Clarke Speaker Series - Voices from the Flats: Readings from Michigan’s Venice, the Transformation of the St. Clair Maritime Landscape, 1640 – 2000

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Voices from the Flats: Readings from Michigan’s Venice, the Transformation of the St. Clair Maritime Landscape, 1640 – 2000 

Dr. Daniel Harrison, Department of Anthropology, Wayne State University 

From the arrival of European explorers, missionaries, and traders, the St. Clair region has been a noteworthy experience. Over more than three centuries, land and water were transformed by successive maritime societies: Indigenous, colonial, industrial, and recreational. Drawing on contemporary journals, memoirs, official reports, maps, and illustrations, Dr. Harrison presents the flow of history through the voices of participants and eyewitnesses. The readings are excerpts from his award-winning book, Michigan’s Venice: The Transformation of the St. Clair Maritime Landscape, 1640 – 2000.