Sanilac County Historic Village & Museum

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Sanilac County Historic Village & Museum Walk through our Village Grounds dawn til dusk 7 days/wk FREE
Office hours are 11am to 5pm, Wed thru Sun
Regular season: Memorial Day through Labor Day.

Guided tours: 12pm to 3pm or by Appt
Mansion Self-guided tours - anytime between 11:30am to 3:30pm This beautiful, two and one half story Victorian mansion was built by Dr. Joseph Loop in 1872. In addition to the personal effects of the Loop family, the house contains fine collections of recovered shipwreck items and military relics as well as our genealogy collection. Two tours are available at 12 Noon and 3 PM from Memorial Day Weekend through Labor Day Weekend Wednesday - Sunday. Group tours available upon request with 2 weeks advance notice. The museum is closed on Monday and Tuesday during the summer.

Dates so far are set for all this week 12-3pm as the weather is looking nice! Whether you can come one day or all or eve...
10/21/2026

Dates so far are set for all this week 12-3pm as the weather is looking nice!
Whether you can come one day or all or even only 1 hour we could sure use the help to flip everything quickly before it gets too cold to work!

Here's how you can help:

- Gather Halloween decorations: Collect witches, ghouls, pumpkins, spooky props, and other miscellaneous decorations into centralized areas. We'll organize, sort, and pack these items into storage bins afterward.
- Consolidate miscellaneous items: Bringing decorations together into a few central locations will make the eventual sorting and storage process much easier.

IMPORTANT: Please leave ALL lighting in place!

Many of our existing lights are multi-use or multicolor, with remotes and programmable settings that allow them to transition directly into our Christmas displays. A considerable amount of the lighting currently installed will remain in place for the Christmas Lighted Trail. Out of an abundance of caution, please do not unplug, remove, reposition, or otherwise handle any lighting or electrical decorations.

With the close of Haunted Village, we are moving forward with holiday spirit! Volunteers are already here at Sanilac Cou...
10/21/2026

With the close of Haunted Village, we are moving forward with holiday spirit! Volunteers are already here at Sanilac County Historic Village & Museum transitioning to the Christmas Lighted Trail!

Members of the Port Sanilac Garden Club, Inc. are sorting through supplies for their display on the Aitken (Bark Shanty) House. Jeri Hierlihy and Deb Warnke are working in the General Store. Brian Derowski was also just in, cleaning up the Ward Cottage. Many hands make light work and it takes a village to get our Jingle Bells on! Message us if you are interested in helping and we will keep you up to date on the next assignment!

10/19/2026
HOLY HAUNTED JACK-O-LANTERNS, BATMAN!Record breaking numbers! 831 guests patroned our Haunted Village last night! With r...
10/19/2026

HOLY HAUNTED JACK-O-LANTERNS, BATMAN!

Record breaking numbers!
831 guests patroned our Haunted Village last night!
With record-breaking attendance comes an increased responsibility for crowd management and visitor safety, so we were unable to get as many pictures of the night as we hoped!
Share your pictures below!

Thank you to everyone who made this possible!
The groups and people who decorated leading up to the night: Bill and Tammy Grishaber, Mary Simon, Cathy Fazio, Jeff and Paula Lyall, Becky Burns, Amy, Joe Grimm, Brian Derowski, Kevin Vogel, Al Labeau, Eric Willis, Denise Pupi, Travis Maher and his group, Port Sanilac Lions Club, Lexington Woman's Life Chapter 927, Ennis Center for Children Inc., Port Sanilac Garden Club, Inc., Port Sanilac Methodist Church, and Highline Internet.

Thank you to those the day of:
A Huge Huge thank you to Tom Edgar and Port Sanilac Volunteer Fire Dept for assisting with traffic control and keeping guests safe crossing the road!
Jennifer Bohs and Deb Warnke - Welcome/Ticket Table
Jeri Hierlihy - General Store
McKenzie Health System - Dairy Museum
Port Sanilac Lions Club - Banner Cabin
Lexington Woman's Life Chapter 927 - Schoolhouse
Nancy Flor-Gawel - Hunting & Fishing Cabin
Ennis Center for Children Inc. - Houndtown Cabin
Port Sanilac Garden Club, Inc. - Aitken House
Port Sanilac Methodist Church - Forestville Church
Sanilac County Child Advocacy Center - Deckerville Depot
Highline Internet - Troop Train Car
Brian Derowski - Spooky Trail Manager
along with Cros-Lex & Sandusky NHS actors
Eric Willis - End of Trails Manager
Sandusky NHS Students - Family Friendly Trail
Cathy Fazio, Jeff & Paula Lyall, John & Karen Goike, Dan Meinhard - Creepy Cafe Concessions
And Cros-Lex NHS - Candy refill runners!
And thank you to all the museum supporters who donated candy!

Now, on to the next adventure!
Christmas!

We will be looking for volunteers to help tear down Halloween and set up Christmas! If you are available and want to get on our volunteer list please let us know! The more the merrier before the cold and ice sets in!

Don't worry! Our Creepy Cafe will have you covered tonight with some hot drinks for the chill!Hot ChocolateHot Apple C**...
10/17/2026

Don't worry!
Our Creepy Cafe will have you covered tonight with some hot drinks for the chill!
Hot Chocolate
Hot Apple C***r
Hot Coffee

Sanilac Museum 2026 - Haunted Village Tonight, October 17th 7-9pm $5 Admissions

Last chance for the year to come get your spooks on at the Sanilac Museum 2026 - Haunted Village TOMORROW, October 17th ...
10/16/2026

Last chance for the year to come get your spooks on at the Sanilac Museum 2026 - Haunted Village TOMORROW, October 17th 7-9pm!

It's a bit colder than last week but sunny sunny sunny!
$5 admissions, so much to see and so much to do!

Address

228 S Ridge Street
Port Sanilac, MI
48469

Opening Hours

Wednesday 11am - 4pm
Thursday 11am - 4pm
Friday 11am - 4pm
Saturday 11am - 4pm

Telephone

+18106229946

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