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!
One of the most valuable things I learned at [the school] is that there are always different ways to do things and finding your own way is okay, as long as the finished product is quality. Another benefit of attending is that the school taught me the basics of carpentry. When I graduated high school, I had never touched a tool. The [Comprehensive Career Boat Building Program] taught me how to properly use those tools!
Noel King | ‘21 Comprehensive Career Boat Building | Irish Boat Shop
If you love boats and working with your hands, then a program at Marine Trades Institute may be perfect for you!
