Crescent Song has a coyote howling at the moon, I follow the sound of wind chimes to Madame Butterfly, look at all the butterflies gathered around her head, she looks happy.Įach sculpture has a plaque with the name of the piece, the name of the artist and the price, some names are obvious Curves, Falling Pyramids, R&B. 6 metal forms are grouped together to form Old Orchard, I think they’re apple trees. In no particular order Kris and I traverse the landscape to see each piece.
I stand in one place and look out over the open-space gallery, bright colors, geometric shapes,rusty, shiny, large forms and goats fill my sight.
Ken Thompson, an artist and sculptor himself, formed MSI to provide innovative exhibitions that feature outdoor sculpture throughout the midwest. The Midwest Sculpture Initiative (MSI) has put together a sculpture exhibition along the riverwalk for the last 3 years. On the north end of the parkway is my favorite statue, the Blue Water Maiden, she was moved here in 2010 and greets all who travel the waterway. A monument dedicated in remembrance of the Great Storm of 1913 stands on the other side of the train tracks 19 ships and 250 lives were lost in the storm, an additional 50 ships were damaged. The anchor is from the John S Martin which sank in 1900. A train moves slowly down the waterfront track, I bet it just came from the Domtar paper mill. A Coast Guard boat is keeping an eye on all of the activity, a diver down flag bobbing on the river’s surface tells us a scuba diver is looking for sunken treasures below. You can also read about native fish, shipwrecks and sacred grounds. Clair River is 39 miles long, oh, and the water that flows through the Great Lakes ends up in the Atlantic Ocean. Thomas Edison moved to Port Huron with his family when he was 7 in 1854, the St. Did you know Port Huron is located at the 43rd Parallel? That means when I am standing here I am actually closer to the Equator than I am the North Pole. Signs are posted here and there along the riverwalk filling us in on interesting facts about the area. The girls on the Jet Ski look like they’re having a blast.
RIX ON THE ROOF ZIP
Power boats wearing fancy paint jobs zip by at speed, there’s some pretty big ones out here today. We pass the lightship Huron, once a floating lighthouse, now a museum ship. Fishermen have baited their poles and locked them into place, a bell will signal them if there’s activity on the line, a net is kept close by in anticipation of catching a big one. We park the car and begin our walk toward the bridge it’s a gorgeous, sunny day, a cool breeze blows in from the lake. Clair River and Lake Huron meet, the iconic Blue Water Bridge provides a spectacular backdrop for photos as it connects the United States to Canada. We drive straight to the Thomas Edison Parkway, this is where the St. Known as the Maritime Capital of the Great Lakes, Port Huron offers waterfront parks, beaches, a river walk and breathtaking views of Lake Huron on 7 miles of shoreline. If you would like to do that but are not sure how, either use the add to cart button as all of our listings are set up to combine shipping automatically or wait for us to send you an invoice (usually within 12 hours) with the combined shipping and pay from the invoice.If you do not use the add to car button or wait for an invoice and buy multiple items and pay for each item separately with shipping, we will ship the items in separate packages, no exceptions.It’s hot! When Mother Nature turns up the heat Port Huron is a great escape. If a package is lost please contact us and we will do whatever we can to help find the shipment.All orders over $100 shipped via USPS are sent with signature confirmation.We do not ship internationally.Combined ShippingImportant! We combine shipping for items purchased at the same time. We are not responsible for shipments lost by the shipping company. Excludes postal holidays.We ship almost all items in boxes and all of our packages ship with tracking numbers. Items ordered and paid for on Saturday or Sunday will ship on Monday. Items ordered after 3PM EST M-F will be shipped the next day.
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