Port Huron

Getting there

By car From the south take Interstate 94 east From the west take Interstate 69 east 1 Blue Water Bridge. From Ontario take Highway 402 west crossing the St. Clair River into the United States via the Blue Water Bridge (updated Jun 2019)

By train

2 Port Huron station, 2223 16th Street. (updated Jun 2019) Amtrak, ☏ +1 215-856-7924, toll-free: +1-800-872-7245. Operates train service around the United States of America. (updated Mar 2022) Route stopping at Port Huron: Blue Water operates daily between Port Huron and Chicago including stops in Flint, East Lansing, Battle Creek, Kalamazoo, Niles, and New Buffalo. Travel time to Port Huron from Flint is 1.5 hours, from East Lansing is 2.5 hours, from Kalamazoo is 4.25 hours, and from Chicago is 6.5 hours. Neighbouring Sarnia in Canada has a daily train from Toronto.

By plane 3 St. Clair County International Airport (PHN IATA). (updated Jun 2019)

Getting around

Blue Water Area Transit, ☏ +1 810 987-7373.

See

St. Clair River. a busy waterway. You can watch freighters, sailboats, fishing boats, and fun vessels. (updated Jun 2019) 1 Thomas Edison Depot Museum, 510 Edison Parkway, ☏ +1 810-455-0035. (updated Jun 2019) 2 Port Huron Museum (Carnegie Center), 1115 Sixth Street, ☏ +1 810-982-0891. (updated Jun 2019) 3 United States lightship Huron (LV-103), 800 Prospect Place, ☏ +1 810-984-9768. A museum ship (updated Jun 2019) 4 Fort Gratiot Lighthouse, 2802 Omar Street, ☏ +1 810-216-6923. The oldest standing lighthouse in Michigan. (updated Jun 2019)

Do

Port Huron to Mackinac sailboat race. Annually. one of the longest fresh-water races in the world with over two hundred boats entering the race each year. (updated Jun 2019) 1 Blue Water River Walk. (updated Jun 2019) 2 McMorran Place. Entertainment complex with sports arena and a theater. (updated Jun 2019) 3 Port Huron Civic Theatre. (updated Jun 2019) Port Huron Prowlers. Minor league ice hockey team. (updated Jun 2019)

Buy

1 Birchwood Mall, 4350 24th Avenue, Fort Gratiot, ☏ +1 810 294-8793. main stores include Carson's, Dunham's Sports, JC Penney, Five Below, and Target. (updated Dec 2021)

Eat

1 Freighters Eatery & Taproom, 800 Harker St, ☏ +1 810-941-6010. Overlooks the Bluewater Bridges. Great spot for viewing the passing vessels on the St. Clair River. Serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. (updated Sep 2024) 2 Raven Café, 932 Military St, ☏ +1 810-984-4330, [email protected]. Edgar Allan Poe-themed cafe/bar with great coffee and spirits and a lot of sandwiches, soups and wraps. Hosts live music and has an upstairs area lined with books in a historic downtown building. The upstairs is not wheelchair-accessible. $15 for a sandwich with a latte. (updated Sep 2024)

Drink & nightlife

1 Lynch's Irish Tavern, 210 Huron Ave, ☏ +1 810-824-4021, [email protected]. (updated Jun 2019) 2 Vintage Tavern, 103 Michigan St, ☏ +1 810-982-1866. (updated Jun 2019) Freighters, 800 Harker St, ☏ +1 810-941-6010. (updated Jun 2019)

Sleep

1 Quality Inn & Suites, 1720 Hancock St, ☏ +1 810 292-0453. Check-in: 3PM, check-out: 11AM. Includes deluxe continental breakfast and wireless high-speed Internet access. From $84. (updated Feb 2026)

Go next

Sarnia is across the Blue Water Bridge in Ontario, Canada.