Articles tagged:pool

Posted: Fri Sep 30 7 a.m. by Keith A. Paul Community Contributor
Tips for winterizing your pool will make sure re-opening in the spring is trouble-free

I am in the process of closing my above ground pool for the winter. It seems that my neighbor did it incorrectly this past spring, and when he went to reopen the pool this year, he appeared to have quite a bit of damage. What steps can you suggest to ...

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Posted: Sat Jul 9 5:55 a.m. by Ryan J. Stanton Political Reporter
Solar energy installation planned for Ann Arbor's Veterans Memorial Park Pool

The latest demonstration of Ann Arbor's commitment to renewable energy will take shape in the near future at Veterans Memorial Park Pool, where the city plans to construct a new shade structure supporting a future photovoltaic installation.

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Posted: Mon Aug 2 6:02 a.m. by Tom Perkins AnnArbor.com Freelance Journalist
Friends of Rutherford Pool look to new state program as possible funding source to help rebuild pool

Ypsilanti native Curt Bentrum says he's been swimming at the Rutherford Pool since he was a kid in the 1970s. “I grew up in Ypsi and used to come here as a kid, so I’m glad they’ve got it open,” he said while floating in the pool with his 6-year-old daughter, ...

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Posted: Tue Jun 15 11 a.m. by Andrew Brix
Take a dip this summer in one of Ann Arbor's solar pools

June 21 marks this year's Summer Solstice, which means the first official days of summer are quickly approaching. For many of us, though, the first "official" day of summer is marked not by the position of the sun in the sky but by that first trip to the swimming pool. ...

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Posted: Thu May 27 11:01 a.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff

Just in time for this hot weather, the city of Ann Arbor opened Fuller Park Pool a little early this season. Evening swimming began Tuesday and runs through Friday; the pool is open between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. Then beginning on Saturday, regular season hours for all of the ...

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Posted: Wed Jul 29 5:01 p.m. by Jeannette Gutierrez

If you planted summer squash this year, you have it coming out of your ears by now. I certainly do. My mail carrier, Joanne, says that it does not can well, so I needed to find an easy, tasty go-to recipe to process the abundance into something I can eat ...

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Posted: Tue Jul 28 5:01 a.m. by Stefan Szumko Community Contributor
Shoot pool to stay cool

During the afternoon thunderstorm on the opening day of the 2009 Art Fairs, Alex and I sought refuge in the Billiards and Games Room on the second floor of the Michigan Union. The Billiards and Games Room is open to the general public. Only a driver's license and form of ...

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