Exciting to learn about efforts to restore wild rice at Humbug Marsh and Belle Isle State Park along the Detroit River!

https://planetdetroit.org/2026/04/wild-rice-detroit-river/

#Detroit #BelleIsleStatePark #HumbugMarsh #DetroitRiver #WildRice

Historic wild rice restoration underway in the Detroit River: ‘Living tribute to the First Nations'

Historic wild rice restoration begins in Detroit River as tribal partners work to bring back sacred grain that disappeared from ancestral waters.

Planet Detroit
What’s on our radar for March 24
A look at Detroit River cleanup efforts, a Windsor woman wants to clear out her massive romance novel collection and there's a special council meeting in Sarnia about comments by a councillor that have prompted quite the community response.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/whats-on-our-radar-for-march-24-9.7139699?cmp=rss
Trio of deer stuck on quickly moving Detroit River ice floe
Three deer stuck on a piece of ice were spotted floating down the Detroit River on Monday.
#animals #emergency #DetroitRiver
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/deer-detroit-river-ice-stuck-wildlife-windsor-9.7111780?cmp=rss
Moroun donated $1M US to Trump-supporting super PAC before Gordie Howe bridge threats
The wealthy owner of a nearly century-old bridge connecting Michigan and Ontario gave $1 million US to a Trump-aligned political action committee less than a month before the U.S. president unleashed an online tirade against a new comp...
#politics #donation #bridge #Michigan #Ontario #DetroitRiver
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/trump-moroun-donation-bridge-maga-gordie-howe-ambassador-9.7102454?cmp=rss
Moroun donated $1M to Trump-supporting super PAC before Gordie Howe bridge threats
The wealthy owner of a nearly century-old bridge connecting Michigan and Ontario gave $1 million to a Trump-aligned political action committee less than a month before the U.S. president unleashed an online tirade against a new competing ...
#politics #donation #bridge #Michigan #Ontario #DetroitRiver
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/trump-moroun-donation-bridge-maga-gordie-howe-ambassador-9.7102454?cmp=rss
Moroun donated $1M to Trump-supporting super PAC before Gordie Howe bridge threats
The wealthy owner of a nearly century-old bridge connecting Michigan and Ontario gave $1 million to a Trump-aligned political action committee less than a month before the U.S. president unleashed an online tirade against a new competing ...
#politics #donation #bridge #Michigan #Ontario #DetroitRiver
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/trump-moroun-donation-bridge-maga-gordie-howe-ambassador-9.7102454?cmp=rss
After AI image of dog rescue pops up, expert explains what to look out for
It's true that two dogs were rescued from the icy Detroit River last weekend, but a fake, AI-generated image of the rescue was posted online afterward. CBC's Jason Viau speaks with an expert about what to watch out for.
#rescue #AI #image #DetroitRiver
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7053952?cmp=rss

LaSalle emergency crews rescue two dogs found floating on ice in Detroit River
No one knows how they got there, but two dogs found floating on a chunk of ice on the Detroit River on Saturday afternoon are safe after an on-ice rescue, and the search for their owner is on.

#rescue #dogs #ice #river #DetroitRiver
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/lasalle-emergency-crews-rescue-two-dogs-found-floating-on-ice-in-detroit-river-9.7051520?cmp=rss

Husky rescued from the Detroit River, Windsor police say
Windsor police say a local pet owner is grateful after officers were able to rescue their dog from the Detroit River. 
#rescue #police #DetroitRiver #Windsor
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/windsor-police-husky-rescue-detroit-river-9.7034146?cmp=rss

I'm looking forward to fall 2026 when the first phase of Stanton Yards along the Detroit River across from Belle Isle is forecast to be completed.

"The Stanton Yards project aims to transform a storage- and service-based marina site into a 13-acre cultural gathering place for the community, featuring over 80,000 square feet of commercial and creative space, 85 boat slips, and public waterfront parkland."

https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2025/11/detroit-riverfront-cultural-hub/

#Detroit #DetroitRiver #StantonYards

Stanton Yards development merges art, nature on Detroit River, envisions ‘thriving new community destination’ | Great Lakes Now

A waterfront extension of Detroit’s Little Village cultural development is planned as a 13-acre public gathering place.

Great Lakes Now