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The bucentaur (/ b juː ˈ s ɛ n t ɔːr / bew-SEN-tor; bucintoro in Italian and Venetian) was the ceremonial barge of the doges of Venice. It was used every year on Ascension Day ( Festa della Sensa ) up to 1798 to take the doge out to the Adriatic Sea to perform the " Marriage of the Sea " – a ceremony that symbolically wedded Venice to ...
In 1245 Salinguerra II Torelli was buried here; he was a Ghibelline nobleman who held the city of Ferrara for many years, and who disputed the primacy of the Este family. In 1623 the relics of Saint Nicholas were transferred from the church to the monastery to accommodate the construction of the new building, before being placed back below the ...
In a magnificent state barge known as the Bucentaur (in Italian, Bucintoro), the Doge visited the Lido and celebrated the Marriage of the Sea ceremony of Venice with the Adriatic Sea, by casting a ring into the waters. [2] The Doge on the Bucentaur at San Niccolò del Lido by Francesco Guardi (c. 1775–1780)
It is free for residents of the city of Port Huron, Fort Gratiot and Port Huron Township. Fort Gratiot Light Station is located at 2802 Omar St. Admission into the light station is free.
Blue Water Area Transit (BWAT) is the public transit operator serving Port Huron, Michigan and surrounding St. Clair County. Operated by the Blue Water Area Transportation Commission (BWATC), the BWAT system includes fixed-route buses in the Port Huron area, plus commuter routes (connecting the city to SMART in Metro Detroit) and paratransit ...
The Port Huron Museums’ Carnegie Center is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday through May 26 when it’ll be open daily until Sept. 15. For more information on programs and exhibits ...
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USCGC Hollyhock (WLB-214) is a 225-foot (69 m) Juniper-class cutter of the United States Coast Guard.. A seagoing buoy tender, Hollyhock was built by Marinette Marine Corporation and launched on January 25, 2003.