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive Detroit)

(left) Jayne Rowse and April DeBoer hold up their signed marriage certificate during a wedding ceremony in Southfield, MI Saturday, Aug. 22, 2015. (center) U.S. District Judge Bernard Friedman performed the ceremony. The judge overheard the coupleÕs case when they were changeling MichiganÕs adoption laws before being thrust into the battle for same-sex marriage rights, overturning Michigan’s ban on gay marriage. (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive Detroit)

A dog gets thirsty running around Comerica Park as the grounds crew waters the infield June 17, 2015. (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive Detroit)

‘Proof’ the bulldog cools off the fountains on the Detroit Riverfront during the GM River Days Friday June 19, 2015. The GM River Days continue through the weekend on DetroitÕs Riverfront with lots of fun for the family including zipline rides, archery, Diamond Jack River Boat tours, sand sculptures, arts and crafts and numerous carnival rides and food. (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive Detroit)

Ngi Pedy, of Hamtramck, kisses Zohowr Almasmirari, 8, on the check as she holds an American flag at a rally against terrorism in Hamtramck, Mich. Friday afternoon Dec. 11, 2015. (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive Detroit)

(right) Sophia Harman, 8, May Harman, 7, and Dillan Laible, 6, watch their balloon animals being made. on Michigan Ave. before the parade. Thousands attended the 2015 St. Patrick’s Parade in Detroit’s historic Irish Corktown neighborhood on a sunny Sunday afternoon March 15, 2015. (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive Detroit)

Classic cars cruised down Woodward Ave. Saturday morning during the Woodward Dream Cruise in Royal Oak, MI, Aug. 15, 2015. The Woodward Dream Cruise spans nine Metro Detroit communities and will have an expected 1.5 million visitors and over 40,000 antique and classic cars during Saturday’s event. (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive Detroit)

Corey Allen, 10 of Detroit, plays in the snow in Detroit’s Historic Woodbridge Neighborhood Monday morning, Jan. 2, 2015. Allen and his brother are originally from South Carolina and have never seen this much snow in their lifetime. The historic snowfall brought 16 inches to the Metro Detroit region. (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive Detroit)

First Lady Michelle Obama joined over 2,000 Detroit high school seniors for college signing day at Wayne State University Friday May 1, 2015. (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive Detroit)

Hundreds of guests, dressed in all white, gathered for this yearÕs elusive ÔD”ner en BlancÕ held DetroitÕs Heidelberg Project Sunday evening, Aug. 16, 2015. The eveningÕs date, time and location are held in close secrecy before the event. Invited guests and their dinner party friends are instructed to bring their own tables, chairs, food, drink and of course white table cloth. The attire- all white and Ôformal.Õ Now in its fifth year the Detroit ÔD”ner en BlancÕ is modeled from a pop-up dinner party originating in Paris in 1988 and has now spread across the world. (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive Detroit)

Firefighters battle suspicious fire at a vacant liquor store on W. Grand Blvd and McGraw, which threatened to burn the adjacent firehouse of Engine 31 and Squad 4 Sunday afternoon, July 19, 2015. Firefighters battled weak water pressure in one of the hydrants. A wall collapsed on the commercial building bringing power lines with it, one man was injured from the down power line. (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive Detroit)

Hundreds of Metro DetroitÕs best dressed enjoyed a cocktail party on the east lawn of the Detroit Institute of Arts during the 2015 Fash Bash. DIAÕs Founders Junior Council and Neiman Marcus partnered for the annual Fash Bash fundraiser Thursday night, Aug. 13, 2015. (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive Detroit)

Thousands attended SundayÕs 49th Annual Flower Day at Eastern Market in Detroit May 17, 2015. Growers sell 15 acres worth of colorful annuals and perennials, herbs, vegetable and fruit plants, shrubs and trees in one afternoon. Eastern MarketÕs Flower Day is the largest open-air flowerbed market in the country. (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive Detroit)

Waziyata, a 7-year-old white-coated female wolf whose Lakota name means north, shakes off after taking a dip the stream while exploring her new habitat, ÔThe Cotton Family Wolf Wilderness,Õ for the first time Monday morning at the Detroit Zoo June 8, 2015. The curious and energetic female wolf is the leader of the pair of gray wolves taking charge of her habitat companion Kaskapahtew, a 5-year-old male wolf whose Lokota name means smoke for his dark colored-coat. (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive Detroit)

(left) Jennifer Bramner, 28, lights candles at the vigil for Stoni Ann Blair, 13, and Stephen Gage Berry, 9, Friday night at MLK Apartments in Detroit, March 27, 2015. “I lit those lanterns off tonight so they go could go up to heaven for them. You all are safe now. No more pain,” said Bramner who lived 4 apartments down from Blair. The two children bodies were discovered inside a deep freezer by authorities evicting their mother Mitchelle Blair, 35, from their apartment. Blair was arraigned this week with child abuse charges and could face more serious charges. A court petition revealed that the two surviving children said Blair tortured them for years before killing and storing siblings in freezer. She is held on a $1 million bound. (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive Detroit)

