United States lightship Huron

The United States Lightship Huron is a museum vessel with a red steel hull moored at Port Huron's waterfront. The ship displays navigation equipment and artifacts from its working years as a light station on the Great Lakes.

Built in 1920, the vessel served for four decades marking the Corsica Shoals at the entrance to Saint Clair River. After its retirement in 1970, it was preserved and converted into a public memorial.

The vessel holds a collection of maritime objects and scale models that reveal how navigation methods evolved on the Great Lakes over time. Visitors can observe the tools and techniques that sailors once relied on to travel safely through these waters.

The ship is visible from the shoreline and can be reached by a short walk along the harbor. Visiting requires comfortable shoes since boarding is via a gangway and interior spaces are cramped.

An underwater camera mounted at the ship's bow shows real-time footage of life on the Saint Clair River bottom. This system lets visitors explore the hidden world beneath the waterline without diving.

Location: Port Huron

Address: 800 Prospect Place Port Huron, MI 48060

Website: https://phmuseum.org/huron-light-ship-museum

GPS coordinates: 42.98917,-82.42667

Latest update: December 9, 2025 18:46