June 2, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Be a Tourist in Your Own Town, is a chance for the Blue Water area and visitors to discover the attractions and history that make Port Huron the Maritime Capital of the Great Lakes.  The event will feature many signature attractions of Port Huron. Free trolleys and buses will be running continuously between points of interest. Get on and off as you wish, take a tour, and learn unique facts about our town. Get your attraction card at any location, have it punched at all 12 stops and turn it in at the Best Buy tent at the Blue Water Area Convention and Visitors Bureau for a chance to win a GPS. Most attractions are FREE.

1. YMCA of the Blue Water Area

• · Tours, water safety awareness, kid’s activities and demonstrations

2. Vantage Point

• · Kid’s Fest – bike rodeo, crafts, entertainment, information from local agencies
• · Flower Market
• · Great Lakes Nautical Society – Ship Models

3. Studio 1219

• · Pottery and Other Demonstrations, kids crafts

4. Huron Lady II (see schedule) $5.00

5. Gray Fox Sea Cadet Training Ship – Quay St. next to Zebra Bar

6. Knowlton Ice Museum

· Largest collection in U.S. of ice tools and many other unique collectibles

7. McMorran Place / Chamber of Commerce Welcome Center

· Trolley Transfer – Welcome Center-north / McMorran Place-south

· Food Vendors, Entertainment in front of McMorran Place

• · Downtown Stores and Restaurants “Be a Tourist Specials”

8. McMorran Tower – climb 188 steps for a bird’s eye view of the City

9. SC4 Natural Science Museum

• · Wooly rhinoceros skeleton, mineral collection, kid’s science activities

10. Huron Lightship – Only remaining Lightship on the Great Lakes

11. Thomas Edison Depot Museum – see the film of young Tom Edison

12. Blue Water Area Convention and Visitors Bureau

• · M.I.L.K. (Missing Information on Lost Kids) provide parents with identification software
• · Best Buy video games for the kids of all ages, Bring your Attraction Card

13. Fort Gratiot Light Station Grounds

• · Tour and Tower Climb $5.00, must have closed-toe shoes, no sandals

 Huron Lady II Tours – The Huron Lady II will have 6 special one hour cruises at 10:30 a.m., 11:45 a.m., 1:00 p.m., 2:15p.m., 3:30 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. for a discounted rate of $5.00 / person. Tickets can be purchased at the Huron Lady Dock the day of while supplies last, docked on Water Street next to Desmond Marine