A look back at the life of Al Kaline, the Detroit Tigers great, who died on April 6, 2020, at age 85. Detroit Free Press
The Free Press asked readers to submit their favorite memories of Detroit Tigers legend Al Kaline, who died Monday at 85. These are their stories, lightly edited for grammar, clarity and brevity:
The 'K-cottage'
I met him once as a young kid at our cottage in Commerce Township. Me and a friend were out fishing (we were around 11). And we're in this paddleboat and were only allowed to go halfway out on the lake, but as kids do, we took it the whole way across!