Detroit, Michigan
Reviewed Resources for Students and Teachers
About Metro Detroit Michigan __ You will find several resources about Detroit life and events. - From About.com - http://detroit.about.com/
City of Detroit - The Official Website for the City of Detroit __ The City of Detroit home page has information about employment, elected officials, online services and city departments for residents and visitors alike. Plus a lot more. - illustrated - From City of
Detroit - http://www.ci.detroit.mi.us/default.htm
Cityscape Detroit > Detroit Neighborhoods __ You will find maps and brief descriptions of several Detroit neighborhoods. You may want to access the main Cityscape page from here to find much more information about the city. - From cityscapedetroit.org -
http://www.cityscapedetroit.org/Detroit_neighborhoods.html#
Detroit Convention & Visitors Bureau __ You will find maps, galleries, events and more for visitor and resident alike. There is even a family reunion planner. - illustrated - from
Detroit Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau - http://www.visitdetroit.com/
Detroit MI. Detroit Michigan City Guide and Yellow Pages. Detroit Restaurants, Art, Music, Real Estate, Weather, Maps. __ Did they leave anything out? There is more than what is found in the site title. - illustrated - From hellodetroit.com - http://www.hellodetroit.com/
Detroit Public Schools __ "Welcome to the newly re-designed website of the Detroit Public Schools system, a school district with a proud heritage that stretches back more than 160 years." An overview of the school system. - illustrated -
From detroit.k12.mi.us - http://www.detroit.k12.mi.us/index.shtml
Detroit Travel Guide | Fodor's Online __ "Few realize that Detroit is one of the Midwest's oldest cities. Founded in 1701 as "la Ville d'Etroit" -- the city at the straits -- it was once a strategic Native American and
French trading post. In the mid-19th century the city was compared to Paris because of its scenic parks and beautiful architecture, but it soon evolved into the modern Motor City, the city that put the world on wheels." A good look at the region and its attractions. - illustrated - From fodors.com - http://www.fodors.com/miniguides/mgresults.cfm?destination=detroit@58
History __ A good overview of the city's history. "French officer Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac founded a fort and settlement at the site of Detroit in 1701. Originally the settlement was called Fort Pontchartrain du Détroit after Louis
Phélypeaux, the comte de Pontchartrain, minister of marine under Louis XIV and for the river that connects Lakes St. Clair and Erie." - From Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit,_Michigan#History
