The Williams was lost in 1863 while carrying a cargo of coal. One of the earliest shipwrecks in the area, she lies in 84 feet of water. The wreck was discovered in 1957 when a commercial fisherman's nets became entangled on an obstruction in the . . . — — Map (db m98913) HM
This chink and mortar log cabin
originally stood northwest
of Deckerville in a region of the
county called Burgitville,
or Houndtown, as everyone
in the area owned hound dogs.
Built after the fire of 1881,
it now houses our
Native . . . — — Map (db m212468) HM
This Second Empire style mansion was built in the 1870s by Doctor Joseph Loop. A native of New York, Loop moved to Oakland County, Michigan, in 1843. He and his wife, Jane Gardner Loop pioneered this land in Sanilac County in 1854, and after . . . — — Map (db m88892) HM
The Sanilac Masonic Lodge was organized in 1868. In 1883 lodge members and township officials agreed to build a combined township and Masonic hall on land donated by Christopher Odfield, a Mason. The foundation was built with three-foot-thick walls . . . — — Map (db m88861) HM
The Museum Church was moved here in 2005 from Forestville. Built in the late 1800's, our Museum Church served as a store, a meat market and a tavern before becoming a German Church in 1921. — — Map (db m98919) HM
This turn-of-the-century mercantile features shelves filled with household items that would have been found in a store of this era. The postal unit is from Argyle, Michigan, and was originally established in 1876. — — Map (db m98918) HM
Dating from the early 1900's, our
general store is half exhibit /
half gift shop. The display
includes vintage merchandise, a
classic cash register, and the
original Argyle, Michigan postal
unit. Old fashioned toys, candy
and books on local . . . — — Map (db m212462) HM
This Crib barn, c. 1850, was built before the two
major forest fires in the Thumb of 1871 and 1881.
The Barn was owned (and believed to have been
built) by Charles Decker, who also founded the
Village of Deckerville in the late 1860's.
The . . . — — Map (db m212469) HM
1878 - "Our Little White Church” has a
colorful history. In 1878 it started as a
saloon in Forestville at the corner of
11th St.(Big Gully) and Cedar St.
1920 - It became the home of the
German Evangelical Unity Congregation
of . . . — — Map (db m212466) HM
Sudden tragedy struck the Great Lakes on November 9, 1913, when a storm, whose equal veteran sailors could not recall, left in its wake death and destruction. The grim toll was 235 seamen drowned, ten ships sunk, and more than twenty others driven . . . — — Map (db m154099) HM
This traditional 1920's lakefront cottage features
Greek revival columns,
trap door-type windows
in the gables and an unusual
fireplace made entirley
of beach stone. — — Map (db m212467) HM
The outer breakwaters and harbor basin were constructed in 1951 by
the U. S. Army. Corps of Engineers, with state financial participation.
The public docking facilities were provided through the cooperation of
the Village of Port Sanilac and the . . . — — Map (db m239289) HM
• Built in 1886 by the US Lighthouse Establishment
• First lit October 20, 1886 as a fixed-white light
• 4th Order Fresnel lens fueled by kerosene, visible 15 statue miles
• Octagonal brick tower has a focal plane of 52 feet above the ground . . . — — Map (db m239238) HM
When "Screw Steamers" or "Propellers" first appeared
on the Great Lakes in the 1840's they quickly
became the most efficient form of transportation.
These ships were not only faster than sailing vessels
they also had more compact machinery . . . — — Map (db m239958) HM
This anchor was recovered from the steamer "North Star" by diver John Steele, of Waukegan, Illinois, in
the summer of 1972 and donated to the Port Sanilac Harbor. The "North Star" was a steel propeller
driven package freighter built February 12, . . . — — Map (db m239290) HM
