This event is in the past.It took place on April 10, 2026 at Judy & Stanley Frankel Detroit Observatory at University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
Walking Tour
Walking TourWalking Tour: Creating Michigan: Key Moments in U-M’s Early History
Old Fourth Ward
Step through two centuries of University of Michigan history where it all began. Student docents lead a 1.5-hour walk across the original 40-acre campus, tracing U-M's journey from its 1817 Detroit origins and Native land accession to its emergence as a research powerhouse.
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Walking Tour: Creating Michigan: Key Moments in U-M’s Early History
Walking TourWalking TourStep through two centuries of University of Michigan history where it all began. Student docents lead a 1.5-hour walk across the original 40-acre campus, tracing U-M's journey from its 1817 Detroit origins and Native land accession to its emergence as a research powerhouse.
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