Downtown Detroit is on the Detroit River which connects Lake Erie to Lake Huron via Lake St. Clair and the St. Clair River and there isn't even a municipal marina. There is no where that I'm aware of to rent a trancient slip within walking distance of downtown. That is ridiculous seeing that every other decent sized town has a municipal harbor. There is a lot to do downtown too. There are the Red Wings, Tigers, Lions, casinos, greektown, mexicotown, art museum, theaters etc. etc. We would definately spend time there if we could get a slip. Now we wave hi and bye and continue down to Put-in-Bay. Yeah, Detroit and Flint belong on that list.