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Welcome!
The Sanilac County Historic Village & Museum is a collection of nine historic buildings located on ten acres of the original Dr. Joseph Loop estate in the Lake Huron harbor village of Port Sanilac. The Sanilac County Historical Society invites you to step back in time as you wander through the beautiful gardens and the Victorian, Edwardian, and vintage buildings and exhibits that are featured on the property. Permanent collections include marine shipwreck items, military memorabilia, and Native American artifacts. The 1872 Loop-Harrison mansion is furnished in period; many of the accoutrements original to the family. A functioning centennial schoolhouse gives hundreds of local elementary-age children the experience of learning in a one-room 1800's environment every year. Our turn of the century General Store and Historic Church still fulfill their original purposes. One of Michigan's most popular performance venues - the Barn Theatre - is housed in the Loop family's 1880's era barn on the museum property and, if you enjoy ghost stories, we have our share of those too. You will travel to another century simply by paying us a visit.
The Historic Village is an ever-changing entity. We are always in the process of restoring and refurbishing our precious antique buildings. New ones seem to come to us almost every year. The museum complex survives due to the dedication and relentless perseverance of our administrator and a band of tireless volunteers; many of whom have been involved with the historical society for decades. We invite you to join us. Helping hands are always needed for the many events and projects that an operation of this size requires to survive.
The Historic Village & Museum opens its season with school tours during May. Our regular season begins the first week of June. The museum complex hosts numerous special events during the open season and year round. Whether it's a Victorian dinner, the Halloween Spook Walk, old-fashioned toys and penny candy from the General Store, or the shutterbug delights that one can find in every nook and cranny of the museum grounds, we have something for visitors of every age at the Sanilac County Historic Village & Museum. Come see us soon.
Attention on-line shoppers. Give the museum complex a financial hand at no cost to you! How? Go to www.shopformuseums.com and register your e-mail and choose Sanilac County Museum as your museum partner. The program includes hundreds of shopping websites like Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, Omaha Steaks, and the Popcorn Factory. Each on-line store listed tells you exactly what percentage of your purchase will be donated to the museum in Port Sanilac. From that point on, when you shop on-line, just go through the portal at shopformuseums.com and then choose your on-line store. They take care of everything else. Your shopping is the same for you and a percentage of whatever you spend will benefit the Sanilac County Historic Village & Museum. We appreciate your patronage.
