Petanque Ann Arbor is a club that advances the game of petanque (or boules). Club organizers Howard Ando and Jane Wilkinson sponsored the construction of a court in Burns Park, near the Ann Arbor Senior Center.
In the news
- Petanque court opening in Burns Park; learn to play, AnnArbor.com, August 2009
- A Place for Petanque in Ann Arbor? Couple proposes donation to fund Burns Park petanque, Ann Arbor Chronicle, November 2008
“Oooh, shiny!” exclaimed Howard Ando and Jane Wilkinson when we unveiled our set of six petanque boules, scarcely used over a decade since they were purchased. The couple’s own set of metal boules were dull with the wear of frequent play on the gravel surface typical for petanque. Over the last two years, much of that play has come on the rectangle of gravel in the side yard of the couple’s Ypsilanti home, just west of the Eastern Michigan University campus.
