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The
Two RV Gypsies
in Sault Ste. Marie
and city parks
in Ontario, Canada
June 21, 2013 |
Sault Ste. Marie
("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" (soĹšÂ) 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 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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From this park in Canada,
the two RV Gypsies looked across the water and saw the Tower of
History in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan USA. Tomorrow the two
RV Gypsies will drive across the International Bridge to Michigan and
climb up the Tower of History and look 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, the two RV Gypsies saw a big bear taking pictures of bears
fishing. |
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Karen Duquette decided to help the bears reel in that big fish. Karen
was wearing brown so the bears did not even notice her.
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And Lee Duquette decided
to become the big bear's best buddy and help him do the filming. |
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Below: Driving around Sault
Ste. Marie in Ontario, the two RV Gypsies photographed a few other things
that got their attention. |
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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. And the brightly painted pole laughed. |
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