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Stewarding Our Precious Great Lakes

— Schooner Society members, Bob and Nancy Doughty, support Inland Seas Education Association (ISEA) because of their love for the water and the programs that ISEA provides to children and youth....

Keeping Curious on our Inland Seas

— Working and teaching aboard a traditionally rigged tall ship have its perks. My office has incredible views from all angles and the students are never bored. What is particularly rewarding...

The Foghorn – A Lake Superior Experience

— From time to time, ISEA will share Great Lakes experiences from guest bloggers. In this blog, Bill Betts shares his adventure at the tip of the Keweenaw Peninsula. Email marketing@schoolship.org...

Six Days on the Water

— Six days on the water. That’s 144 hours or 8,640 minutes.   If we are only on duty eight hours of the day, what do we do to fill the rest...

Crossing the Great Lakes

— July is here and for Inland Seas that means our schooner has set sail for the next 46 days. The ship will sail through Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, and for...

Science Behind the Sails

— While Inland Seas Education Association is not a research institution, but an educational institution as the name suggests, every one of our programs involves some level of data collection. And,...

A Special Place for Families

— With summer in full swing, Inland Seas has been switching gears from Schoolship programs to public sails. While these programs have a similar focus of hands-on education and encouraging stewardship,...

Another Generation of Great Lakes Education

— In the past few years, Inland Seas Education Association (ISEA) has been working diligently to prepare our organization for the next decades of Great Lakes education. With past plans complete...

Inspiring Lifelong Stewardship

— Who doesn’t want to spend their summer on a schooner? Of course, Inland Seas offers a multitude of opportunities to sail and experience life on the water, but for our volunteers,...