Taylor Mitchell, Detroit Wayne County Port Authority’s inaugural sustainability manager, spearheads initiatives to curb diesel emissions and achieve net zero […]
Margaret Fornes, August 25, 2025 —
Last week, visitors of all ages came to the Detroit Wayne County Port Authority to see four tall ships dock on the Detroit Riverfront for Sail Detroit 2025. This festival, part of the Great Lakes Challenge organized by Tall Ships America, alternates between the Pacific Coast, the Atlantic Coast, and the Great Lakes.
(U-M Detroit | August 5, 2025) Twice a week this summer, middle and high school students have been donning matching blue lab aprons, rubber gloves, and safety goggles to work as a team to construct sailboats. By the end of the program, the students will have created a sailboat from scratch, complete with a sail and name.
Rachel Wilson, Planet Detroit, July 15, 2025
Margaret Fornes, April 21, 2025 —
At the third annual Detroit River Youth Career Expo last weekend, there was a special program featuring conversations with four notable “river people” from Detroit, who shared with students stories about both their work and their local communities’ relationships—past, present, and future—with the River.
Esther Launstein, Chalkbeat Detroit, August 1, 2024
Saarthak Johri and Courtney DuChene, Telegram Newspaper, June 27, 2024
Brady McKillop, Planet Detroit, June 20, 2024
Charlotte Parent, Bridge Detroit, May 26, 2024
Charlotte Parent, Bridge Detroit, May 22, 2024
Patricia Jewell, Planet Detroit, Nov 18, 2021.
Patricia Jewell, Planet Detroit, Nov 11, 2021
Patricia Jewell, Planet Detroit, Nov 3, 2021.
Patricia Jewell, Planet Detroit, Oct 21, 2021.
Surabhi Balachander, Bridge Detroit, Aug 13, 2021.
Surabhi Balachander, Bridge Detroit, July 29, 2021.
