all photos by Jonathan Schechter  (October 15, 2011)

  These photos  accompany the Oakland Outdoors hiking column exploring the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge (DRIWR) appearing in the October 23 edition of The Oakland Press www.theoaklandpress.com   The event was a celebration of a new trail connecting  Lake Erie Metropark  www.metroparks.com  with the DRIWR  www.fws.gov/midwest/detroitriver .  A job well done, for wildlife, trail users and all outdoor recreationists with help from the International Wildlife Refuge Alliance. www.iwralliance.org