Windsor man embarks on 17-day walk from Detroit to Nashville

As a seasoned guitar player and the owner of a music-themed lounge in downtown Windsor, Michael Showers knows a thing or two about the power of a good melody on a person’s soul — but his mission to walk more than 850 kilometres through four U.S. states might be his greatest hit yet.

As a seasoned guitar player and the owner of a music-themed lounge in downtown Windsor, Michael Showers knows a thing or two about the power of a good melody on a person’s soul — but his mission to walk more than 850 kilometres through four U.S. states might be his greatest hit yet.

On Sunday, Showers began walking from The Peacock Lounge in downtown Windsor, which he owns with his wife, toward the Ambassador Bridge. He was driven across the border where he will be sleeping at a hotel in Detroit for the night.

As of Monday, however, he will be on his own.

That’s because Showers is planning to walk from Detroit, through the U.S. states of Ohio and Kentucky, to his final destination of Nashville, Tenn. — carrying just a few personal belongings and a guitar.

The estimated length is approximately 860 kilometres from Detroit. He expects it will take him at least 17 days to reach Nashville.

"I'm going to be raising money on the way. I'm going to pick someone on the way and write 17 songs on the way. If it takes 20 days to get there, I'm going to be writing 20 songs," said Showers.

"Every day, I'm going to be writing a song to help somebody out. When I put the song on my album, the proceeds of that song will go that person."