News & Events

ISEA Earns Certified Autism Center™ Designation

Inland Seas Education Association (ISEA) has been designated as a Certified Autism Center (CAC), highlighting its commitment to providing accessible and inclusive educational experiences for all visitors. The CAC designation...

All Public Events – 2024

Below is a list of all 2024 Inland Seas public events. Unless otherwise noted, all events are held at the ISEA campus (100 Dame St, Suttons Bay, MI). This list...

Inland Seas Purchases a New Schooner

SUTTONS BAY, MI, 01/06/23 – A 105-foot, three-masted schooner will be sailing the waters of Grand Traverse Bay this summer. Inland Seas Education Association (ISEA) expanded its sailing fleet with...

ISEA Receives Grants to Connect Land and Water

  SUTTONS BAY, MI, April 11, 2022: Inland Seas Education Association (ISEA) recently received grants from the NOAA Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) program and the Hagerty Corporate Giving program to...

2021-22 ISEA Cafes

ISEA Cafes are a way for us to connect in the non-sailing season and continue our mission of ongoing learning about the Great Lakes. Below are the ISEA Cafes offered...

ISEA/SEEDS Watershed-Related STEM Projects

Associate Director, Juliana Lisuk, wrote about a partnership between Inland Seas Education Association (ISEA) and SEEDS Ecology & Education Centers to bring enriching watershed-related STEM projects to nearly 200 students...

ISEA Acquires Adjacent Property for Future Growth

Press Release – January 3, 2022 In December 2021, Inland Seas Education Association (ISEA) acquired the adjacent property just south of their Suttons Bay campus. The property’s M-22 frontage increases...

ISEA Featured in Great Lakes by Design

Great Lakes by Design is the official website companion to the Great Lakes By Design Magazine. On November 4, 2021, they featured an article on Inland Seas Education Association! Inland...

ISEA Participates in International Partnership

Inland Seas Education Association will be welcoming students from the Universidad de la Salle in Colombia in 2022. The interns are part of Northwestern Michigan College’s project titled “Bridging Waterways...

Maximizing the Value of Schoolship Data

Inland Seas Education Association (ISEA) has been conducting its Schoolship programs for over 30 years. On each program students turn into sailors, scientists, and stewards for the day as they...