Michigan Department of Natural Resources

Detroit River Skiff & Schooner Program

Detroit Historical Society, Educational Programs, Featured Projects, Inland Seas Education Association, Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Place-Based Education, Teacher Resources, Wright Museum

A hands-on learning program that connects local youth with the cultural and environmental heritage of the river through tall-ship sailing and boat-building experiences.

Detroit River Youth Career Expo

Conferences, Detroit Historical Society, Educational Programs, Featured Projects, Inland Seas Education Association, Local Events, Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Oral History, Place-Based Education, Wright Museum

A hands-on exploration of water-linked education and career pathways, for Metro-Detroit youth (15-25) along with their teachers and families. Lunch provided! April 12, 2025 from 10am-3pm.

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The Detroit River Story Lab team acknowledges that the University of Michigan, named for Michigami, the world’s largest freshwater system and located in the Huron River watershed, was formed and has grown through connections with the land stewarded by Niswi Ishkodewan Anishinaabeg: The Three Fires People who are Ojibwe, Odawa, and Potawatomi along with their neighbors the Seneca, Delaware, Shawnee and Wyandot nations.

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