Welcome to Michigan's "Sunrise Side"––The shores of Lake Huron. Much quieter and just a teensy bit nicer than the heavily traveled shores of Lake Michigan––Lake Huron is where you go for true relaxation. Walk its sandy beaches for miles, enjoy a bonfire on the beach, and it begins to feel as if you have its entire 3,827 miles of coastline to yourself.
The residents like it this way, so I'd appreciate you not telling anyone about this gem of a Great Lake, please. : )
The early French explorers called this body of water La Mer Douce or Fresh Water Sea, though it was called "Lac des Hurons" on their early maps. It is 183 miles from the Michigan shore to the Canadian side. Huron carries the waters of Superior and Michigan, from the Straits of Mackinac, 206 miles south, where it suddenly narrows into the St. Clair River at Port Huron Michigan (a great place for ship watching). From there it flows into beautiful Lake St. Clair, then into the Detroit River and on into Lake Erie.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Huron
Lake Huron
I could mention where this is. But then everyone would know
Under the Blue Water Bridge to Canada, ships enter the St. Clair River at Port Huron
Lake St. Clair boat traffic for Detroit's 300th Anniversary July 2001
Vivian : )
Lake Huron is amazingly beautiful. It is ranked #2 in the world for sunsets by National Geographic Magazine.
ReplyDeleteAhh... you live on the Canadian side of Huron ...the sunset side. Glad you liked this post Christine.
ReplyDeleteHello There,
ReplyDeleteIf LeMay is your maiden name & your family was in Quebec in the mid 1600. That would make us distant cousins. My ancestor Jean Charles Beaudet dit DuCap married Marie Madeline Lemay.
Cool beans
DuSyl
Hello DuSyl
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LeMay is not my maiden name. Thanks for commenting.
Viv