Sault Ste Marie, Ontario Attractions
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The Canadian border city of Sault Ste Marie, principal town of Algoma County, is situated on the delightful St Mary's River which joins Lake Superior to Lake Huron.
Long before the arrival of Europeans the significance of this particular location was appreciated by the native Indians for whom it was a place to meet and trade. As early as the first half of the 17th c. French "voyageurs", fur traders and timber raftsmen had already formed close links with local tribes. In 1667 the Ste Marie Mission was founded by French Jesuit missionaries and in 1671 possession was taken of the land in the name of the French king, Louis XIV.
Increasing numbers of settlers, the majority British but also some French, came to Sault Ste Marie after 1797/98 when a canal was dug to by-pass the rapids.
Long before the arrival of Europeans the significance of this particular location was appreciated by the native Indians for whom it was a place to meet and trade. As early as the first half of the 17th c. French "voyageurs", fur traders and timber raftsmen had already formed close links with local tribes. In 1667 the Ste Marie Mission was founded by French Jesuit missionaries and in 1671 possession was taken of the land in the name of the French king, Louis XIV.
Increasing numbers of settlers, the majority British but also some French, came to Sault Ste Marie after 1797/98 when a canal was dug to by-pass the rapids.
Sault Ste Marie Surroundings
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Agawa Canyon Tour Train
From spring until fall the Algoma Central Railway offers trips to the Agawa Canyon on the Agawa Canyon Tour Train. The journey takes visitors through the hills and forests, to an impressive gorge.