1
plural Hurons or Huron
: an Iroquoian-speaking member of a confederacy of Indigenous peoples formerly occupying the country between Georgian Bay and Lake Ontario
2
: the Iroquoian language of the Hurons
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Located in the Straits of Mackinac where Lake Michigan and Lake Huron meet, the Mackinac Bridge links Michigan's Lower Peninsula in Mackinaw City to Michigan's Upper Peninsula in St. Ignace.
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Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 21 July 2025
The juvenile fled Port Huron on July 17 and drove onto Interstate 94 where they were spotted by St. Clair County deputies, but the child didn’t pull over, the sheriff’s office said in a July 18 Facebook post.
—Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 21 July 2025
Four unique dining concepts include 1 Kitchen Restaurant, which taps nearby purveyors like Mighty Harvest farm (Oshawa), St. Brigid’s Creamery (Huron County), and Downtown’s Forno Cultura Breads.
—Heather Greenwood Davis, AFAR Media, 16 July 2025
Michigan's oldest surviving lighthouse stands in Port Huron along the Lake Huron coast, Fort Gratiot Lighthouse built in 1829.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 10 July 2025
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Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 21 July 2025
The juvenile fled Port Huron on July 17 and drove onto Interstate 94 where they were spotted by St. Clair County deputies, but the child didn’t pull over, the sheriff’s office said in a July 18 Facebook post.
—Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 21 July 2025
Four unique dining concepts include 1 Kitchen Restaurant, which taps nearby purveyors like Mighty Harvest farm (Oshawa), St. Brigid’s Creamery (Huron County), and Downtown’s Forno Cultura Breads.
—Heather Greenwood Davis, AFAR Media, 16 July 2025
Michigan's oldest surviving lighthouse stands in Port Huron along the Lake Huron coast, Fort Gratiot Lighthouse built in 1829.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 10 July 2025
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“Huron.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Huron. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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