Under the Blue Water
A documentary look at the St. Clair River and Blue Water Bridge, where legitimate trade and organized smuggling intersect. Host Rayvn Rowe builds each episode from public records, FOIA files, and confirmed cases. Boats, trucks, sensors, drones, courtrooms. No reenactments. Just the facts and the human stakes.
Episodes
From Beacon to Bust
A century ago, lighthouse keeper Frank Kimbal lit the oil flame that guided ships safely into Port Huron’s harbor. But during Prohibition, that same light exposed smugglers moving under cover of darkness — turning a beacon of safety into a …
The Cost: Who Really Pays for the Drug Trade
Smuggling brings more than contraband across the Blue Water Bridge — it brings money, and money always leaves a mark. In The Cost, Rayvn Rowe uncovers the hidden ways the cocaine trade filters through St. Clair County’s economy: couriers sp…
The Chain: One Truck in Five Thousand
At the Blue Water Bridge, five thousand trucks cross each day — but some carry more than auto parts. In The Chain, Rayvn Rowe traces the hidden economy moving through Port Huron: from Prohibition-era whiskey runs to today’s cocaine corridor…
Lines on the Water
Lines on the Water opens at midnight on the St. Clair River, a small boat without lights and a heat signature that triggers a rapid intercept. Rayvn Rowe maps the real defenses at Port Huron: shoreline sensors, Air and Marine aircraft, Coas…