Discovery Center Great Lakes

Discovery Center and pier - the Discovery Center is a wholly owned subsidiary of rotary camps to provide a campus for five of the region's nonprofit organizations with focuses on water and natural resources. More than 40,000 guests visit the site each year, primarily to visit the Great Lakes children's museum, but also to participate in other organizations' on-site programs. The Discovery pier is a collection of four Great Lakes tall ships and other historic wooden boats. More than 15,000 passengers a year take cruises on two of the schooners. One of the tall ships hosts a therapeutic program for youth from at-risk environments each summer. Another of the schooners operates an underwater remotely operated vehicle science program for high and middle school students from its deck and takes students out on the bay to learn about freshwater ecology. It is also a place where the public can view the tall ships, fish from the pier, picnic, or simply enjoy the view.