TBT: Port Huron's International Day Parade 1969

For this Throwback Thursday we go back to 1969. On that year, the International Day Parade was held on July 16th on that year which also happened to be the same day that the Apollo 11 was launched for it's a journey to land on the moon. None the less, people filled the streets of downtown Port Huron to watch the floats, marching bands and, as in this photo, the Lionettes majorettes passing in front of the Harrington, go by.

The parade in Port Huron this year is on Wednesday, July 17th. It serves as the kick off for the Blue Water Fest and Boat Weekend.

What are some of your favorite Blue Water Fest memories?

TBT: Bathing Beach Port Huron, Michigan

Let's take a second and pretend it's not a cold winter day today. Instead, let's imagine it is summer.

For this Throwback Thursday here's a postcard from the early 1900's featuring a day at the beach in Port Huron to help with that thought.

TBT: Breakers at North Shore (Lexington, Michigan)

The waves break along the shore in this undated postcard of Lexington, Michigan.

The sun rises over Lake Huron hence the name The Sunshine Town in the caption.

TBT: Riverside at The St Clair Inn

With the news of the work starting on restoring and refurbishing the St Clair Inn, we figured it was a good day to Throwback Thursday with a postcard down by the riverside of the hotel's days of yore. Though the postcard is undated, the St Clair Inn was originally opened in 1926 and it is thought that this hand-painted card was made around the same time.

TBT: A Port Sanilac Beach in the 1930s

Photo via of Don "The UpNorth Memories Guy" Harrison's Flickr page.

For this Throwback Thursday a family checks out the sand and shore of what was a new public beach area in Port Sanilac in the 1930's.

What are some of your favorite summer time beach memories of the Blue Water Area?

TBT: Port Austin "The Beach" Postcard

 

 A fun day of splashing at "The Beach" in Port Austin during the 1940s.
Photo courtesy of The UpNorth Memories.

Throwback Thursday: Port Huron Hockey

The last time a professional hockey team from Port Huron took a title a title was when the Port Huron Flags won the Turner Cup in the 1972 IHL playoffs.

Congrats to the @phprowlers! #PortHuron's first #hockeychamps since 1972. What an exciting game tonight! #commissonerscup #fhlplayoffs

A photo posted by Discover The Blue (@discoverthebluewaterarea) on Apr 22, 2016 at 7:48pm PDT

Until last year, that is. That's when the Federal Hockey League team the Port Huron Prowlers won the Governor's Cup in the teams inaugural season when they swept the Danbury Dashers 3-0 in a best of five competition for the championship.

2016 #FHL Champions! #PortHuron Prowlers. @phprowlers #commissionerscup #fhlplayoffs #discovertheblue

A photo posted by Discover The Blue (@discoverthebluewaterarea) on Apr 22, 2016 at 7:10pm PDT

The Prowlers kick off the 2016-17 season with a home game when they take on the St. Clair Shores Fighting Saints this Saturday at McMorran Place.