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AREA COMMUNITIES www.sanilaccounty.org 8 Seasons in Sanilac County, Photos courtesy (left to right): Croswell Greenhouse, Susan Morse, (last 2) Tracie Ritchie Brown City M Founded in 1881, the city of Brown City is a full service community. The city is an agricultural support hub and small manufacturing center located in a primarily residential community with some outstanding restaurants. We host the annual Thumb Soybean Festival the second weekend in June. Event highlights include a carnival, classic car show, music and fireworks. Enjoy our beautiful 76+ acre community park, filled with ball diamonds, picnic facilities, playgrounds and soccer fields. To see us, take M-90 which travels through the city. The road through town is also known as Main Street. See ad page 12. Brown City Community: ci.brown-city.mi.us Carsonville “Where family and friends matter”... The charm of a small town, and the atmosphere of family & friends. Carsonville was founded in 1853 by Silas Hall and was known as Hall’s corners until 1884 when businessman Arthur Carson renamed the settlement. Local events include TTPA tractor pull, Antique tractor pull & MMA cage fighting event, New Years Fireworks and more! Located on M-46 between Sandusky and Port Sanilac. Stop by for a visit and make yourself at home! Carsonville Community & Events: villageofcarsonville.org Croswell M Croswell is an excellent example of Thumb Area living: friendly people of the present who take great pride in their past. Croswell is home to a locally famous swinging footbridge built in 1905 over the Black River, which bisects the city on its way to Port Huron and the Great Lake. A folksy sign at the east end of the suspension bridge advises pedestrians to “Be Good To Your Mother-in-Law.” A splash pad is also at the same park to cool you down on the hot summer days. The city itself is dotted with pre-Civil War homes and buildings. Lumbering dominated Croswell until the Great Thumb Fire of 1881. Since then, agriculture has been the dominant economic activity, especially sugar beets, symbolized by the city’s iconic Pioneer Sugar plant. The annual Croswell Fair is in July this year and features livestock exhibits and a midway full of rides. The Sweet Days of Summer Festival in August celebrates the upcoming harvest with a Cardboard Boat Races on the Black River. See ad on page 6 - 7. Croswell Community & Events: cityofcroswell.com Deckerville M Deckerville takes its name from Charles Decker, who launched a lumber business here in 1870. Decker’s son, Martin, became the settlement’s first postmaster that same year. Deckerville incorporated as a village in 1893 and to this day is home to a number of Charles’ descendents. Just off the beaten path, 10 minutes from M-25, escape your everyday life by finding the small community of Deckerville. Come visit our small, friendly village and explore our shops, enjoy our parks, visit our museum & library and attend our festivals. We’re sure you’ll love it as much as we do! Don’t forget about our Santa’s Reindeer Event in December and take time to roll a few balls at the local bowling alley. Good things are happening in Deckerville; come join us and see! Like us on Facebook to keep up on events! Deckerville Community: deckerville.us Deckerville Events: facebook.com/pages/Deckerville- DCDC/220847124602405?fref=nf Lexington M When Lexington was founded in 1835, it became the first outpost north of Port Huron. Eleven years later, Reuben Diamond named the village after the Battle of Lexington, in which his wife’s cousin, Ethan Allen, fought during the Revolutionary War. The Cadillac Hotel has stood at the heart of village life since its days as a log hotel from 1840 to 1860, when it was rebuilt following a fire. Steamships and freighters made regular stops at the port of Lexington for lumber and agricultural products until the Great Storm of 1913 destroyed the village’s long dock into Lake Huron. Lexington is now noted for its many Victorian homes, historic buildings filled with shops, restaurants and bed-and-breakfasts. With its handful of pretty parks and its quaint downtown, the village is the summertime host of the Music in the Park Series, ThumbFest, the Lexington Art Fair and the annual Bach Festival. Protected by a limestone seawall, Lexington’s picturesque marina doubles as an official State of Michigan Harbor of Refuge. Its beach offers visitors a chance to kick back and enjoy the summer. Nearby golf courses, a bike trail to Croswell, seasonal hunting spots, abundant fishing and a thriving cottage culture make Lexington a vacation mini-mecca. See ad on page 7. Lexington Community & Events: lexingtonmichigan.org Photo courtesy Birchfield Photographic Studio,
