Port Huron Attraction
Attraction in Port Huron, Michigan, United States
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Port Huron Museum
Port Huron Museum welcomes visitors to come and enjoy a fascinating exploration of their four sites namely the Huron lightship, Fort Gratiot Lighthouse, the Thomas Edison Depot and USCG Cutter Bramble. Enjoy current exhibits at the main museum and a fascinating insight into the history of Port Huron, Michigan and the museum is open 7 days a week, but closed on holidays. The Port Huron Museum also offers extended hours for events and private tours, so come view the wonderful collections on display and learn about the history of the lighthouse.
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Knowltons Ice Museum of North America
Knowltons Ice Museum of North America located in Port Huron, Michigan showcases the natural ice industry from the past and here there are fascinating collections and exhibits of antiques and collections including an actual size ice wagon. Knowltons Ice Museum of North America houses one of the largest collections in the world of ice tools and implements, and it's interesting to note that this was one of the 10 largest industries in the United States at one time. Come view the horse drawn ice wagons which transported the ice harvested from the Great Lakes, and with over 10,000 square feet of history to explore, you'll be amazed, they also offer guided tours.
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Huron Lightship Museum
Come visit the fascinating Huron Lightship Museum in Port Huron, Michigan the last lightship on the Great Lakes which is open to the public from April through Mid December. Lightships were like floating lighthouses always anchored where it was too deep for a lighthouse, and the Huron Lightship was stationed at various shoals on Lake Michigan. This fascinating museum offers a look into the workings of the lightship from yesteryear and when she was commissioned to guide mariners into the narrow dredged channel of lower Lake Huron leading to the St. Clair River.