PHOTO COURTESY OF DOSSIN GREAT LAKES MUSEUM
A ribbon-cutting ceremony marked the completion of the first phase of a $4.9 million plan to improve the Dossin Great Lakes Museum on Belle Isle in Detroit, Michigan, as the museum celebrates its 60th year. The first phase of the project allocated $1.5 million to improving the outdoor space of the museum.
A walkway was extended along the riverfront and an outdoor patio was added to provide more space for guests to enjoy the outdoor location. A stabilized cove, pedestrian lighting, bike racks, benches, cycle service and canine refresh stations were added to make the area more accessible and usable for visitors.
“This site has so much potential,” Sarah McClure, a member of the Detroit Historical Society Board of Trustees which operates the museum, told The Detroit News. “Longer term we’re considering a plan to expand this museum itself, perhaps add a library for our museum documents in a new wing that would allow us to display larger artifacts indoors.”
Recent improvements include redisplay and upgrades to outdoor exhibits, and artifacts such as the anchor from the freighter Edmund Fitzgerald. Further renovations for the other three phases of the project are currently on hold while remaining funds are raised.
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