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Family BUCKET LIST Live Theatres The Barn Theatre 242 S. Ridge Street, Port Sanilac, MI 48469 810-622-9114 • barntheatre.net Offers live dramatic performances, comedy & music events. Lexington Village Theatre 7318 Huron Avenue, Lexington MI 48450 810-359-5108 • lexingtonvillagetheatre.com Features a variety of live production entertainment in an intimate setting. Movie Theaters Firebird Theater 280 E. Sanilac Avenue, Sandusky, MI 48471 810-648-6684 • firebirdtheater.com The Firebird welcomes you to our state-of-the-art theater with 3 large screens, reclining seats and stadium seating. Hi-Way Drive-In Theater 2778 E. Sanilac Road, Carsonville, MI 48419 810-657-6684 • thehiwaydrivein.com Michigan’s oldest drive-in. There is one screen, a grass field, and a safe environment, providing affordable fun for all! Museums Deckerville Historical Museum 2485 Black River Street, Deckerville MI 48427 810-376-4430 • 810-837-0257 Open the first Saturday after Labor Day until the end of September from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. AND during special events (ex. Santa’s Reindeer Event in December.) Marlette Train Depot Museum M Marlette Historical Society 3325 S. Main Street, Marlette, MI 48453 989-635-7448 • marlettetraindepot.org FB-marlettetraindepot All aboard! Come to the Marlette Train Depot on Sundays from 2-5 pm. Open from May to September, this charming depot, founded in 1896, is filled with local history. We have a working model train and a re-creation of the Depot Train Office. It’s like a walk back in time. Visit the website or Facebook for upcoming events. Admission is FREE! Sanilac County Historical Village & Museum 228 S. Ridge Street, Port Sanilac, MI 48469 810-622-9946, sanilaccountymuseum.org Open June - Labor Day Sanilac County IH Museum 560 N. Goetze Road, Carsonville, MI 48419 810-657-9786 International Harvester Collection. Please call for appointment. Croswell Swinging Bridge, Photo courtesy Flora Ehlrich Unique Attractions Croswell Swinging Bridge M Riverbend Park, on Park Path Road, Croswell, MI Sanilac County is home to Michigan’s only suspension footbridge. Built in 1905, the suspension footbridge is also called the “Mother-in-Law Bridge” because there is a sign stating “Be Good to Your Mother-in-Law” at one end. Brown City M Area Firefighters 9-11 Memorial Brown City Fire Hall, 4090 Main Street, Brown City World Trade Center artifact, a steel beam measuring 19 x 4 x 3 feet and is weighing nearly 15,000 pounds. Port Sanilac Lighthouse Port Sanilac, Michigan Built in 1886, it is now privately owned, but the light remains active for navigation. Sanilac Shores Underwater Preserve 163 square miles of Lake Huron Protects ships dating as far back as 1864; a great adventure for divers. Visit michiganpreserves.org/sanilac.htm or contact a local dive charter. For charters, see info on page 23, for Underwater Preserve, see info on page 25. Sanilac Petroglyphs Historic State Park From M-46, take M-53 north for 17 miles to Bay City- Forestville Road. Go east four miles to Germania Road, then south on Germania one mile to the State Park. See map on page 25. • michigan.gov/sanilacpetroglyphs THINGS TO DO www.sanilaccounty.org 15 Photo courtesy Diane Zentgrebe