Steps to the top of the Fort Gratiot Lighthouse. Wet were looking at here, have got the view of the bluewater bridges to the south and lake huron to the northeast. So, were right at the historic the source of the st. Clair river at the mouth of the lake. You can see the nice blue water and what tourists come to this area for. When they hear this is the bluewater area, this is what they get to see. They realize you are not line. Just north of the city of port huron, within the city limits, it gets its namesake from the military for that was established in 1814. Gratiot was an engineer in the u. S. Army and was responsible for building fort gratiot during the war of 1812. The defense from an attack that could come from canada and protecting the mouth of the st. Clair river and lake huron. The decision to add a lighthouse at the mouth of lake huron was made in the 1820s. At that time the traffic was increasing on the great lakes, so they felt this is a significant spot for adding a lighth
Thomas edison. S, we are on a restored train car that represents the train car Thomas Edison road daily has a 12yearold way to detroit. A was a news butcher, meeting adler. He would have a basket with a big leather strap and walk up and down the aisles of the train car selling fruit, candy, probably cigars. We have a recreation of his local laboratory where he was the first person we know of to print the newspaper on a moving train. Life was here what like on the u. S. Coast guard cutter, the bramble, which traveled u. S. Waterways for nearly 70 years. Was Commanding Officer from 1978 to 1980. We were responsible for safe operation and navigation and we worked all of the buoys and i worked on some lighthouses from almost all the way down to toledo, ohio. We supported a Navigation System that allowed it to work in the great lakes, so all the commerce that goes on in the great lakes were depending on the navigation and the ability to navigate in those waters during the rough times and in
Meeting with gold star mothers today and tweeted and, this tweet from the republican who represents the 21st district of new york. ,poke at the Business Council new york state luncheon today about shared goals of increasing jobs and commerce in new yorks 21st district. Of congress back on tuesday, september 6. Coming upe things this fall, remaining federal spending bills for fiscal year 2016 2017. Zika prevention and research. Defense programs and policy, and possibly in the house, discussion of impeachment of the irs commissioner. For the next hour, and American History tv exclusive. The cities tour features visits port huron, michigan. For five years now, we have traveled to american cities, interviewing historians, authors, and leaders. You can watch more of our visit at cspan. Org citiestour. On the fourth floor of what is called the Municipal Office of city hall, right on the st. Clair river. Probably the most Eastern Point of michigan. Our population is around 30,000 people, whic
In Loving Memory: Beloved wife, mother, grandmother, aunt, great-aunt, sister, and consumer of life experience. Lucina (Tina) Johnson Lewis died suddenly of natural causes on September 29, 2023 at age
Beloved wife, mother, grandmother, aunt, great-aunt, sister, and consumer of life experience, Lucina Johnson Lewis (“Tina”) died suddenly of natural causes on Sept. 29, 2023, at age 77, at her home in Durham, N.C. Born to George F.B. Johnson Jr. and Audrey Strong Johnson on Jan. 25, 1946, Tina grew up in Greenwich, Conn., and […]