Acheson Foundation & Acheson Ventures

Based on the eight goals (within energy, jobs, culture & community) provided by community meetings, the following list was developed in July, 2008 and updated in April, 2011.

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Desmond Landing & Adjacent Properties

• 405 Water Street Office Building
• Blue House, Oak & Military Streets
• Boatnerd.com, Train Depot at Vantage Point 
• CSX Railroad Lands Purchase
• Desmond Marine
• Gray Fox Cadets Program
• Great Lakes Maritime Center
• Harborside Office Center & Parking Garage
• YMCA & Parking Garage
• Parfet Building
• Red Brick Building
• Seaway Terminal (Bean Dock) 
• Studio 1219

Previous AV Events

• Antique Road Show
• Arts & Crafts Market
• Bayview Yacht Club Press Conference
• Be a Tourist In Your Own Town Day
• Big Name Concerts
• Blessing of the Fleet
• Farmer´s Market
• Fireworks
• Flower Market
• KItes for a Kause
• Mackinac Race Activities (Top Hat)
• Sled Dogs
• U.S. Coast Guard Appreciation Days
• WDIV and WJR Broadcasts

James C. Acheson Foundation Partners

• 1st Congregational Church
• American Heart Association
• Autistic Closet
• Blue Water Academic Team
• Bridge Builders
• Child Abuse - Neglect Council Facility
• Cleveland School Playground
• Community Foundation of Broward County
• Community Foundation of St. Clair County
• Demolition - Bradley Building and Defor´s
• Direct U.S. Power Squadron Laptops
• Dock Attendant Program
• Easter Egg Hunts
• Facade Grants
• Festival of Trees
• First Night
• International Shipmasters Lodge Scholarship
• Jo DiMaggio Children´s Hospital
• Mid City Nutrition
• Oakcrest Homes with EOC, Community Foundation, State, City
• Our Lady of Guadalupe Center
• PHHS & PHNHS Performing Arts Centers
• Port Huron Hospital - ER, Cath Lab, Birthing Center, Wismer Center
• Port Huron Museum of Arts & History
• Port Huron City Recreation
• Red Cross Mobile Center
• Renaissance Zone 1 with EOC, Community Foundation, State, City
• Renaissance Zone Show Homes & Holiday Parties
• Roosevelt School Playground
• Safe Horizons
• Schubert Chorus
• SONS
• St. Clair County Community College Michigan Technology Education Center
• St. John´s United Church of Christ
• Studio 1219
• Teen House
• Wish Program

Previous Non-AV Events on AV Property

• Boating Safety Classes (U.S. Power Squadrons/U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary)
• Bramble Ghost Ship
• Chamber of Commerce 150th International Event
• Commissioning of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Hollyhock
• DARE Car Show
• Decommissioning of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bramble
• Fishing Contest
• Free Blood Pressure & Body Mass Index Screenings
• Great Lakes Motor Home Rally
• Great Lakes Academy & St. Clair Community College Partnership
• Heart Ball at Seaway Terminal (Bean Dock)
• Harley Motorcycle Rally
• Katrina Relief Benefit
• Marine Art & Flea Market
• Model A Ford Rally
• Model Boat Building & Demonstrations
• Motorcycles for Mercy (Peoples' Clinic)
• OPEC Oil Minister Visit
• Port Cities Collaborative Meeting
• Port Huron Museum of Arts & History Auction
• Quota Club Craft Show
• Rotary Club Art Show
• Sesquicentennial Celebration
• Transition Academy
• Weddings at Vantage Point, Seaway Terminal (Bean Dock)
• West Marine Regional Meeting

Miscellaneous

• Bridge to Bay Trail Partnership
• County Leadership Team Presentation
• Desmond Landing Soil Removal & Clean-Up (Brownfield)
• Environment Award for Harborside Office Center
• Genuine Risk Sailboat Assembled at Seaway Terminal (Bean Dock)
• Gov. Jennifer Granholm Visit
• Maritime Center Volunteers Appreciation Events
• Jim Acheson as Grand Marshal of Rotary Club Parade
• Movie Premieres: Breaking Ice and Freshwater Focus
• Promotional Billboards
• Russell G. Mawby Award
• Segways
• Signage (Wayfinding Business Route)
• Southside Streetscape
• The Remarkable 180´s (video of buoy tenders)
• Trieste Unannounced Visit at Seaway Terminal (Bean Dock)
• Various Interviews Archived by Great Lakes Maritime Media Company

Businesses Located on AV Property

• Coffee Harbor
• Desmond Marine
• Great Lakes Cruising Club
• Ice Cream and French Fry Trucks
• Precision Computers
• SEMCO Energy Co.
• Stifel Nicholaus
• Talmer Bank & Trust
• True North Logistics
• Visiting Nurse & Hospice Association

Special Projects

• Black River Entrance Light 1
• Brownfield Projects
• City & River Street Marinas
• Fort Gratiot Range Light (Bricking)
• NOAA Weather Station in Sandusky, Michigan
• Procure/Catalogue Father Peter VanderLinden Maritime Collection
• Railroad Bridge Light
• RESA Wind Turbine & Solar Panel Facility
• River Camera on Railroad Bridge