School kids enjoy fun in the sun while admiring vehicles from yesteryear
by Mary Jo David
On September 8, 2022, the students of Smith and Heritage schools in Stockbridge were treated to a blast from the past in the form of a parade of vintage cars.
The Dearborn to Lansing Endurance Run is an annual event featuring antique cars from 1915 and earlier. In other words, if your vehicle was born in 1916, it’s too young to be in this Run! Approximately 35 cars are traveling roughly 200 miles—from Dearborn to Lansing and back to Dearborn’s Greenfield Village—across four days.
Back in August, Principal Brad Edwards of Smith Elementary was visited by a couple who organize the parade.
“Every year in their drive between Greenfield Village and Lansing they stop at unique places along the way to show their vehicles,” Edwards explained. Apparently, Stockbridge—and specifically Smith and Heritage—were on their route this year so they asked Edwards if they could stop by so the kids could view the cars.
According to Gregory resident Gary Hicks, who was on hand photographing some of the collectors and their cars, the schoolchildren were visibly excited to be out in the sunshine and engaged with the owners of the vintage classics, asking them questions and honking the occasional horn.
This is the 39th year the event has taken place. Word on the street is that the Endurance Run also made a stop at the home of Stockbridge residents Linda and Steve Collins this year. The drivers and their four-wheel wonders were right at home amidst the historic house, barns, and beautiful gardens that the Collinses work so hard to maintain.
All photos by Gary Hicks