Although Michigan became a Territory in 1805, settlers only began arriving in significant numbers after 1825, taking advantage of safer and cheaper travel to Michigan via the Erie Canal. Imagine you were a member of a German immigrant family who sailed to New York and headed to Detroit via the Erie Canal. What might your trip have been like, and what sights would you have seen along the way? How would you have gotten here once you reached Buffalo? What might you have thought about the "city" of Detroit when you landed? Finally, where might you have settled and built a new home either in Detroit or another part of Michigan (and why did you select this place)?