For a few hours on Sunday, children and families navigating health challenges found joy amid hardship at Greenfield Village.

Greenfield Village will reopen for the season on Saturday, April 13, 2024, and there will be some new features.

One of the most summer activities you can do is to head out to the ballpark and catch a baseball game.

An Alabama home where Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights leaders planned the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches has been sold to a historical museum in Michigan and will be moved to a site near Detroit for preservation.

Events for weekend of April 14 to 16.

The Henry Ford Museum opened a permanent holiday exhibit that features almost 7,000 ornaments for the holiday season.

The Henry Ford Museum is planning to open a permanent holiday exhibit this fall.

An injured horse was euthanized following an incident involving a horse-drawn omnibus at Greenfield Village in Dearborn.

Here is your July 9, 2022 forcast.

For the 30th year, The Henry Ford and Detroit Symphony Orchestra continues the Fourth of July tradition.

A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued in Wayne County until 1:15 p.m. Wednesday.

A peacock has found a home in Garden City, but not everyone is thrilled to welcome him into the neighborhood.

All aboard! Thomas the Tank Engine is setting up at Greenfield Village this month to take you and your family on an interactive adventure.

A piece of Detroit history that was nearly torn down has been made new again, and is ready to be seen by visitors at Greenfield Village in Dearborn.

Here at home it’s one of Metro Detroit’s major attractions, a life sized open air history museum.

DEARBORN, Mich. – In midst of the coronavirus pandemic, the Hallowe’en celebration at Greenfield Village will continue with some changes. “We had to reimagine it, we had to rethink everything,” said Greenfield Village Director Jim Johnson. Johnson said the headless horseman and Transylvania trio will be featured, as well as a new Halloween Express haunted train ride. Tickets are sold out, and it is uncertain if more will be added. You can watch Tim Pamplin’s full story in the video above.

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WDIV-Local 4 is partnering with The Henry Ford and Detroit Symphony Orchestra to present Salute to America, a TV only event on July 3 at 8 p.m., to kick off the Fourth of July weekend. For the first time in its 28-year run, Salute to America concerts will not be held in Greenfield Village during the Fourth of July weekend. WDIV-Local 4 will produce an hour-long primetime program filled with all the music and fanfare for which the Salute to America concerts are known and loved. Jason Carr and Tati Amare of Local 4s Live in the D will host the special from Greenfield Village at The Henry Ford. The televised special will remain proudly supported by the events long-time sponsors Bank of America and Ford Motor Company.

DEARBORN, Mich. The Henry Ford Museum announced its reopening amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic after being closed to the public since March. Businesses across Michigan have been recently cleared to reopen with restrictions under Governor Gretchen Whitmers MI Safe Start Plan as the states spread of COVID-19 slows. READ: Heres everything thats reopening Monday in Michigan after COVID-19 shutdownOfficials say the museum sites will reopen in phases, beginning by operating only from Thursday through Sunday with limited and timed visitation. Hands-on activities will no longer be available at museum sites to prevent the spread of COVID-19. READ MORE: Reopening Michigan amid the COVID-19 pandemic

Founders Outer LimitsBeer and music combine this weekend for Founders Detroit: Outer Limits Party. Latin Trap EventIt's Hispanic Heritage month and we've got a great way to celebrate Latin pride! This is the first-ever Latin Trap Party at the Detroit Shipping Company. You will experience the best of the new Latin trap music genre with some authentic Mexican food and Detroit's very own tequila Cabresto. The party starts at Saturday at 8pm.

If you missed the Detroit Fireworks -- don't worry -- there are several other shows happening around Metro Detroit leading up to Independence Day. Here are some of the best fireworks shows to check out this season:Clawson Fireworks: The Clawson Fireworks are at 10 p.m. July 4. In the case of rain on that day, the fireworks rain out date will be Saturday, June 29, 2019. Madison Heights: June 30 at Festival in the Park: Fireworks start at 10 p.m. at Madison Heights Civic Center park. Port Huron/Fort Gratiot: Bluewater Cruise Weekend on June 29: Fireworks cap off the weekend of events at 10 p.m.

Where can Metro Detroiters ride in a Model-T or go on a carriage ride, practice basket weaving and play traditional games, have a taste of old-style candy and get a 19th century school lesson all in one day?