Fun Stuff
Knight Steakhouse’s Horse Head Sign
April’s vicious winds claimed an Ann Arbor original: the distinctive horse head sign outside Knight’s Steakhouse on Dexter Ave. For more than forty-two years, that looming wooden steed told you exactly where you were—no other signage needed. But Mother Nature tore the face clean off that storied chess piece, bringing an end to one of A2’s great roadside icons. A replacement is coming soon, reportedly a brand-new version of the classic.
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Mich Again Great Lakes Water
Last month’s Fake Ad, for Mich Again Great Lakes water, was supposed to include a line at the top of the photo that said, “Summer’s hot.” Together with the line at the bottom, “We’ll keep you cool,” the words spelled out the last name of last month’s winner, “Shotwell.”
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Ode to Huron by Tatum Lorway
“Those are the water lilies from Ode to Huron by Tatum Lorway,” writes Dave Bicknell—the “mural made up of backlit metal panels” inside the Barton-Bandemer Tunnel. Completed in November 2025, the tunnel runs beneath the railroad tracks, connecting Bandemer Park to Barton Nature Area. “I’m so glad that for the first time in my life, bikers and walkers can access … Huron River Dr. upstream from town safely and legally,” writes Dan Ezekiel, who has biked through it several times already. For Trevor Denton, “a U-M cross-country and track alum trying to keep up with running,” the tunnel is “a game changer (however some days I do miss the thrill of jumping the train tracks).”
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The University of Michigan Museum of Poetry’s “Frost Slept Here” exhibit
The Fake Ad in the April issue was for the University of Michigan Museum of Poetry’s “Frost Slept Here” exhibit. It gave the Fake Ad Czar an opportunity to try his hand at some Robert Frost fan poetry by hiding the previous month’s winner’s name in some original verse.
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Girl with Rabbits & Birds
April’s I Spy “features a detail on the U-M Literature, Science, & the Arts (LSA) building, 500 S. State,” writes Ivana Tullett.
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Champion American Elm on Crest Ave.
Meet Ann Arbor’s Champion American Elm on Crest Ave. between Lutz and Elder. 120+ years old, 170 inches around, and 105 feet skyward. They don’t call us Tree Town for nothin’.
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The Fleetwood Diner
Opened in 1949 as the Dag-Wood Diner, Ann Arbor’s iconic Fleetwood began life as a prefab steel lunch counter built from a Toledo diner kit.
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DIY Summer Camp
I really screwed up! I missed the deadlines for signing my first- and fourth-graders up for summer camp and now I’m freaking out. My husband and I both work from home, so they’ll be spending a good amount of time on their own. How do I keep them safe and engaged, but off screens?
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Guardians of the Huron River
“I spy an egret, located in Gallup Park,” write both Bryan Magnuson and Lisa Pasbjerg. “The photo is of the Guardians of the Huron River sculpture,” says Marilyn Knepp.
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Rotation is Quantized
“This is the last artistic/scientific sculpture by Jens Zorn commemorating Elmer Imes’ trailblazing discovery of the quantum nature of molecular rotation in 1918.”
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Your Name In Print
“I am writing a memoir based in Ann Arbor and would like some advice on how to publish it. Should I look for publishers within town or self-publishing companies either in town or online?”
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Prescient Precious Metals
“The connection to last month’s winner is the basketball card of former U-M basketball stand-out Roy Tarpley (same last name as the winner). I checked and his rookie card with the Dallas Mavericks usually only goes for between $1–$4, so maybe the sports memorabilia market has taken a dip.”
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Pinball Pete’s
What began in an East Lansing Garage with a $125 pinball machine became an A2 institution.
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