Leo Sundberg, 8, of Hadley, Michigan, became friends with the Miles brothers after watching them building a tree fort near his aunt Meg Pfeifer’s house.

Photo provided by Megara Pfeifer

NOVI — For some, a fallen tree might be a nuisance, an eyesore or a trip hazard, but for residents on Endwell Street, near Pavilion Shore Park in Novi, it provided a way to get to know their neighbors.

Danny Miles and his three children, Trek, 11, Andrew, 9, and Easton, 6, recently moved to Novi from Santa Barbara, California. There, his children developed a passion for the outdoors and attended classes and camps on wilderness training. When they saw a tree had fallen at the park behind their home, they immediately saw an opportunity to build a tree fort.

“It was my kids. There was just a fallen tree, n

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