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Friends Of The St Clair River

Friends of the St. Clair River is dedicated to protecting and restoring the St. Clair River and its ecosystems through community engagement, education, and conservation efforts, ensuring a healthy environment for future generations.

2026 Sturgeon Fest Advertising &amp; Sponsorship levels:<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);box-sizing:inherit;font-family:Roboto;font-size:14px;" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);box-sizing:inherit;font-family:Roboto;font-size:14px;">&nbsp;$2,000 - &ldquo;N&#39;me Lake Sturgeon&quot; Indigenous<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);box-sizing:inherit;font-family:Roboto;font-size:14px;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);box-sizing:inherit;font-family:Roboto;font-size:14px;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;">4 t-shirts, logo on t-shirt, 4 sturgeon cruise tickets, Entertainment Stage naming rights, Brook Trout benefits</li></ul></li><li fr-original-style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);box-sizing:inherit;font-family:Roboto;font-size:14px;font-weight:bold;" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);box-sizing:inherit;font-family:Roboto;font-size:14px;font-weight:bold;">$1,000 - &quot;Brook Trout&quot; State Fish&nbsp;<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);box-sizing:inherit;font-family:Roboto;font-size:14px;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);box-sizing:inherit;font-family:Roboto;font-size:14px;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;">2 t-shirts, 2 Sturgeon Cruise tickets, 10x20 exhibit space, Painted Turtle benefits</li></ul></li><li fr-original-style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);box-sizing:inherit;font-family:Roboto;font-size:14px;font-weight:bold;" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);box-sizing:inherit;font-family:Roboto;font-size:14px;font-weight:bold;">$500 - &quot;Painted Turtle&quot; State Reptile<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);box-sizing:inherit;font-family:Roboto;font-size:14px;font-style:italic;" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);box-sizing:inherit;font-family:Roboto;font-size:14px;font-style:italic;">1 t-shirt, 1 Sturgeon Cruise ticket, logo on banner and event program guide, Petosky stone benefits</li></ul></li><li fr-original-style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);box-sizing:inherit;font-family:Roboto;font-size:14px;font-weight:bold;" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);box-sizing:inherit;font-family:Roboto;font-size:14px;font-weight:bold;">$250 - &quot;Petosky Stone&quot; State Stone<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);box-sizing:inherit;font-family:Roboto;font-size:14px;font-style:italic;" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);box-sizing:inherit;font-family:Roboto;font-size:14px;font-style:italic;">10x10 exhibit space, logo on social media and website</li></ul></li></ul></ul> We designed this event to provide close encounters with our region&rsquo;s iconic wildlife, the Lake Sturgeon &ndash; the giant of the Great Lakes. Today it is uncommon to see a sturgeon in the wild or in person. At one time they numbered in the millions, but very few remain. Since we hatched Sturgeon Fest in 2014, we have been highlighting the fascinating story of this ancient fish - a mascot for the St. Clair River recovery. Last year, 2,000+ visitors attended from around the state and country. The Sturgeon Fest experience provides a live sturgeon touch tank, local wildlife and dozens of exhibits and vendors, hands-on activities, Native American drum ceremonies, food trucks, a band, stage entertainment, live animal shows, and a beachside ceremony for children to hand-release baby sturgeon into the wild. Admission, parking, and activities are free.&nbsp;An exclusive feature are our Huron Lady Sturgeon Cruises. Throughout the narrated boat cruise, guests ask questions to the biologists who study lake sturgeon and watch live sturgeon tagging under the Blue Water Bridges. Thank you for connecting to our conservation and education efforts! Sturgeon Fest is our signature fundraiser and provides significant year-round operational support for our programs. Our fundraising goal is $30,000.&nbsp; <div fr-original-style='border:0px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-position:inherit;font-weight:400;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:15px;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, "system-ui", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;margin:0.5em 0px 0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(36, 36, 36);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;text-align:left;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255) !important;box-sizing:inherit;' style='border:0px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-position:inherit;font-weight:400;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:15px;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, "system-ui", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;margin:0.5em 0px 0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(36, 36, 36);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;text-align:left;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255) !important;box-sizing:inherit;'><span fr-original-style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 400; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 12px; line-height: inherit; font-family: Roboto; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; letter-spacing: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 400; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 12px; line-height: inherit; font-family: Roboto; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; letter-spacing: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: inherit;">&nbsp;We look forward to working with you! Contact Sheri Faust, Executive Director, at (810) 730-5998 or <a fr-original-style="" href="mailto:sheri@scriver.org" style="text-decoration-color: initial; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit; color: inherit;">sheri@scriver.org</a>.</div>

