DETROIT, Mich. — Organizers flew an aerial thank-you banner over the Detroit River on Monday for Canadian Thanksgiving, carrying the message that Detroit and Canada are bridged in friendship.
The Downtown Detroit Partnership assisted a Metro Detroit group with the initiative. The 30-by-9-foot banner was scheduled to fly along the Detroit River on Monday, Oct. 12, between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., weather permitting, between Belle Isle and the Gordie Howe International Bridge.
Downtown Detroit Partnership CEO Eric Larson said the gesture was meant to recognize the U.S.-Canada friendship and Canada continued leadership, including work that brought the Gordie Howe International Bridge crossing to life. The banner was flown along the Detroit River both morning and afternoon and was visible to residents on both sides of the border.
Windsor residents reacted to the nine-by-three-metre aerial banner on Monday. Larson said organizers wanted to send an expression of gratitude on Canada Thanksgiving at a time of cross-border friction and tariffs affecting the automotive sector.
The initiative also celebrated the Gordie Howe International Bridge and Canada longstanding commitment to the international crossing. Local leaders said Detroit and Windsor are strongest when they work together across business, health care and everyday family ties.
