Birthplace of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald, launched at Great Lakes Engineering Works on June 7, 1958 as the largest ship on the Great Lakes source
Community character
Industrial Downriver city at the mouth of the Rouge River whose shipyards and steelworks built more than 300 Great Lakes vessels, with Belanger Park reclaiming the waterfront for recreation source
Great Lakes Engineering Works site
Shipyard that operated 1902-1962 and built over 300 vessels, including the SS Edmund Fitzgerald, launched into the Detroit River on June 7, 1958 as the largest ship on the Great Lakes source
Zug Island
Heavily industrialized island at the confluence of the Rouge and Detroit rivers, within River Rouge's city limits source
Belanger Park lighthouse
Working lighthouse built in 2003 as a memorial to Great Lakes mariners lost at sea source
Belanger Park
9.5-acre flagship city park with public Detroit River access and a boat launch; the EPA completed a $2 million soil cleanup there source
Belanger Park boat launch
Detroit River launch on the Michigan Water Trails network source
Zug Island
Industrial island district at the city's north end source
