| 1989 | ISEA founded by Tom Kelly, John Elder, and Peter Dorn
First Board of Directors formed and incorporation papers filed with the State of Michigan and the IRS
First Schoolship Programs begin aboard the chartered schooner Malabar
Over 1,100 participants this year |
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| 1990 | First spring Beach Clean-Up
Established ISEA office in Traverse City
Schoolship Program counts 1,346 people |
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| 1991 | First six-day summer adult program aboard Manitou
Schoolship Program counts 1,860 people |
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| 1992 | Spring Schoolship Programs aboard Malibar and Manitou, summer programs aboard Cygnet and Manitou, fall programs aboard Malibar
Over 2,500 participants this year |
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| 1993 | Treworgy Yachts contracted to build Inland Seas
ISEA wins ASTA "Sail Training Program of the Year" award
Over 2,500 participants this year |
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| 1994 | Commissioned ISEA schooner Inland Seas
Over 2,900 participants this year |
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| 1995 | Over 4,300 people sailed aboard Malibar and Inland Seas this season |
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| 1996 | New dock built for Inland Seas in Suttons Bay
Record-breaking year for participation-6,228 people! |
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| 1997 | 25,000th student in Schoolship Program
First trip to Milwaukee for Inland Seas for the Wisconsin Lake Schooner Education Association teacher training class |
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| 1999 | ISEA 10th Anniversary |
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| 2001 | First five-year Strategic Plan
ISEA wins ASTA "Sea Education Program of the Year" award |
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| 2002 | Purchased and renovated Northern Lumber property in Suttons Bay
50,000th student in Schoolship Program
First Invasive Species Field Program |
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| 2003 | Established Lee Endowment for Global Freshwater (LEGF)
Opened new offices in Inland Seas Education Center
First Boat Building Program |
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| 2004 | First Great Lakes Discovery Program
Sloop Liberty donated to ISEA |
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| 2005 | Inland Seas completed a ten-city tour
First Global Freshwater program
First Sail Training programs onboard Liberty
First Family Fridays Program at Inland Seas Education Center
Completed Capacity Building Study |
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| 2006 | Opened Invasive Species Exhibits at the Inland Seas Education Center
Completed Wetland Demonstration Project
Hamm Outdoor Classroom Pavilion Constructed
Summer Youth Programs at Inland Seas Education Center
70,000th Schoolship Student on September 29th |
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| 2007 | Weekly Wetland Walks are offered
Christine Crissman hired as Education Director
Five-day Day on the Bay program offered to community leaders
After-school canoe building class underway with Suttons Bay High School students |
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| 2008 | Second Day on the Bay program offered
Steve Cruzen joins staff as Development Director |
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| 2009 | Inland Seas participates in first Michigan Schooner Festival in Traverse City
Over 83,000 students have participated in a Schoolship Program |
