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River Rouge in Dearborn. The Southfield Freeway bridge is shown. The River Rouge is a 127-mile (204 kilometer) [3] river in the Metro Detroit area of southeastern Michigan.It flows into the Detroit River at Zug Island, which is the boundary between the cities of River Rouge and Detroit.
The Detroit River is an international river in North America.The river, which forms part of the border between the U.S. state of Michigan and the Canadian province of Ontario, flows west and south for 24 nautical miles (44 km; 28 mi) from Lake St. Clair to Lake Erie as a strait in the Great Lakes system.
Zug Island, viewed from the Detroit River in May 2021. Zug Island is a heavily industrialized island within the city of River Rouge at the southern city limits of Detroit in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located where the mouth of the River Rouge spills into the Detroit River.
Detroit Institute of Arts. This list of museums in Michigan encompasses museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.
Although Humbug Marsh is located within heavily populated Metro Detroit, it is acclaimed as a high-quality remnant of the wetlands that once lined both sides of the international Detroit River. This slow-flowing river was a hotspot of biological diversity , particularly as a location for fish spawning .
The Arab American National Museum (AANM, Arabic: المتحف الوطني العربي الأمريكي) is a museum in Dearborn, Michigan, highlighting the history, experiences, and contributions of Arab Americans. [1] Established in 2005, it is the first, and largest, museum in the world devoted to Arab American history and culture. [2]
The Commandant's Quarters was built in 1833 as part of the Detroit Arsenal, which was relocated from Detroit due to fear that the stored explosives would endanger the city's population. It is the oldest building in Dearborn still located on its original site, and is considered to be one of the seven most significant buildings in Michigan. 16
Downriver communities near Detroit and Dearborn (such as Allen Park, Lincoln Park, Wyandotte, River Rouge, Melvindale and Ecorse) were developed in the 1920s-1940s and are identified by brick and mortar homes (often bungalows), tree-lined streets and Works Progress Administration-designed municipal buildings, typical also of the homes within Detroit's city limits.