Huron Historic Gaol: Resources for Teachers and Students

Huron Historic Gaol: Resources for Teachers and Students

The Huron Historic Gaol is a national historic site and Huron County’s first municipal building. Between 1841 and 1972, it not only served as a correctional facility, but as the site of Huron’s fist County Council meeting, its first courthouse, and as an...
SOLD OUT! Huron Historic Gaol: Ghost Tours 2024

SOLD OUT! Huron Historic Gaol: Ghost Tours 2024

All Ghost Tours are now sold out! Is this place haunted? Decide for yourself! A rare chance to visit the Huron Historic Gaol after dark! Two tours every Friday night Oct. 4th to November 1st, 6:45-8:15 p.m. or 8:30-10:00 p.m. This guided tour shines a flashlight into...
Behind the Bars

Behind the Bars

Behind the Bars is an interactive tour of the Huron Historic Gaol where visitors can meet in-costume actors portraying real inmates and staff from the past! Doors open at 7:00 pm, and the last tour begins at 8:00pm. Visitors will have different starting points to...
New Huron Historic Gaol exhibit shares historical data about prisoners

New Huron Historic Gaol exhibit shares historical data about prisoners

Written by museum assistant Kevin den Dunnen, who is working on exhibit research projects this summer. Over 6,600 people came through the Huron County Gaol’s long and narrowing hallway between 1841 and 1922. For each entry into the Gaol, employees recorded information...