Sturgeon Fest 2026

<span fr-original-style="border: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-weight: 500; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; font-family: Roboto; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" style="border:0px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-position:inherit;font-weight:500;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:14px;line-height:inherit;font-family:Roboto;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);box-sizing:inherit">Friends of the St. Clair River is proud to present its 2nd annual fundraiser, “River Bash: A benefit on the banks of the Black River”. This celebration-style event, held around Earth Day every year, takes place at the Port Huron Yacht Club. <span fr-original-style="border: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-weight: 400; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; font-family: Roboto; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" style="border:0px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-position:inherit;font-weight:400;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:14px;line-height:inherit;font-family:Roboto;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);box-sizing:inherit">River Bash is about coming together to celebrate, protect, and restore the rivers, parks, and trails we all love.<span fr-original-style="border: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-weight: 500; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; font-family: Roboto; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" style="border:0px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-position:inherit;font-weight:500;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:14px;line-height:inherit;font-family:Roboto;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);box-sizing:inherit"> The event includes dinner and live music, a brief program, silent auction and raffle, and a live sturgeon tank, of course!<div style="border:0px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-position:inherit;font-weight:400;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:15px;line-height:inherit;font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Web (West European)&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, -apple-system, &quot;system-ui&quot;, Roboto, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;margin:0.5em 0px 0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(36, 36, 36);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;text-align:left;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255) !important;box-sizing:inherit"><span fr-original-style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 400; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; font-family: Roboto; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; letter-spacing: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:400;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:14px;line-height:inherit;font-family:Roboto;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;letter-spacing:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);box-sizing:inherit">Thursday, April 11, 2024, 5:30 p.m. Port Huron Yacht Club, 212 Quay Street, Port Huron<span fr-original-style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 400; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; font-family: Roboto; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; letter-spacing: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255) !important;" style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:400;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:14px;line-height:inherit;font-family:Roboto;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;letter-spacing:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255) !important;box-sizing:inherit"> River Bash attire is casual.</div><span fr-original-style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 400; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; font-family: Roboto; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; letter-spacing: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255) !important;" style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:400;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:14px;line-height:inherit;font-family:Roboto;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;letter-spacing:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255) !important;box-sizing:inherit">Doors open at 5:00 with live music, strolling dinner and cash bar.  Interested in being a River Bash sponsor? Sponsorship options include:<ul><ul><li style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);box-sizing:inherit;font-family:Roboto;font-size:14px">“Local Legends” Presenting Sponsors (Table of 8) - $750 <ul><li style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);box-sizing:inherit;font-family:Roboto;font-size:14px">Themed VIP table, business name located on signs at registration table, and drink and food stations + Rivers Sponsor benefits</li><li style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);box-sizing:inherit;font-family:Roboto;font-size:14px">Limit 4; one each of Lake Sturgeon, Peregrine Falcon, Painted Trillium, Monarch Butterfly</li></ul></li><li style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);box-sizing:inherit;font-family:Roboto;font-size:14px">"Rivers" Sponsor (includes 6 tickets) - $500 <ul><li style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);box-sizing:inherit;font-family:Roboto;font-size:14px">Business name displayed digitally throughout event + Trails Sponsor benefits</li><li style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);box-sizing:inherit;font-family:Roboto;font-size:14px">Limit 2</li></ul></li><li style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);box-sizing:inherit;font-family:Roboto;font-size:14px;font-weight:bold">"Trails" Sponsor (includes 4 tickets) - $250<ul><li style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);box-sizing:inherit;font-family:Roboto;font-size:14px">Name on website, program guide, social media</li></ul></li><li style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);box-sizing:inherit;font-family:Roboto;font-size:14px;font-weight:bold">"Parks" Sponsor (includes 2 tickets) - $150<ul><li style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);box-sizing:inherit;font-family:Roboto;font-size:14px">Name on website, program guide</li></ul></li></ul></ul> <span fr-original-style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 400; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; font-family: Roboto; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; letter-spacing: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255) !important;" style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:400;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:14px;line-height:inherit;font-family:Roboto;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;letter-spacing:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255) !important;box-sizing:inherit">Seating is limited, so act fast to secure your tickets. Last year, River Bash was a SOLD OUT event! We look forward to seeing you!<div style="border:0px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-position:inherit;font-weight:400;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:15px;line-height:inherit;font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Web (West European)&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, -apple-system, &quot;system-ui&quot;, Roboto, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;margin:0.5em 0px 0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(36, 36, 36);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;text-align:left;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255) !important;box-sizing:inherit"><span fr-original-style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 400; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; font-family: Roboto; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; letter-spacing: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:400;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:14px;line-height:inherit;font-family:Roboto;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;letter-spacing:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);box-sizing:inherit">All proceeds support Friends of the St. Clair River's mission and year-round conservation and education work. For event questions, or to donate an auction item, or for sponsorship opportunities, contact Sheri Faust, Executive Director, at (810) 730-5998 or <a href="mailto:sheri@scriver.org">sheri@scriver.org</a>.</div>

River Bash: A Benefit on the Banks of the Black River

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