The Marine Trade Institute was started in 2005…
under the name “Great Lakes Boat Building School.” The school, located in Michigan’s Eastern Upper Peninsula in the Les Cheneaux Islands, is situated in one of the wooden boat capitals of the nation. Local wooden boat enthusiasts wanted 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.
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The Marine Trades Institute…
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.
Mission
Marine Trades Institute prepares students for rewarding careers in the marine industry.
Vision
To be the leader in marine workforce development in the Great Lakes region.
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Events
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!
