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Photo of the Week: Happy Birthday, Dossin Great Lakes Museum!

July 26, 2026 by Deborah Edwards-Oñoro

Large sign in front of the Dossin Great Lakes Museum announces the 65th birthday celebration dock party for the museum. Along with 250th birthday of the USA, 75th birthday of Detroit Historical Museum, and 325th birthday of Detroit.

You couldn’t have asked for a more beautiful summer day for the 65th birthday celebration of the Dossin Great Lakes Museum along the shore of the Detroit River at Belle Isle State Park in Detroit, Michigan.

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Photo of the Week: S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald Anchor

November 9, 2025 by Deborah Edwards-Oñoro

Deep red metal anchor sits atop a concrete display with plaque describing the S.S. Fitzgerald, surrounded by a tile patio. In the background you can see the autumn colored trees and the back of the Belle Isle Aquarium.

With many events this week marking the 50th anniversary of the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald sinking on November 10, 1975 in Lake Superior, I spent part of my weekend visiting Dossin Great Lakes Museum at Belle Isle State Park in Detroit.

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