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Thomas Edison Depot Museum

The Thomas Edison Depot Museum is located underneath the Blue Water Bridge connecting Port Huron, Michigan to Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. The depot is owned and operated by the Port Huron Museum and is the actual depot that inventor Thomas Edison worked out of as a news butcher between 1859 and 1863. The museum includes a restored baggage car resting on a short spur of railroad track.

Located at 42.9986, -82.4258 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Thomas Edison, Biographical museums in Michigan, Museums in St. Clair County, Michigan, Railroad museums in Michigan

McMorran Place

McMorran Place is an entertainment complex in Port Huron, Michigan consisting of a 4,800-seat multi-purpose arena, a pavilion and a theater. It was designed by Alden B. Dow and built in 1960 for $3.5 million (equivalent to $27 million today).

Located at 42.9789, -82.4256 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Sarnia Arena

The Sarnia Arena is a 2,302 capacity arena in Sarnia, Ontario that is home to the Sarnia Legionnaires, one of the most successful teams in Canadian junior ice hockey history. Located at the corner of Wellington and Brock Streets, it is the largest arena owned by the city of Sarnia. It was built in 1948 and is currently home to the Legionnaires of the Western Junior B Hockey League, as well as minor hockey teams and minor hockey tournaments.

Located at 42.9694, -82.4033 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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École secondaire Franco-Jeunesse

École secondaire Franco-Jeunesse is a French high school in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada and is administered by the Conseil Scolaire Viamonde.

Located at 42.9971, -82.3748 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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High schools in Sarnia, French-language high schools in Ontario

École élémentaire Les Rapides

École élémentaire Les Rapides is a French first language elementary school located in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. It serves students from throughout Lambton County and Chatham–Kent.

Located at 42.9988, -82.3667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Elementary schools in Sarnia, French-language elementary schools in Ontario

Northern Collegiate Institute and Vocational School

NCIVS or Northern Collegiate Institute & Vocational School is a public secondary school (high school) located in Sarnia, Ontario. Part of the Lambton Kent District School Board, it is one of Sarnia's educational institutions. It is also home to the Northern Vikings football team, which has currently won 10 of the past 11 LSSAA Senior Championships, Sarnia's local high school league, as well as many other sports and non-sports related groups.

Located at 42.9981, -82.3743 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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High schools in Sarnia

Fort St. Joseph (Port Huron)

A short lived French fort established in 1686 by Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut. Its heyday was in 1687 when about two hundred coureurs de bois, about five hundred Algonquian, Henri de Tonti, Nicholas Perrot, Oliver Morel de La Durantaye, and thirty French soldiers gathered there under Marquis de Denonville's orders to prepare for an attack on the Six Nations Iroquois Confederacy during the Iroquois Wars.

Located at 43.0019, -82.4276 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Forts in Michigan, French-American culture in Michigan, Buildings and structures in St. Clair County, Michigan, Colonial forts in Michigan, French forts in the United States

1953 Sarnia tornado

A powerful tornado struck the city of Sarnia, Ontario, Canada, on the afternoon of May 21, 1953. One of many violent tornadoes during this exceedingly active and deadly season, this tornado touched down just before 4:30pm near Smiths Creek, Michigan (approximately ten miles southwest of Port Huron). It moved steadily towards the east-northeast at 35 mph, where it devastated the southern edge of Port Huron some twenty minutes later (Grazulis, 1990) resulting in widespread F3 and F4 damage.

Located at 42.9667, -82.4 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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