These days, Mary Schroeder is enjoying her view from the top.
Schroeder, the former Detroit Free Press photojournalist who retired last year after 40 years at the newspaper, has quite the vantage point.
The longtime Lafayette Park resident lives in a 16th floor apartment. She has a large window overlooking the Detroit River and spends too much time watching sunsets and snow falling. Earlier this week, Schroeder was living her retired life when she received a random email from a former co-worker: She was named a finalist for induction into the media wing of the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame.