Port Huron — The mouth of the St. Clair River offers one of the most breathtaking vistas in Michigan.

With views of the river and Lake Huron, not to mention the Fort Gratiot Lighthouse and Blue Water Bridge, developers salivate about turning the waterfront area into a residential and commercial Shangri-La.

But two obstacles are looming: One is a hulking paper mill on the riverbank. The other is a hulking conglomerate controlled by the billionaire Moroun family.

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