Utica, Michigan -
Topiary Train Engine
A big hedge shaped to look like train engine 99, in memory of a nearby railroad right-of-way that's been turned into a biking trail.
- Address:
- 24 Mile Rd, Utica, MI
- Directions:
- 24 Mile Rd between Dequindre and Shelby Rds, east of Macomb Orchard Trail.
- Admission:
- Free.
- Hours:
- Private property, can be seen from the road.
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Topiary Train Engine As you drive down 24 Mile Road in Utica; between Dequindre and Shelby Road, you will see a hedge in the shape of a train engine. It is on the south side of 24 Mile Road.
The owners of the property apparently created this because there had been a railroad track next to their property -- which is now the Macomb Orchard (bike) Trail. [Yvonne Bosch, 08/14/2010]
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