6/29 Port Austin to Port Sanilac

This morning instead of taking Riva to shore on the dinghy we pulled the weeds….I mean the anchor!?!? And headed in to the gas dock.  We could walk Riva while waiting for the dock attendant to arrive and fill us up.  As mentioned previously, we anchored in some serious weeds and it was a chore for Erik to get the anchor in, pulling off chunks of weed as he brought it up.  Once the anchor was up there was still a huge ball of weeds wrapped around it.  We decided it might be easier to clean it off once tied to the dock.  A little after 8 we had walked Riva, cleared the anchor, vacuumed bugs….again, and fueled up.  This time the other gas tank took more 🤦🏻‍♀️.

We headed out towards Harbor Beach.  The water started out fairly smooth with just a small amount of chop.  About an hour into the trip, and after a little research on Harbor Beach, we decided to skip it and go on to Port Sanilac.  The water did not stay as smooth and although it wasn’t terrible, it was not a comfortable ride today!  Lumpy, bumpy, and roly poly! We made it into Port Sanilac a little after 2pm.

Harbor Beach Lighthouse seen along the cruise today
At least by Renee 
Erik was napping down below 

We walked down the street to see the house we had stayed in when we came for a family vacation. 

Scheiderer family vacation was in this AirBnB about 8 years ago….fond memories

Then we walked into town and down to the Sanilac County Historical Village and Museum.  The museum was a “mansion” that belonged to one of the first practicing doctors in the area and had stayed in his family until donated to the historical society.  The house remains decorated with many original family artifacts as well as other donated time period items.  There is an area dedicated to military service of men and women from the area.  There was also a room of shipwreck artifacts, paintings, and information.  Outside of the house were many buildings that had been moved to the property to keep for the sake of history.  A few log cabins, and old school house complete with desks and chalkboard (we peeked in the windows).  Also a general store, dairy museum, and a few old houses.  The village buildings were not open today; looked like they opened them to visitors at times.  Next to the museum was a barn/theater.  Someone had converted a barn into a playhouse.  If we stay another day we will likely come back to see “The Prisoner of Second Avenue”.  On our way back we passed Elizabeth and Larry as they had pulled into the marina about 4pm.

Just a swinging

Riva leading the way to the old historic Victorian museum home

Neat venue for the community theatre

We headed back to the boat to let Riva rest before we headed to dinner.  Realizing we had skipped lunch we were starving!  Still having a craving for pizza and wings, the local pizza place/bar had good recommendations.  The Blue Water Sports Bar & Grill did not disappoint.  The supreme pizza had lots of toppings and a really good crust.  The garlic Parmesan wings were also delicious!  With full bellies we once again headed back to the boat to rest our feet.  Showers, coffee and some catching up on the blog finished out our evening.