A hub of Detroit River rum-running during Prohibition, when an estimated 75 percent of liquor smuggled into the United States crossed the Detroit River source
Community character
Downriver steel town on the Detroit River where the Michigan Steel Mill of 1923 grew into Great Lakes Steel, with a waterfront turning back toward recreation source
U.S. Steel Great Lakes Works
Steel complex descended from the Michigan Steel Mill, which rolled its first steel on July 5, 1923 and grew into Great Lakes Steel source
Former Ecorse Rowing Club
Detroit Riverfront rowing club that served as a U.S. Olympic Development Center from 1967 to 1969; its building is slated for recreational reuse source
Ecorse boat launch
City riverfront launch recently upgraded for Detroit River access source
Dingell Park
Detroit River waterfront park improved with a kayak-focused access project source
Pepper Park
Ecorse Creek park targeted for riparian habitat and recreation improvements under the Ecorse Creek vision plan source
