SlugWhisperer

04/02/2025

Thankful

10/19/2024

Join me this weekend (Saturday or Sunday ) at the Ypsilanti Freight House for a guided walking tour entitled “Depot Town - Triumphs, Catastrophes, and Other Stuff”.

Distance is about 2 miles. Duration might be 2 hours. Cost is $5/adult. Just show up to attend.

08/27/2024

Join me on the second annual “Bridges of Ypsilanti” Labor Day walk meeting at the Freight House at 10am.

Sunday we’ll visit all 17 bridges (7 miles) in Ypsi/EMU.

Monday we’ll hit 10 bridges (3 miles).

Also, since the ypsireal website has a 2pm start time for Monday’s walk, I’m happy to walk the 10 Bridges twice in a day.

Cost is $5/person.

Join me in exploring Ypsilanti, Michigan.

07/12/2024

Join me in exploring Ypsilanti, Michigan.

07/04/2023

Treasures from the past. The time capsule from Ypsilanti’s 150th anniversary filled with water.

Luckily someone had the common sense to dig it up and open it last week. There are more treasures to be revealed once they are dry.

All time capsule items will be catalogued and stored at the Ypsilanti Historical Society Museum.

07/04/2023

Any moment now. The park is starting to fill up. Parade must be ending.

07/04/2023

To celebrate Ypsilanti’s bicentennial I will be live streaming the opening of the sesquicentennial time capsule been buried underneath the water tower for 50 years. Join me as soon as the mile long parade ends.

07/04/2023

To celebrate Ypsilanti’s bicentennial join me for a livestream of the opening of time capsule from the Ypsilanti’s 150th birthday. Starting whenever the mile-long parade ends.

04/22/2023

Join in for these upcoming Ypsilanti Bicentennial Walking events throughout 2023! Each month, take a new guided tour and explore Ypsilanti and its rich history. Tours will be led by Stefan Szumko, also known as SlugWhisperer, an enthusiast of nature and history. History (and Fitness) Walks All tours...

04/22/2023

There may be rain tomorrow. Though there may not. See you all at the Ypsilanti Senior Center at 10am. We’ll walk the perimeter of the Normal Park neighborhood (skipping Washtenaw). It’s about a 3k route on sidewalks.

https://www.ypsireal.com/event/history-walking-tours/11598/?fbclid=IwAR0YJdd8LFuTNIyISG54enw3zmc94IMd6B2uWqYrtOFKWERCk3mM5m3jhQ0

Join in for these upcoming Ypsilanti Bicentennial Walking events throughout 2023! Each month, take a new guided tour and explore Ypsilanti and its rich history. Tours will be led by Stefan Szumko, also known as SlugWhisperer, an enthusiast of nature and history. History (and Fitness) Walks All tours...

04/09/2023

04/09/2023

Today’s River Ramble - muskrat, harlequin duck (an exotic), fuzzy seeds, owl carcass, and plant reproductive organs.

Next one is on May 14 at 10am at Waterworks Park in Ypsi.

The next History Walk is Sunday, April 23 at 10am - meet at the Ypsi Senior Center at Recreation Park.