This channel into the Detroit River used to serve as the launching point for Detroit’s shipbuilders. Image: Scott Pohl, WKAR
Recently the Detroit River roared with the sound of the fastest boats in the world. Hydrofest marked its 100th year of racing in Detroit, a reminder that Detroit isn’t just the Motor City. Detroit’s manufacturing history stretches beyond the confines of America’s highways to America’s waterways.
In the last of our summer visits to historic sites in Detroit, Current State’s Scott Pohl talks with Jack Dempsey, president of the Michigan Historical Commission, about Michigan’s boat and shipbuilding heritage.
This story first appeared on WKAR’s Current State and is republished here with permission.