Times Herald

Two thin blue lines are lighting up Port Huron's Municipal Office Center this week.

City Manager James Freed announced the lights on Wednesday night to honor police officers statewide. He said Thursday they'd be up at the site, 100 McMorran Blvd., through the weekend.

The idea, he said, came from blue light bulbs in lanterns at people's homes and positioned at the MOC's ground level pointing up to look like the phrase "thin blue line," signaling camaraderie with or support for police. The response, he said, has been positive.

"It costs us nothing," Freed said. "They're LEDs, low voltage, and Philips (Lighting) loaned them for the purpose of honoring our police officers."

Early next week, he added they'll move to McMorran Place, where "a full spectrum rainbow" of colored lights will be cast on the building's facade above the fountain along Huron Avenue.