under the name “Great Lakes Boat Building School”. The school is located in Michigan’s Eastern Upper Peninsula in the Les Cheneaux Islands, a place that is one of the wooden boat capitals in the nation. Local wooden boat enthusiasts were in search of a way to keep the tradition and skills of wooden boat building alive, thus beginning a trade school which focused solely on wooden boats. In 2006, a 12,000 square foot facility was built and the first student enrolled that fall.
located along the northern shore of Lake Huron in the Les Cheneaux Islands, boasts of a gorgeous waterfront campus where students can truly live, learn, and work on the water! As a student training in Michigan’s Eastern Upper Peninsula, you can satisfy any thirst for outdoor recreation within the endless acres of public forest, trails, campgrounds, rustic resorts, beaches, and miles of open water and protected channels.
Marine Trades Institute is housed in an impressive 12,000 square-foot waterfront facility, east of the Mackinac Bridge along the northern shore of Lake Huron in the Les Cheneaux Islands. These thirty-six islands provide sheltered channels and bays within the Straits of Mackinac – a historic harbor area for boaters and explorers.
Students have the opportunity to become familiar with the Marine Trades Institute campus and the local area through our on and off campus events!
The ratio of classroom instruction to hands-on learning really struck a perfect balance. We spent enough time focusing on the specifics, both in lecture and in preparation for certification exams, that we finished the year with a solid understanding of a whole host of topics. But, we didn't just keep it at the level of theory. Most things discussed in class, we were able to experience (and experiment with) in the shop. That's an important thing
Bernard Dawson | 2023 Marine Service Technology Program Graduate
If you love boats and working with your hands, then a program at Marine Trades Institute may be perfect for you!
