Sault Ste. Marie
(pronounced like "Soo Saint Marie") is a city on the St. Marys
River in Algoma District, Ontario, Canada. It is the third largest city
in Northern Ontario, after Sudbury and Thunder Bay. The community was
founded as a French religious mission: Sault either means "jump"or
"rapids" in French, and thus the entire name translates to
"Saint Mary's Rapids" or "Saint Mary's Falls". Although
the word sault is pronounced like "so" (so?) in French, it
is pronounced like "soo" (su) in the English pronunciation of the city
name. Residents of the city are called Saultites. This is one
of the oldest European settlements in Canada. |
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Below: A small park in Algoma just north of Sault Ste. Marie |
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Below: Across the river is the United States and the city of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. The two cities are joined by the International Bridge, which connects Interstate 75 on the Michigan side and Huron Street (and former Ontario Secondary Highway 550B) on the Ontario side. Shipping traffic in the Great Lakes system bypasses the Saint Mary's Rapids via the American Soo Locks, the world's busiest canal in terms of tonnage that passes through it, while smaller recreational and tour boats use the Canadian Sault Ste. Marie Canal. |
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Below: From this park in Canada,
Lee and Karen Duquette looked across the water and saw the Tower of
History in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan USA. Later, they drove across
the International Bridge to Michigan and climbed up the Tower of History
and looked back upon this park and water fountain. Those photos can
be reached from the sub-menu at the bottom of this page. |
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Below: Nearby
at the Roberta Bondar Park, Karen Duquette saw a big bear taking pictures
of bears fishing. |
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Karen Duquette decided to go help the bears reel in the big fish. Karen
was wearing brown so the bears did not even notice her, which was lucky
for Karen.
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Below: And
Lee Duquette decided to become the big bear's best buddy and help
him do the filming.
Luckily, that bear was focused on filming and did not notice Lee. How
brave Lee and Karen Duquette were! Yet, they caution everyone to be
aware of bears and not get too close. |
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Below: Driving around Sault
Ste. Marie in Ontario, Karen Duquette photographed a few other things
that got her attention. |
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Below:
A moose disdainfully hoisted a hapless hunter off the ground, while
holding the hunter's rifle with his other hoof. Anthropomorphic fun
at the expense of Ontario's sportsmen. The USA totem pole thought it
was funny and displayed a toothy grin. |
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