18th Annual Midnight Bike Tour
Over 85 University of Detroit Mercy students on bicycles are expected to participate in the "18th Annual Bicycle Tour of Detroit on Friday, September 22.The UDM students will begin at 10 p.m. from Parking Lot "A," north of Reno Hall on the McNichols Campus. Before the night is over, the 30-mile round trip excursion will include such sites as the Palmer Park/Palmer Woods areas, the Detroit City Airport, Indian Village, Belle Isle, Greektown, the Cultural Center, Eastern Market, the Boston - Edison District and a north Woodward ride to downtown Detroit. Escorting the students will be members of UDM Public Safety Department.
The bike tour includes rest stops to point out places of interest and a hot dog break between 12:30-1:00 a.m. at Detroit's famous Lafayette Coney Island. The cyclists should return to campus around 3 a.m. Saturday.
"The bike ride is becoming one of our annual ways of kicking off the school year," said Michael Houdyshell, director of student life. "Each ride picks up more momentum from both faculty and students. This is an excellent opportunity for new students to Detroit and even native Detroiters to see our city from an entirely different perspective."
For more information, contact Adam Hollmann of Student Life at (313) 993-1154. He will be the media contact on Friday night as well. RAIN DATE WILL BE OCTOBER 6 at 10 P.M.
Publish date: September 20, 2006