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Addison Silverhorn Jewelry Store [Historic Site], 115 Lake St., Harrisville, MI The Silverthorn Jewelry Store is located on the west side of Lake Street, two buildings north of Main Street in the downtown area of the city of Harrisville. This one-story, three-bay, commercial building with an exaggerated, wooden, boom town parapet was built primarily of rusticated concrete block beginning in 1913 and completed in 1914. The original portion of the building has a square floor plan and sits on a cement block and concrete foundation. A smaller rectangular, one-story addition constructed of cement block was added to the south elevation at a later date. The rear portion of the original building has a hip roof covered in asphalt shingle while the front of the building has a pyramid roof accommodating the parapet. The addition has plain wood cornices with deep overhangs and sides on each of its three elevations. The original section of the building has a wide cornice supported by small ornamental brackets evenly spaced approximately every four feet. There are two three-over-one picture windows on the front facade and a few original two-over-two double hung sash windows on the remainder of the structure. The centered front entry includes a narrow rectangular transom over which appears the date of construction "1913" in cast concrete.

Greenbush School [Historic Site], Greenbush, MI The Greenbush School is a clapboard-sided, rectangular, frame building covered with a metal roof. A small, wooden cupola is attached to the crest of the gabled roof. A brick chimney and metal stovepipe pierce the roof at the rear of the structure. Shed-roofed projections are constructed onto the front and rear walls of the structure. The building is structurally sound, but major renovation and restoration, together with a move directly across the street, were being planned by Greenbush Township to preserve the building in 1979.

Joseph Van Buskirk House [Historic Site], 659 US-23 South, Harrisville, MI.  The Joseph Van Buskirk House was constructed in 1878 with an addition in 1926. The Gothic-style house was constructed for lumber baron Joseph Van Buskirk.  The Springport Inn Bed & Breakfast is operated for this historic home.

Lincoln Train Depot [Historic Site], Corner of Fiske & Lake Streets, Lincoln, MI 48742, Phone: (989) 727-4080. The Lincoln Depot, the last remaining depot of its kind in northeastern Michigan. A lonely reminder of Michigan's former dependence on the railroads that snaked up and down the state. The wood structure has been standing since the 1880's. Lincoln Train Depot (originally called the West Harrisville Depot) was built in 1886 by the Detroit, Bay City and Alpena Railroad. The Depot is located on Lake Street in Lincoln and served the community and the surrounding area until 1929. First rail service to this area passed through Lincoln from the south and continued north through Ossineke to Alpena. In December of 1998, the Lincoln Depot was officially recognized as a Michigan Historic Site. January 6, 1999, the Friends of Lincoln Depot became affiliated with the Alcona Historical Society. The building is structurally sound, and its restoration and use as a museum and historical site broadens the range of historical attractions available in the local area.

Open 1st Monday of July – September, Monday through Firiday 1-4 pm, closed Saturday and Sunday.

Old Bailey School [Historic Site] On the site of the Sturgeon Point Lighthouse is the Bailey School, a one-room schoolhouse originally operated in Mikado, a small community approximately 25 miles southwest of the lighthouse. It was moved to this site in 1998. The Norway pine structure was built in 1907 and is still furnished with items of its era. Original to the school is the recitation bench, blackboard, maps, coat rack and pump. Other items include teacher and student desks, drinking pail and dipper, wood stove, and books.  Its original school bell sits on the building’s roof.

The historical society’s annual Log Cabin Day and Strawberry Social is held at the school on the last Sunday in June. 

Open to the public seven days a week from Memorial Day to Labor Day, 11am to 3:30.
Classes by Request. Phone:  (989) 736-3151

Sturgeon Point Lighthouse [Historic Lighthouse] Sturgeon Point Lighthouse is located about 2 miles north of Harrisville on Lake Huron and was completed in November 1875. The tower is 70 feet, 9 inches tall and is 16 feet in diameter at its base. The light is 3.5 order Fresnel lens made in Paris, France. The light is still maintained by the U.S. Coast Guard.

The keeper's house is now a maritime museum which is open to the public seven days a week from Memorial Day to Labor Day.

The lighthouse tower is open to the public for a nominal fee. The tower is open from mid-June to mid-September, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, 11am to 3:30.  The grounds are open all year.

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