Sanilac Shores Underwater Preserve, MI

The Sanilac Shores Underwater Preserve stretches along Lake Huron’s western shore from near Lexington to just north of Forestville. This is popular with divers because of the large number of shipwrecks within recreational diving limits. At least 16 shipwrecks lie above 120 feet.
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At one point Port Sanilac was known as “Bark Shanty” because the townspeople tanned bark on the beach in the 1840s. After citizens petitioned for a more dignified name, it was changed to Sanilac in honor of a great Wyandot chief.
The downtown is only a few blocks away offering groceries, a Post Office and the oldest hardware store in Michigan, Raymond Hardware, which was established in 1850 (810-622-9991). Activities in the area include taking a tour of the picturesque Port Sanilac Lighthouse (810-750-9236) and shipwreck diving.

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