COMMUNITY EVENTS
Sturgeon Festival Returns to the Blue Water Area in 2016. Are you ready for your close encounter with these freshwater giants?
In partnership with the St. Clair County Health Department, Friends of the St. Clair River invites you to come Saturday, June 4th from 10am- 4pm to the Vantage Point Maritime Center in Port Huron for your close encounter with lake sturgeon, the Gentle Giants of the Great Lakes. Lake sturgeon are the Great Lakes largest fish and are endangered. Sturgeon are phenomenal to see up close because they reach enormous size – weighing up to 150lbs, growing over 7ft, and living over 100 years. Under the Blue Water Bridges in the St. Clair River is the largest remaining population of sturgeon anywhere in the Great Lakes. Once on the brink of extinction, they are making a comeback and have become a spotlight species for the water quality restoration work that is being done in the St. Clair River.
Parking and admission are free. Festival includes:
- Huron Lady Sturgeon Cruises
- Run With The Sturgeon 5K & 1K races
- Great Lakes exhibits with hands-on activities
- Live sturgeon touch tank with scientists
- Sturgeon chalk-the-walk and sturgeon birthday cake
- Free give aways, t-shirt sales, and much more
For a complete list of activities, to purchase Sturgeon Cruise tickets, or to sign up for the race, visit www.SturgeonFestival.com
2015 SCARECROW SATURDAY WAS PROUDLY SPONSORED BY:
Meijer
Fort Gratiot Business Association
Talmer Bank
Eastern Michigan Bank
Marcotte Disposal
Pirrone Produce
Scott Austin
Mike Miloch-Keller Williams
Edie’s Farm-Dick & Lee Edie
Starbucks
Windy Acres Produce Farm
Scott Peterson
Bogey’s Bar & Grill
Cheap Charlie’s
Daybreak Café,
Fort Gratiot DPW
Fort Gratiot Fire Department
Fort Gratiot Parks Commission
St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office
And a VERY special thanks to our countless volunteers!
*Scarecrow Saturday 2016 is Saturday, September 24, 2016 (last Saturday of September, annually)
Many thanks to the 2015 fireworks sponsors!
Corporate Sponsors:
Cheap Charlie’s
Independent Floor Covering
Moran Auto
Patron Sponsors:
Mortimer Lumber
Blue Water Chamber of Commerce
Allegra Print
Jones Equipment Rental
Lakeshore Motel
Brian Duda
Great Clips for Hair