Wyandotte - Ecorse Land Tour

Wyandotte's Bishop Park - 2840 Van Alstyne, Wyandotte, MI 48192

The area that became the City of Wyandotte was first settled in 1732 by a branch of the Huron Tribe known as the Wyandots. The Wyandots first arrived from Ontario, Canada when their French allies founded Detroit. The Wyandots followed the Detroit River 10 miles to the south and founded a village named Maquaqua. Bishop Park is a lovely tree-lined park overlooking the Detroit River with children's playgrounds, fishing, kayak launch, and walking pier.

Head North by bike or by foot on Biddle Ave and follow the Detroit River upstream to Ecorse's John D. Dingell Park.

After leaving Wyandotte's Bishop Park, you will pass the Bacon Memorial Library and several other historical homes including the George P. MacNichol House.

One of the oldest cemeteries in Michigan (established in 1869), Oakwood Cemetery, is located at Biddle and Ford Ave. Several of Wyandotte's largest employers, Henry Ford Hospital and BASF take up much of the other waterfront acreage on the way.

On the northern end of Wyandotte, you will pass Weyand's Fish Market (since 1930), several restaurants, and marinas. As you cross over the Ecorse Creek, approaching Ecorse's John D. Dingell Park, the road name changes to West Jefferson Ave. Ecorse became a City in 1942. Because of its ideal location for shipping along the Detroit River, combined with significant investment in rail and road infrastructure, the City of Ecorse urbanized and became a regional industrial center. The first steel plant, Michigan Steel Mill, was built in 1923. Make sure to visit the Veterans Memorial as you arrive and check out what the anglers are catching on the dock. The historic Ecorse Rowing Club, established in 1873, was also once located here. Although no longer operational, the clubhouse still stands at the southern end of Dingell Park.