Tuesday, we arrived at the Port Huron KOA near Kimball, MI after a nerve racking drive through the center of Detroit.  What made it so challenging were the numerous over passes that had clearances of 14 feet OR LESS!  One showed a clearance of 13' 10" and we are at 13' 1". Those signs do get your attention.  I tried to stay behind a semi as I figured that if he hit, then I needed to stop immediately.

The park we are staying in for the next week is huge!  It is situated next to a water park, with batting cages, a go cart track, bumper boats, etc that can be accessed by the KOA park residents.  The RV park also has three pools, an indoor exercise gym, basketball, tennis, and volleyball courts, in-line skating park, a small western themed town with a pizza and ice cream parlor inside, an outdoor concert venue, and a small train that wonders around the park.  They rent golf carts, all kinds of bikes, and two and four person pedal buggies.  In addition to RV sites, they have cabins and lodges that folks can rent.  Needless to say, it is like a bee hive during the day, but is quiet at night.

Wednesday, we drove into Port Huron and took a guided tour of the Fort Gratiot Light Station.  The tour was very interesting.  The location of the light station (light house) was originally on Fort Gratiot a mile or so to the south (down the St. Clair River).  Fort Gratiot was built initially to defend against the British should they attack Revolutionary Forces from Canada across the St. Clair River.  No such attack was made - I think due to the treacherous and fast moving waters of the river.  Later the fort was abandoned after the light house was moved to it's current location where Lake Huron flows into the St. Clair River.  The new site afforded a better view of the light house for the ships entering the river.  The light house is still used as a navigation aide with its beacon and fog horn.

From there we drove a few blocks south to the Thomas Edison Depot Museum.  Thomas Edison moved to Port Huron with his parents when he was seven.  Later, he printed and sold newspapers to customers riding the train to and from Detroit to pay for things he needed to continue his experiments.  While on the long train ride, he would conduct chemical experiments in the baggage compartment.  One time, the experiment got away from him and it started a fire which resulted in him being literally thrown off the train.  They have restored the depot which now houses the museum and a passenger car similar to the one Edison sold newspapers and conducted experiments in.