Your Rouge River Adventure Awaits

Tuesday, August 5, 2025
6 – 9 pm

You are invited to an immersive Rouge River experience with Friends!
Save the Date to set sail aboard the Diamond Belle for your one-of-a-kind river tour.

Enjoy live narration and stories about the Rouge’s industrial history and promising future,

by

Captain Sally Petrella

FOTR staff Watershed Ecologist, story collector, and local river expert

Experience your River. Support vital River programming. Spend a wonderful evening with Friends.

Tickets coming soon- check back late June

Your ticket supports the vital programs you love: frog & toad monitoring, new rain gardens and trees, bug hunts, paddle adventures, new trails, hands-on riverside science, clean-ups and more!

Important Boarding Information
Boarding starts at 5:45 pm at Detroit’s Stroh River Place Dock.
The Stroh River Place Dock is a the foot of Jos Campau St – where it meets the Detroit River.
The Diamond Belle departs promptly at 6:00 pm

Parking is available in the Diamond Jack lot at Jos Campau & Atwater St.

Parking Map / Directions and Route for Our Cruise

Directions and Parking

The Stroh River Place docking location is located at the end of Joseph Campau Street just past where it intersects with Atwater Street. Parking is available on site next to the docks ($5). 

Click for Interactive Map

Rouge Cruise Route

After departing from Stroh River Place, we will travel downstream and under the Ambassador Bridge before turning to head up the Rouge River. We will travel upstream in the Rouge as far as the turning basin at the Ford Rouge Complex before returning to dock at Stroh River Place.

Rouge Cruise Sponsorship Packages

The Rouge Cruise is powers essential action and education for a better Rouge River. Your sponsorship touches the 10,000+ students, families, and residents from across 48 Rouge River communities who participate in hands-on River learning and action. Select your impact level. Then feel wonderful about the difference you make possible for a cleaner and more vibrant Metro Detroit.

Download 2025 Rouge Cruise Sponsorship Levels Here

Thank you for make hands-on Rouge River education and action possible!

Contact Lara for more information: ledwards@therouge.org

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Small Business Sponsorships Available!