Historic Sites in Port Huron, MI

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Fort Gratiot, named after General Charles Gratiot, the engineer in charge of its construction, was establ...

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Opened on February 11, 2001, the Thomas Edison Depot Museum was the second satellite facility to open of ...

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The Port Huron Museum is home to over 15,000 objects and archival items relating to the history, pre-hist...

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On August 4, 1900, the "Fontana" sank while in these narrows. Several weeks later, on September 25, 1900, the...

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Built near here in 1686 by the French explorer Duluth, this fort was the second white settlement in lower Michigan. T...

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This congregation dates from 1849, when people worshipped in log barracks within Fort Gratiot. Known as the Mission o...

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Commissioned in 1921, the Huron began service as a relief vessel for other Great Lakes lightships. She is ninety-seve...

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On October 6, 2000, the Lightship Sailors Association presented to the Huron Lightship Museum a plaque i...

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Father Gabriel Richard received this triangular plot of land by way of a grant from President John Quincy Adams on Ap...

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The Belleville Area Museum first opened at Old Quirk School in 1989, featuring small-scale replicas of hi...

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This house was likely built in stages between around 1855 and 1885 and reflects the prominence of David and Laura Ric...

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Emily Ward established the Newport Academy about 1845 to provide educational opportunities for area children. Miss Wa...

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The village of Lexington and the local Masonic Lodge combined their efforts and finances to build this three-story It...

Fort Gratiot