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Every year a special committee of the Port Huron Museum of Arts and History presents a living re-enactment of 18th centry life on Memorial Day weekend. This Open to the Public event consists of over 600 re-enactors with more than 100 colonial style camps set up in beautiful Pine Grove Park (on the St Clair river) in Port Huron, Michigan. This year (2009) will be the 29th consecutive year for this very informative and educational event.

The Feast of the Ste. Claire recreates and demonstrates the four periods of early Michigan history in the Blue Water area. These periods are represented at the Feast by four camps - depicting Native Americans, French explorers, British traders, and American revolutionaries. Historic hobbyists from all over the Great Lakes Area attend this event, recreating living history with their displays. Staying in their historic, time period camps, these re-enactors provide an example of the daily life style of the eighteenth and nineteenth century. There are ongoing demonstrations of early American living, cooking, crafts, and activities. The many Merchants and Traders of the Feast have a large variety of colonial style items and foods for sale. Period musicians, string bands, and street hawkers provide atmosphere and fun throughout the day. Saturday evening features a Candlelight Tour of the encampment followed by an early American Colonial Dance. The Feast is a not-for-profit entity and it is entirely open to the public. A small admission fee is charged, with all proceeds from this event going to help support the Port Huron Museum.