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The giant flag at Dieppe Gardens

Windsor’s riverfront lawn at the foot of Ouellette Avenue, under a giant Canadian flag.

The Detroit skyline seen across the river from the Windsor riverfront on a clear day
Photo: TheWxResearcher, CC0

This is the classic start. The Detroit skyline fills the far bank, close enough to read the signs. A short walk east, the Tower of Freedom marks Windsor as a final stop on the Underground Railroad; its partner monument stands across the river in Detroit’s Hart Plaza.