News & Events
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Regulators fail for 43 years to stop BASF from ‘staggering’ daily toxic waste spill into Detroit River
For 43 years, state regulators and the Environmental Protection Agency have ordered chemical manufacturer BASF to stop discharging up to […]
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Filmmaker looks at Detroit through the lens of water, life events and justice
Making a film about water came naturally for award-winning documentary filmmaker dream hampton, though water and the environment has not […]
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Detroit kids learn joys of sailing, self transformation at Belle Isle Boat House
If there was ever a collective metaphor for life, learning how to sail incorporates pretty much every aspect. Harry Jones, […]
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Let Them Swim
The mesmerizing scene along the banks of Munich’s lime-green Isar River on a recent summer afternoon made me, an out-of-towner, […]
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Demands for cleanup at contaminated Detroit River industrial site: ‘Job is not done’
Dead fish and milky puddles of water found this spring on the northern edge of one of Michigan’s most contaminated […]
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A Business Case for The Great Lakes Way
A new study commissioned by the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan makes a compelling case for how The Great Lakes […]
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Michigan execs renew call for accelerated clean up of Detroit River
Many Detroiters still view the Detroit River as a natural resource that’s too polluted to enjoy. When it comes to […]
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Yes, it’s safe to swim at Belle Isle (most of the time)
Except after a heavy rain, you’re clear to swim at the beach on the Detroit River — here’s what the […]
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An A to Z guide to Belle Isle, the ‘Jewel of Detroit’
Belle Isle has been a favorite Detroit spot for centuries and the most visited state park in Michigan. More than […]
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The Climate Crisis Gives Sailing Ships a Second Wind
Cargo vessels are some of the dirtiest vehicles in existence. Can a centuries-old technology help to clean them up?
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Landmark riverfront building in Detroit being taken down
The prominent Detroit Harbor Terminal building along the riverfront is coming down. Better known as the Boblo boat building, just […]
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Water taxis to make a comeback on Detroit River?
Before the bridges, the roads, and the highways, there were ferries. In Detroit, some are pushing for a comeback after […]
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Community leaders are working to transform Downriver
Downriver, the unofficial name for a cluster of 18 cities and townships just south of Detroit, is undergoing a transformation. […]
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Beavers reclaiming land on abandoned island in Detroit River
Wandering into a beaver habitat can be like entering a disaster zone. Shoreline bushes chewed back. Nearby trees felled and […]
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‘A real attraction’: Detroit’s revived riverfront poised for more development
Twenty years ago, Detroit’s riverfront was in shambles. Access to the waterfront was limited and parts of the more than […]
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Fight to make the Detroit River a UNESCO world heritage site picking up support
A Detroit-based historian’s 15-year battle to see the Detroit River become a UNESCO world heritage site is getting more aggressive. […]
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Engineer Cornelius L. Henderson helped connect Windsor and Detroit. Here’s who he was
In Windsor and Detroit, efforts are underway to publicize the life and legacy of Cornelius L. Henderson, one of the […]
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Could Detroit’s buried streams see the light of day?
Some of the water flowing through Detroit’s sewers were part of creeks that spread across the city when it was […]
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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 […]
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Michigan maritime: Ports set to grow economy throughout the state
A new law that gives the state’s 32 ports tools to expand and grow the maritime economy started out as […]
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New Tall Ship Will Be Coming to Grand Traverse Bay to Sail the Great Lakes
There will be a new tall ship sailing the Great Lakes this year, and it will soon be heading to […]
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Meet the man who served as the ‘voice of the Detroit River’ for 58 years
Night after night, across the dark waters of the Detroit River, crackled the voices of skippers of Great Lakes ships […]
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Schrupp: Metro Detroiters Need Great Lakes jobs | Opinion
We think of cars when we think of Detroit. This is the Motor City after all. And the automotive industry […]
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A New Age of Sail
“A New Age of Sail: The History and Future of Sail Freight on the Hudson River” examines the long history […]
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The Great Blue Herons of Stony Island
Have you ever gone for a peaceful walk along a creek or lake and been spooked by the sound of […]
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Buffalo legislator calls for bill of rights protection for the Great Lakes
Should natural resources like the Great Lakes have the same legal right to protection from harm as a person has? […]
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New Ojibway Urban Park will benefit ecotourism along Detroit River corridor
National parks serve as pilgrimage sites because they provide spaces that provide a degree of solitude and access to unique […]
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Detroiters fear concrete plants will block Riverwalk, be ‘catastrophic to neighborhoods’
Residents are pushing back on plans to develop two concrete crushing and mixing plants, fearing operations at a proposed southwest […]