Villages & Towns Marlette M Marlette, located in the heart of Michigan’s Thumb, was first settled in the mid-1800’s by Canadians lured by the tall timber and fertile soil of the area. The lumber industry gave way to farming after the Great Thumb Fire of 1881, with sugar beets, soybeans and corn dominating production today. One of the biggest employers in the area is Marlette Regional Hospital. A large Amish community gives the countryside around Marlette the aura of a bygone era, complete with horse-drawn buggies and outlets selling produce, furniture and baked goods. The friendly city offers several recreational options, including a challenging nine-hole public golf course, a community swimming pool, various agri-tourism opportunities and a playground. Visitors to Marlette may stroll the small-town shopping district and enjoy a casual meal far from the hustle and bustle of the big city. See ad page 12. Marlette Community & Events: cityofmarlette.com Port Sanilac M Come Summer With Us In Port Sanilac! Let Port Sanilac be your Michigan vacation destination. In the heart of Lake Huron’s Thumb shoreline, Port Sanilac is a great place to bask in the sun, swim, sail, boat, fish, dive, backpack, golf, or camp out along the lake; making it like no other place in Michigan. Visiting or moving here will allow you to experience the sweet easy flowing days, in quiet, cozy, quaint, Port Sanilac, Michigan, on the United States side of Lake Huron. Driving to Port Sanilac, you have two routes. One route takes you on a scenic drive along Lake Huron through several small towns along M-25. The other route takes you through several small towns primarily viewing the beautiful and peaceful countryside all the way, via M-46. Once in Port Sanilac, the scenery includes miles of sandy beach, restaurants that offer a variety of food and drink, places to stay including campsites, and cabins for rent located right on the beach. There are a variety of places to stay in and near Port Sanilac. Most have a short walk to the beach… some are equipped with a swimming pool, kitchen, satellite TV, Internet, air-conditioning, screened-in porches, and on-site laundry facilities. They are also kept very clean and well maintained. The downtown area has a lot of great things going on, and charm. While walking down main street you can catch a few whiffs of some great smelling food from the nearby shops like the Lighthouse Bakery. Some restaurants include Blue Water Sports Bar, Stone Lodge & Mary’s Diner. In the summer, the weather is warm and pleasant from May to October. Come enjoy the peace and quiet of the area without having to worry about the time. Catch up on all that reading you have been neglecting and enjoy the scenery that beautiful Lake Huron offers. We hope that you make Port Sanilac a part of your upcoming plans… enjoy your stay… and then please come back again. You might even consider making The Village of Port Sanilac your permanent home. See ad page 11. Port Sanilac Community & Events: portsanilac.net Photo courtesy Marlette Chamber / John Scott Sandusky M Sandusky, located 15 miles inland from Port Sanilac at the intersection of M-46 and M-19, is the county seat of Sanilac County. Sandusky offers all the services and resources you’d expect from a much larger city: topnotch medical care, a variety of shopping opportunities, lodging, dining, up-to-date library, excellent law enforcement, emergency services and more. Farming and industry combine to make Sandusky an honest, hard working, progressive and safe community. Sandusky has many recreational opportunities and is a beehive of activity. It is home to the annual Michigan Thumb Festival the last weekend in June, the Sanilac County 4-H Fair in August and popular Original Country Christmas Lighted Farm Implement Parade the first weekend of December. Sandusky boasts the only tri-plex movie theater in the county as well as a bowling alley, basketball courts, fully handicap accessible playground in its city park and a public golf course. In the surrounding area, the farmland provides ample hunting opportunities throughout the year as well as many miles of snowmobile trails. See ad page 10. Sandusky Community: misandusky.com • Facebook Sandusky Chamber & Events: sanduskychamber.us Applegate, Argyle, Melvin, Minden City, Forester, Forestville, Peck, Snover Scattered throughout Sanilac County are several smaller communities, each with its own history and each with its unique attractions. A bar in Applegate serves up some of the best pizza in the county. In Peck, you can find a hardware store straight out of the 1950’s as well as the Sanilac Career Center & Intermediate School District just north of town. With each community having their own identity, all of them still share the small-town friendliness and helpfulness that are common throughout Sanilac County. Sanilac County: sanilaccounty.org Photo courtesy Susan Morse AREA COMMUNITIES www.sanilaccounty.org 9
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