Port Sanilac, MI

A diver who rode a submersible 550 feet down to the Edmund Fitzgerald is bringing his shipwreck stories to Port Sanilac. Maritime historian and filmmaker Ric Mixter will give a free talk on Saturday, November 7th, inside Forestville Church at the Sanilac County Historic Village and Museum. The program starts at 2 p.m. with music from Jack Broadwell. Mixter will then talk about more than 100 wrecks he has explored and his interviews with survivors of the 1913 Storm. Free-will donations will supp

Families in Sanilac County still have time to squeeze in some fall fun before camping season wraps up. Jellystone Park North Port Huron, along Lake Huron in Carsonville, is hosting Halloween-themed weekends as the campground heads toward its season closing. Campers can expect spooky family fun, like trick-or-treating and campsite decorating. The park sits just 5 minutes north of Port Sanilac, making it an easy Thumb-area getaway. Once the final weekend ends, the campground will shut down for th

A historic house in Port Sanilac is getting a major fix thanks to a state grant. The Sanilac County Historical Society will receive $85,000 to repair the 1872 Loop-Harrison House, part of the Sanilac County Historic Village and Museum. The project will tackle rotting porches, missing drainage and water seeping into the foundation. Society administrator Dan Finn says the money stops the damage before it becomes too costly to fix. The grant is one of 8 totaling about $673,000 for rural Michigan c