The Founding Record

Michigan Waterways Historical Reports

Read the original reports behind Michigan's Waterways system—from Document 446 and the federal harbor-of-refuge program to the State's expanding “Blue Water Highway.”

Featured Original Record

First Biennial Report, 1948–1949

Michigan State Waterways Commission. Read or download the complete archival report.

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