Discretionary Grant - Detroit, MI (September 2025) — "Detroit Outdoors has taken a group of students and teachers to Yosemite National Park for the second time. The Detroit to Gloryland journey is designed to introduce youth to outdoor activities like camping and rock climbing and pick up on some history.
The group travels to Yosemite in late July so they are in there during National Buffalo Soldier Day, and within reach of the park system’s expert on the history of Buffalo Soldiers in the park.
Shelton Johnson is a native Detroiter, an alum of Cass Technical High School and a park ranger. He has worked to collect the narratives of the Black and other non-white soldiers who served as Yosemite’s first rangers and share their individual and collective stories.
WDET’s Sascha Raiyn got to travel with the students both years."
Read the full story and listen to the reports at Crain's Detroit Business.
