Port Huron, Michigan: Knowlton's Ice Museum
The largest collection of ice-making equipment and memorabilia in the U.S. Thousands of items, including ice-cutting tools dredged from the bottoms of lakes and rivers.
- Address:
- 317 Grand River Ave., Port Huron, MI
- Directions:
- Downtown. Take I-69/94 exit 274 toward Canada, quickly turn right onto I-94 Business/Hancock St., then immediately turn right onto Pine Grove Ave. Drive south a little less than two miles into downtown, then turn left onto Grand River Ave. The museum will be one block east, on the left, just past Michigan St.
- Hours:
- June-Sep. Th-Sa 11 am - 5pm, or by appt. (Call to verify)
- Phone:
- 810-987-5441
- Admission:
- Adults $5, Seniors $4, 6-10 yrs $3, Under 6 Free
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Knowlton's Ice Museum Admission Prices Adults $4.00 6-10 yrs $2.00 Under 6 Free. [Brad, 08/21/2011][RA: Before electric refrigeration (and even after), freshwater ice chopped from lakes and rivers was used into the warm months to preserve food and medicine. Open as a museum since 1990, this collection of 19th and 20th century ice tools is the nation's largest. The museum includes vehicles, memorabilia, films on video, and every aspect of the ice industry.]
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