Remember This?

It was way back on July 8, 1959 that Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip arrived by barge at Clergue Park, having parked their yacht at the locks in Sault, Michigan.

Below, the Sault Ste. Marie Museum brings us a brief chronology of the spots in this city where matters of law have been decided over the years. More importantly, we also learn how court officials of old were to have comported themselves.

Facts about the Windsor Hotel, courtesy the Sault Ste. Marie Museum. ************************* The Windsor Hotel was built in 1895 with William Breen as manager. The hotel was severely damaged by fire on the night of September 22nd, 1904.

If you were curious to know more about Tagona Village, you're in luck. The Sault Ste. Marie Museum sends along the following bit of history: ************************* Tagona Village Tagona Village was an area near Algoma Steel built by F. H.

Today we bring you a special Christmas edition of Remember This? with a look at what children in Sault Ste. Marie would likely have had on their lists through the decades. Scroll down to see more photos from the museum's collection.

Wear this thing on a belt around your waist? Sure. Yeah. That must have been, um, super handy. From the Sault Ste.

Working on a time machine in your basement? We suggest you keep up on your flossing and brushing. That is, if you plan on heading back to the past. Especially anywhere between the late 1800s to the 1930s when they used the contraption pictured left.

James Watson Curran sure made his mark. He had the idea for the first Community Day Parade (now known as RotaryFest), convinced Rudyard Kipling (Rudyard Kipling!) to write a poem for our cenotaph, and started something called Wolf Week.

Pictured, at left, is a strange device designed to pull individual strands of hair from one's head. One. By. One. Just kidding! That's a perm machine from the 1930s. Still. Ouch, right? The Sault Ste.

We all know that even (especially?) when it's cold, Saultites can find plenty to do outdoors. Apparently that's nothing new. The Sault Ste.