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This week's Remember This? column tells us about the Sault Ste. Marie connection to the second Battle of Ypres, which took place 100 years ago during the First World War. From the Sault Ste.

Do you know what is Sault Ste. Marie's second oldest residence? If the answer is 'No', read on. From the Sault Ste.

In this edition of Remember This? the Sault Ste.

What could an Oscar-winning actor have to do with a local hotel? The Sault Ste.

Starting this week, SooToday will feature a weekly piece of the city's past coutesy the Sault Ste. Marie Public Library, starting with the history of a well-known downtown block. From the Sault Ste.

The following is from the Sault Ste. Marie Museum's collection: ************************* Francois Xavier Daigle — Rode the Rapids On A Log During an interview in 1931, Frank Daigle (then 77 years old) lived in Gros Cap. According to Mr.

From the Sault Ste. Marie Museum: ************************* A Stately home becomes a place to help many The Royal Victoria Hospital was opened in 1917 in a three-storey home at 137 Albert St. and leased for $100 per year.

Until 1962, and the opening of the International Bridge, if you wanted to make your way to Sault, Michigan, you made the trip by boat - by ferry to be specific. Records at the Sault Ste.

Four storeys, 225 rooms, wrap-around verandas and its own wharf to welcome those arriving by steamer, the International Hotel also boasted "all known modern improvements." By all accounts it was a heck of a place. Located on the St.

A newspaper account at the time says the terrible Capy’s Kitchen fire of 1927 happened during one of the fiercest blizzards the Sault had seen in years.