DETROIT RIVER PROJECT

​How to help

The Detroit River Project is eager to partner with individuals, grant-making, civic, and business organizations committed to preserving the history and heritage of Detroit's iconic river.



Detroit River: International Heritage Site?

The Detroit River Project has recieved a commitment from the US Department of Interior to Obtaining International Heritage Designation for the Detroit River due to its use as a major route to freedom for untold number of freedom-seekers crossing to Canada

 

Freedom Camp
Our region has a story to tell and the children of “Camp Freedom at Midnight” will receive an experience of a lifetime,  learning the history of the Native peoples who still call this region home; the French, British and finally the American stories of freedom and heritage.