(left) Community member Andrea Goodison, of Sterling Heights with her grandchildren (left) Liam O’Brien, 8, and Sean O’Brien, 5, pay their respects at the funeral of Henry Alexander Macomb, the name unofficially given to the infant boy whose body was found in a Roseville recycling center. Goodison brought her grandchildren Roseville police and firefighters alongside with community members paid their respects at the funeral at held at Resurrection Cemetery Wednesday morning, March 11, 2015. (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive Detroit)

The 89th America’s Thanksgiving Parade presented by Art Van marches down Woodward Ave. as the Parade Co.’s Distinguished Clowns snap a photo in Detroit’s Midtown Thursday morning Nov. 26, 2015. (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive Detroit)

After building their cars from scrap materials Maker Faire attendees go head-to-head racing their cars down the track. Maker Faire Detroit attendees learn to make and tinker with robots of all sizes, scrap crafts, weird science projects and funny bicycles on the campus of The Henry Ford Museum Saturday, July 25, 2015. Hundreds of tinkerers, inventors, craftsmen and hackers will gather at ÒGreatest Show (and Tell) on EarthÓ at the hands-on Maker Faire Detroit this weekend, now in its sixth year. (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive Detroit)

Olivia Cassat, 5, watches the fireworks from her father’s shoulders. Thousands enjoyed the 2015 Ford Fireworks from Hart Plaza Monday night, June 22, 2015. The annual firework show was moved up an hour due to threat of severe thunderstorms. (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive Detroit)

Strangely Normal

Story: Robotic suit makes paralyzed Metro Detroit crash victim feel ‘strangely normal’

Shannon Henry, 21 of New Boston, was able to walk for the first time since her accident with the help of REX, a robotic walking device on trial at the Detroit Medical Center’s Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015. “I haven’t walked in three years, it’s kind of weird,” said Henry. “Sometimes you forget what it is like to walk.”

SLOW ROLL PROM

Somewhere between 3,000 and 5,000 bicyclists rode through the streets of Downtown Detroit for the weekly Slow Roll ride on Monday Aug. 31, 2015. This Monday’s ride was unique from the other rides, in that it was Slow Roll “prom” where riders are asked to dress up for the occasion. The roll is shorter than usual, at 5 miles bicyclists save their energy to dance the night away at St. Andrews Hall in Detroit’s Greektown. (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive Detroit)

Love Wins

Story:  Nuptials commence ‘and the sky, it hasn’t fallen,’ say gay rights activists after historic ruling

The conclusion of a Michigan court case that lasted over three years brought emotional reactions and impromptu weddings around the state Friday, June 26, 2015.

Video produced by: Tanya Moutzalias

Video clips by: MLive Media Group photographers and reporters

RIVER DAYS 2015

The GM River Days kicked off Friday afternoon on Detroit’s Riverfront with lots of fun for the family including zipline rides, archery, Diamond Jack River Boat tours,
sand sculptures, arts and crafts and numerous carnival rides and food.

Janie Hamilton, of Ferndale, and Roxie, 2 1/2, play in the fountain at the Detroit Riverfront during the GM River Days Friday June 19, 2015.  (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive Detroit)

Kanita Arnold, of Detroit, helps Troy, 3, and Marshawn, 2, play a prize game at the GM River Days Friday June 19, 2015.  (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive Detroit)

MACKINAC ISLAND

Mackinac Island, seen from the top of the island in May of 2015, has stunning views of over the Straits of Mackinac and the Mackinac Bridge, which connects the Lower and Upper Peninsula of Michigan. (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive Detroit)

Tulips are in full bloom outside the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island Thursday May 28, 2015. (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive Detroit)

Visitors look over a viewer point adjacent to Arch Rock on Mackinac Island. (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive Detroit)

Downtown Mackinac Island. (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive Detroit)

Mackinac Island, seen from the top of the island in May of 2015, has stunning views of over the Straits of Mackinac and the Mackinac Bridge, which connects the Lower and Upper Peninsula of Michigan. (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive Detroit)

Fort Mackinac was built by the British in 1780 on Mackinac Island. Sixteen years later the American took the fort only to be captured again by the British during the War of 1812. The Fort was restored to look as it did during the final years of its occupation. Historical interpreters dress in period pieces giving tours and riffle and cannon demonstrates to visitors at this historic state park. (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive Detroit)

Fort Mackinac was built by the British in 1780 on Mackinac Island. Sixteen years later the American took the fort only to be captured again by the British during the War of 1812. The Fort was restored to look as it did during the final years of its occupation. Historical interpreters dress in period pieces giving tours and riffle and cannon demonstrates to visitors at this historic state park. (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive Detroit)