Port Huron: Linked by the Blue Water International Bridge with Sarnia, Ontario, at the point where Lake Huron empties into the St. Clair River, Port Huron is the center of the St. Clair River manufacturing and industrial district. It is one of the oldest settlements in the state, dating from 1686 when the French built Fort St. Joseph to guard against possible British incursions into their fur trade. The first permanent settlement, however, was not established until 1790. The fact that Thomas Edison spent his youth in Port Huron seems to reflect the city's proclivity for electrical pioneering. One of the earliest electrical utilities was formed in 1844, and the 1891 railway tunnel built beneath the St. Clair River is considered to have been the first electrified underwater tunnel. Some of Port Huron's popular parks are Lakeside Park, with opportunities for swimming and picnicking; Lighthouse Park, which surrounds one of the oldest working lighthouses on the Great Lakes; and Pine Grove Park, where the Huron, the last commissioned lightship, is docked. The Blue Water Festival and the Port Huron-Mackinac Yacht Race are held in July.
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