A group of kids ride in the back of a truck waving American flags during the Fourth of July parade in the Clawson suburb of Detroit, Michigan, U.S., July 4, 2024. REUTERS/Emily Elconin
Chris Summers fishes alongside the Rouge River with the Ford River Rouge Complex in the background in River Rouge, Michigan, U.S. June 24, 2023. Emily Elconin for The New York Times
CHESANING, MI - MAY 19 - The Ledford family enjoys ice cream from Malt’s Shop on Broad Street while in town visiting family in Chesaning, Michigan, U.S., on May 19, 2024. (Emily Elconin for The Washington Post)