This summer I participated in the Documenting Detroit Fellowship during which I worked on a story about the economic and recreational life of the Detroit River. I consider this a work in progress and will continue to work on it until I’ve made a story that is complete.
Detroit Boat Club rowing coach Mike Gentile leads a group of girls in rowing practice off the coast of Belle Isle in the River on August 1, 2017.
Dandelion capitulum sits on the surface of the Detroit River on June 3, 3017.
23-year-old Lauren Mac swims in an inlet on Belle Isle in Detroit on August 19, 2017.
Dave Unger along with his son Jake repair a boat at Custom Enterprises, their repair shop in Detroit on August 18, 2017.
A young girl walks up a hill in Milliken State Park along the Detroit River on July 2, 2017.
A worker on the JW Westcott completes a delivery to a great lakes freighter as it passes Detroit on June 13, 2017. The Westcott holds a contract with the US Postal Service (along with its own zip code) to deliver mail to passing ships and also deliver parts, crew members, and even pizza as the floating hulks traverse the Detroit River.
A worker on a ship waits for a delivery from the JW Westcott as it passes Detroit on June 13, 2017. The Westcott holds a contract with the US Postal Service (along with its own zip code) to deliver mail to passing ships and also deliver parts, crew members, and even pizza as the floating hulks traverse the Detroit River.
A man watches ships go by while smoking cannabis in Milliken State Park along the Detroit River on July 2, 2017.
A worker on the JW Westcott delivers pizza to a great lakes freighter as it passes Detroit on June 13, 2017. The Westcott holds a contract with the US Postal Service (along with its own zip code) to deliver mail to passing ships and also deliver parts, crew members, and even pizza as the floating hulks traverse the Detroit River.
A gobbie, a small bait fish sits in a cup in Mariner Park in Detroit on July 28, 2018.
Detroiter Danielle Howard holds up a small mouth (green) bass she caught in Mariner Park in Detroit on July 30, 2017.
Balwinder Sehgal manager of the water treatment plant at Detroit Water Works Park poses for a photo inside the plant on August 8, 2017.
The pressure pumps in the Detroit Water Works Park treatment plant in Detroit on August 10, 2017.
Raymond Jr. shows off a fishing lure in Mariner Park in Detroit on July 28, 2018.
People ride the Detroit Cycle Boat in the Detroit River on August 11, 2017. After the success of so-called ‘peddle pubs’, 10 person bicycles with bars on them where popularize downtown Detroit, owner Nick Blaszczyk purchased the partially people powered boat and started renting it out to tour groups.
Reflections on Fox Creek in Detroit on August 19, 2017.
Jenni Juncha wades in an inlet in Maheras-Gentry Park in Detroit on August 22, 2017.
Charlie Alexander sits on the dock at Kean’s Marina in Detroit on August 22, 2017.
Kayakers from Detroit River Sports paddle down Fox Creek on August 24, 2017.
A worker at Kean’s Marina fuels up a boat on August 11, 2017.
Raymond Dilworth and his wife Darnell sit on their boat in Kean’s Marina in Detroit on Aug 25, 2017.
Dogs stand along Fox Creek in Detrot on August 26, 2017.
People drive a motorboat under the MacArthur Bridge in Detroit, MI on July 4, 2017.
A group of girls from the Detroit Boat Club participate in rowing practice off the coast of Belle Isle in the River on August 1, 2017.
News from photographer Anthony Lanzilote 