BaySail's info
BaySail's Mission
>> To foster environmental stewardship of the Saginaw Bay Watershed and the Great Lakes ecosystem and to provide personal development opportunities for learners of all ages through ship board and land based educational experiences. <<
Donors
- Alden and Vada Dow Foundation
- Bay Area Community Foundation
- Bay City Morning Rotary
- Bay City Noon Rotary
- The Bay City Times
- Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
- Consumer's Energy Foundation
- Dow Chemical Foundation
- Gougeon Brothers
- General Motors Powertrain
- Kantzler Foundation
- Michigan Sea Grant
- Rollin M. Gerstacker Foundation
- Realtor's Association of Bay County
- Ronald McDonald House Charities
- Russell & Maxine Smith Foundation
- Saginaw Bay Watershed Initiative Network
- Samuel I. Newhouse Foundation
- S.C. Johnson Foundation
- Wienlander Fitzhugh
Student Journals
Each student will complete their own Appledore Journal during their 3 and ½ hour trip aboard the Appledore schooner.
The following is a sample of the age/grade progression that takes place in a portion of 2 of the 6 sections of the journal. Click on the samples to view a larger version of them.
Elementary School
Middle School
High School
* Middle image are pages part of the Observation Station that takes place in the Saginaw River portion of the voyage.
* Third image are a portion of one sampling station, the Benthic Station that takes place out in the Saginaw Bay.
Public Sailing Schedules

- Bay City, MI
- Tawas, MI
- Mackinaw City, MI
- Cleveland, OH
- Michigan City, IN
- Tall Ship Celebration Bay City











