1833 : Steamboat Michigan Launched from Detroit Calendar Add to Calendar Add to Timely Calendar Add to Google Add to Outlook Add to Apple Calendar Add to other calendar Export to XML When: April 27, 2021 all-day Repeats 2021-04-27T00:00:00-04:00 2021-04-28T00:00:00-04:00 On April 27, 1833, the steamboat Michigan, the first steamer built in Detroit and the most- advanced Great Lakes passenger vessel of its time, was launched from Detroit. Source: Mich-Again’s Day