DETROIT, Mich. (Amazing America) — Located on scenic Belle Isle in Detroit, Michigan, the Dossin Great Lakes Museum is one of the Midwest’s most fascinating maritime museums. It’s dedicated to the history of the Great Lakes and Detroit’s deep connection to shipping and nautical culture.
The museum sits right along the Detroit River and dives into more than 300 years of Great Lakes history. Its roots date back to 1949, when a maritime museum opened aboard the historic schooner “J.T. Wing,” the last commercial sailing ship on the Great Lakes. When the ship became too dilapidated, the Dossin family funded a new, permanent museum, which opened on Belle Isle in 1960…