Region
Downriver
The Detroit River towns south of the city — industry, boat ramps, island neighborhoods, and a local identity stronger than most maps show. Nobody from Downriver says they're from Detroit. They say they're from Downriver.
The places
Wyandotte
The riverfront downtown the rest of Downriver measures itself against.
Open the place page →Trenton
A riverfront main street across from Elizabeth Park, the county's oldest park.
Open the place page →Grosse Ile
The island township: bridges, marinas, and a lighthouse of its own.
Open the place page →Allen Park
Tidy postwar neighborhoods and the giant Uniroyal tire on I-94.
Open the place page →Lincoln Park
A dense, walkable grid at Downriver's north door.
Open the place page →Southgate
The crossroads of Downriver's shopping and dining strips.
Open the place page →Taylor
The biggest of the Downriver towns, with Heritage Park at its center.
Open the place page →Gibraltar
Canals, islands, and backyards with boat docks at the river's mouth.
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Every city, township, and village in this corner is reachable through its county page.
Notes from this corner
The small stories and useful rules tied to this part of the state.
Where to next
See the other corners at Explore Michigan, search every town in the place directory, or start with why Michigan is worth the paperwork.