Acheson Foundation and Acheson Ventures

Based on the eight goals provided by the community process: More than $100,000,000 - since 1999

Energy, Jobs, Culture, Community

Desmond Landing and Adjacent Property

• 405 Water Street Renovations
• Blue House at Oak and Military Streets
• Boatnerd.com at Great Lakes Maritime Center
• Conner Street Property Improvements
• CSX Railroad Lands Purchase
• Desmond Marine Renovations
• Former Information Station at Jim´s Gas Station
• Gray Fox Cadets Program
• Great Lakes Maritime Center
• Harborside Office Center
• Harborside Office Center Parking Garage
• New YMCA
• New YMCA Parking Garage
• Parfet Building Renovations
• Red Brick Building Move
• Seaway Terminal "Bean Dock" Renovations
• Studio 1219
• Train Depot at Vantage Point

Highlander Sea

• Algonac Boat Show
• Alpena Marine Sanctuary
• Complete Refit Below Waterline
• Day Sails
• Large Volunteer Base
• Lighthouse Keeper Tours off Mackinac Island
• Mackinac Race
• New Spars and Masts
• School Tours for 5th Grade Students
• St. Clair Community College Sailing Classes
• Team Building Experience Program

AV Events

• Antique Road Show
• Bayview Yacht Club Press Conference
• Be a Tourist In Your Own Town Day
• Big Name Concerts
• Blessing of the Fleet
• Christmas Lights
• Cruise Ship Visits
• Farmer´s Market
• Fireworks
• Flower Market
• Mackinac Race Activities (Top Hat)
• Santa at Great Lakes Maritime Center
• Ship Watching
• Sled Dogs
• Southside Summer Festival
• Tall Ship Festivals
• U.. Coat Guard Apreciation 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
• Performing Arts Center at PHHS & PHNHS
• Port Huron Hospital - ER, Cath Lab, Birthing Center, Wismer Center
• Port Huron Museum of Arts and 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

Non-AV Events on AV Property

• Boating Safety Classes (U.S. Power Squadrons/U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary)
• Bramble Ghost Ship
• Breast Cancer Fund Raisers
• 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
• Great Lakes Motor Home Rally
• Great Lakes Academy & St. Clair Community College Partnership
• Heard Ball at Seaway Terminal
• Harley Owner´s Group Motorcycle Rally
• Katrina Relief Benefit
• Marine Art and Flea Market
• Model A Ford Rally
• Model Boat Building and Demonstrations
• Motorcycles for Mercy (Peoples Clinic)
• OPEC Oil Minister Visit
• Port Cities Collaborative Meeting
• Port Huron Museum of Arts & History Auction
• Rotary Club Art Show
• Sesquicentennial Celebration
• Transition Academy
• Weddings at Vantage Point, Seaway Terminal, Highlander Sea
• 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
• Gov. Jennifer Granholm Visit
• Highlander Sea/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
• Various Interviews Archived by Great Lakes Maritime Media Company

Businesses Located on AV Property

• Citizens First
• Coffee Harbor
• Desmond Marine
• Great Bake Station
• Great Lakes Cruising Club
• Huron House
• Ice Cream and French Fry Trucks
• International Association of Great Lakes Researchers
• Port Huron Museum of Arts & History
• Precision Computers
• SEMCO Energy Co.
• United States Post Office
• Visiting Nurse 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
• River Camera on Railroad Bridge