4 Ways To Beat The Summer Heat In Dearborn

DEARBORN, MI — Temperatures this week will swelter to nearly 100 degrees and families across the region will be looking for ways to stay cool. Around Dearborn, there's several ways to beat the heat this week.

From refreshing treats to cool ways to pass the time, here are four things to do in this summertime heat around Dearborn:

1. Spend time in the AC

Functioning as a makeshift cooling center, the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center invites residents to beat the heat during regular business hours by sitting in the public areas, including the Senior Citizen Lounge.

The Center is located at 15801 Michigan Ave. and open from 5:30 a.m. -9:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday.

2. Make a splash

Visit one of the city’s splash pads for kids.

The splash pads, located at Crowley, Hemlock and Whitmore-Bolles Parks, are open daily from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Kids can use the splash pads, which feature action-automated nozzles and water dispensers, for free and no pool tag is required. Children under the age of 10 must be supervised by a responsible person age 16 or over, though.

3. Go swimming

The city has several neighborhood pools open this summer.

Ten Eyck Pool, along with Lapeer and Summer-Stephens offer open swimming daily from 1-6 p.m. Dunworth Pool offers open swimming weekdays from 1-8 p.m. and Saturdays, Sundays and holidays from 12-8 p.m.

A pool tag is required. Get more information about pool tags here.

4. Sample ice cream

There’s no shortage of places to try cool treats in Dearborn.

In addition to Cold Stone Creamery, Dairy Queen, Baskin-Robbins and Haagen Das, Dearborn is home to a couple locally-owned ice cream shops. Try I-CE-NY DEARBORN on the West side of town or Shatila Bakery on the East side.