Black students sail the Detroit River with Harry Jones: ‘Water is in my DNA’
Harry Jones aims to make sailing accessible for Detroit youth, growing the Detroit Community Sailing Center from eight to 80 […]
Youth explore water-linked career paths at Detroit River expo
The ripple effects of the labor shortage are being felt across various sectors, including a critical industry in Michigan. The
DTE Energy Foundation grant helps kids set sail with the Detroit River Schooner program
The Detroit River Story Lab has received a $15,000 grant from the DTE Energy Foundation to support its Skiff &
Detroit River Story Lab Connects Local Youth and Employers
For centuries, the Detroit River and the far-reaching trade activity it has enabled have been a source of prosperity for
Amy Emmert: Leading environmental education at Belle Isle in Detroit
University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS) alumna Amy Emmert (MS/MSEd ’03) decided to work toward her master’s
Taking it to the streets: How the humanities can reframe urban renewal
When the iconic Michigan Central Station in Detroit’s Corktown neighborhood reopened to tremendous fanfare in summer 2024, Motor City native
Students Sail the Detroit River
Detroit! Meaning strait in French, a narrow passage of water linking two larger areas of water. Detroit! Take a moment
Students from Belle Isle program build their own boat. Now they look to sail it
Eight middle school students returned to Belle Isle this summer for another year of sailing lessons. But a few months
Young Detroiters discover water-linked educational and career pathways at Detroit River Youth Career Expo
Lavonnes Bolds, a forestry student in his final year at Michigan State University, was one young person who attended the
A River Runs Through Us — and with it, Countless Stories
Virtually hidden behind grimy industrial sites, unsightly infrastructure and bland parking lots, the Detroit River was practically an afterthought for
Schoolcraft students get firsthand educational experience on three-masted schooner on Detroit River
Several Schoolcraft College students recently did what those on Gilligan’s Island couldn’t do: return to civilization after a three-hour boat
Sailing the River, Writing Ourselves
Launched in response to the growing crisis of narrative infrastructure, the Detroit River Story Lab is a collaborative, public-facing initiative
Scholars and Schooners
LSA’s Detroit River Story Lab teaches students from elementary school through college about the past and future of the vibrant
SEAS master’s students participate in community-based storytelling through Detroit River Story Lab
Four University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS) master’s students are currently working with U-M’s Detroit River Story
Sailing the Detroit River, Western International students study biology and reconnect with their home
The students of Western International High School may have come prepared for sailing the Detroit River in mid-September. They also
Schooner program provides hands-on learning opportunities for local youth
Sprinkles of rain accompanied a breeze just strong enough to keep a two-masted tall ship coasting down the Detroit River.
JPEE student Marquise Griffin teaches students how their communities connect with the Detroit River’s cultural and environmental heritage
Marquise Griffin, a U-M doctoral student pursuing a joint degree in English and education, led an onboard learning station about
Digital Exhibit: The Detroit River and the University of Michigan
When Michigan Chief Justice Augustus Woodward drew up the University of Michigan’s founding charter in 1817, he saw the new
Detroit River Story Lab program connects students to cultural, environmental heritage
Turn off your phone. Close your eyes. Tune in to your senses. What do you hear? What do you feel? Students aboard
Combining Health and Environment Learning on the Detroit River
As a grey sea of heavy clouds opened up to release a downpour of warm rain, cyclists and pedestrians fled
Detroit youth launch boats they built themselves at Riverside Marina
The currents in the Detroit River danced calmly Friday afternoon as a group of teens went out for a boat
Power of Place: Transformational experiences on the Detroit River thanks to Skiff and Schooner Program
The waters were clear and blue the morning of the schooner outing, but students were still apprehensive. Some had never
Starting Out as a Tall Ship Sailor
U-M English Major Katie Moore is working as a Communications Intern this summer with Tall Ships America through a partnership
The People’s History of the River City: Detroit
As part of a DRSL-sponsored internship with the Inland Seas Education Association, U-M graduate student Marquise Griffin has been developing
Community-engaged research on the Detroit River
What does literary theory have to do with the Detroit River? A lot, it turns out! The Detroit River Story Lab is
Story Lab receives Community Foundation grant to continue Skiff & Schooner program
There’s no better place to learn about the impact the Detroit River has had on our region than from a
Taubman Students Explore Counter-Mapping and Storytelling on Detroit’s Belle Isle
(Taubman College, 1/19/22) During the fall 2021 semester, Taubman College students in the Detroit River StoryLab Physical Planning and Design
What Lies Beneath: Detroit River Narratives Emerge Through Schooner Trips, Boat Building
(University Record, 1/10/22) Helping to hoist the sail on the tall ship Inland Seas was a unique experience for Leya
Detroit partnerships, initiatives on the rise during pandemic
(Michigan News, 3/8/21) The University of Michigan ramped up its collaborations on a multitude of projects in the city of
Detroit River Story Lab receives carbon neutrality grant
(Graham Sustainability Institute, 2/18/21) The Detroit River Story Lab was one of seven University of Michigan projects to receive funding
Q&A: Darin Stockdill talks about the need for Detroit River curriculum in middle school
Darin Stockdill’s work with Detroit youth at a community center and as a middle and high school social studies and
University of Michigan Dives Into New Project Highlighting Detroit River Stories
(All Things Considered, 11/23/20) After years of work, the University of Michigan is launching the Detroit River Story Lab. It’s a
U-M story lab to amplify Detroit River narratives
(Michigan News, 10/22/20) Two years in the making, the Detroit River Story Lab lifts off at the University of Michigan
