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==Culture== [[Image:Huron Light Ship (Port Huron Mich).jpg|250px|thumb|right|[[Huron Lightship|Huron Light Ship Museum]]]] * The [[Port Huron Museum]] is a series of four museums,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.phmuseum.org/ |title=Home |date=November 2, 2024 }}</ref> namely: ** [[Carnegie Center (Port Huron Museum)]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.phmuseum.org/carnegie-museum/ |title=Carnegie Center, Port Huron Museum }}</ref> ** [[Huron Lightship]] ** [[Thomas Edison Depot Museum]] ** [[Fort Gratiot Lighthouse]] * The Great Lakes Maritime Center offers opportunities to learn about the history of the Great Lakes. Freighters pass within {{convert|100|ft}} of the glass windows, and there is an underwater live camera feed. * The Desmond District Demons is a horror film festival, held at the end of October annually. The festival focuses on elevating the horror genre, hosting independent film screenings alongside a Dark Arts Exhibition showcasing local artists. * The Black River Film Society is a community focused on cultivating the areas independent film screenings and host regular film related events, such as premiering [[Stockholm (2018 film)]] in Michigan, Tough Guy: The Bob Probert Story and Sincerely Brenda. * The School for Strings presents over 50 concerts each year with its Fiddle Club, Faculty, and Student Ensembles. It provides music education across the area. * Each year, the [[Port Huron to Mackinac Boat Race]] is held, with a starting point in Port Huron north of the [[Blue Water Bridge]]. The race finishes at [[Mackinac Island, Michigan|Mackinac Island]], crossing Lake Huron. It is considered by some boaters to be a companion to the longer [[Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac]]. * The [[Port Huron Civic Theatre]] began in 1956 by a group of theater lovers. Since 1983, it has used [[McMorran Place]] for its productions. * The Blue Water Film Festival (2010β2014) was held in the fall, which had notables such as [[Chris Gore]], [[Sid Haig]], [[Curtis Armstrong]], [[Timothy Busfield]], [[Loni Love]], [[Dave Coulier]]. * The main branch of the St. Clair County Library is located in downtown Port Huron. The library contains more than 285,300 books, nearly 200 magazine subscriptions, and over 22,700 books on tape, books on compact disc, music compact discs, cassettes, and videos. * The International Symphony Orchestra of [[Sarnia]], Ontario and Port Huron, Michigan perform events at McMorran Place, Port Huron Northern Theatre and Temple Baptist Church in Sarnia. * Encompassing over 100 homes and buildings, the Olde Town Historic District is Port Huron's first and only residential historic district. The Olde Town Historic Neighborhood Association is an organization working to preserve historic architecture in Port Huron. They have hosted an annual historic home tour, flower plantings and beautification and neighborhood Christmas decorations. * The Welkin Base Ball Club is Port Huron's historic [[vintage base ball]] team. Modeled on Port Huron's first baseball club from 1867, the Welkin Base Ball Club re-creates the time of baseball's roots. ===Pop culture=== A reference to the [[Port Huron Statement]] was made in the Coen Brothers film ''[[The Big Lebowski]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mentalfloss.com/article/26831/dude-port-huron-statement-and-seattle-seven |title=The Dude, The Port Huron Statement, and The Seattle Seven |date=January 10, 2011 |website=mentalfloss.com |access-date=June 15, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180615110933/http://mentalfloss.com/article/26831/dude-port-huron-statement-and-seattle-seven |archive-date=June 15, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2009, the TV show ''[[Criminal Minds]]'' used Port Huron, and Detroit as locations for an episode involving crossing the border into [[Ontario]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thetimesherald.com/story/entertainment/2024/01/01/spot-port-huron-references-in-these-popular-films-and-tv-episodes/71989141007/ |title=Spot Port Huron references in these popular films and TV episodes |first=Jackie |last=Smith |work=[[The Times Herald]] |date=January 1, 2024 }}</ref>
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