Visitors Attractions Tours Shows Museums Hotels Events Transportation Airport/Airlines Taxi Bus Limo Train Sports Detroit Red Wings Detroit Lions Detroit Tigers Detroit Pistons College Sports Media Television Radio Newspaper Sponsors Your Link Here! Home | Advertise | Contact Detroit Area Attraction Guide Dossin Great Lakes Museum In 1956 the Dossin family donated to the city of Detroit's Historical Commission a check for $125,000 for a Maritime Marine Museum to be built on Belle Isle, they even donated their famous boat "Miss Pepsi" which they retired a few years before that, the boat sits in it's own little building right next to the entrance of the museum. The museum was dedicated and opened in 1960 with about 100,000 visitor by december 1960, In 1968 the River Room which consisted of a multi-purpose auditorium and exhibit hall and a window wall to allow visitors to watch the boats on the river was added to the museum. Showcased in the museum is the pilot house from the freighter the William Clay Ford, visiters can pretend to be piloting their own freighter on the great lakes, even talking on the radio to other vessels. A periscope from the submarine USS Tambor shows the river and the skyline of Detroit. Also is the Gothic Room which was removed from the elegant river boat called City of Detroit III, the room was saved after the ship was scrapped in 1955, in 1965 the museum raised the $15,000 to purchase it. it took two years to refinish the room to it's original state. Also there is a ship model gallery featuring ships that used to navigate the great lakes dating back to 1679. To view their website go to www.detroithistorical.org The Great Lakes Maritime Institute's webpage Click Here Click here to return to previous page Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.detroitpages.com Many more to follow - stay tuned Note: If there is a attraction we missed or you feel should be listed here, contact us here with the information.

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