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Long before potholes became a seasonal headache in Sault Ste. Marie, getting down Queen Street could mean navigating mud for months at a time, or hopping from stone to stone just to cross

Encouraged by retiring postmistress Mrs. John Jones after graduating high school, Eileen Rouse stepped into postal work with little hint that it would become her life’s calling. Her career would span half a century and earn recognition from both Canada Post and her neighbours

Ironvale won by a single vote over Soo West in a show-of-hands meeting in March 1902, only to be rejected because it sounded too much like Irondale. Soo West wasn’t available either, thanks to another post office already planned — leaving local officials scrambling for an option Ottawa would accept

Photographs trace the Algoma Art Society’s hands-on teaching culture, from early sketch clubs to summer schools led by visiting instructors

Orange and lemon trees, banana plants and pineapples aren’t what most people expect to see during a Northern Ontario winter — but they’ve been part of the regular lineup inside the Bellevue Park Greenhouse for decades

Even without personal ties to places like Sault Ste. Marie, Burgess found loyal local audiences through syndication—proof that relatable characters raising families, making mistakes, and learning lessons can cross geography with ease

Neff’s Hill wasn’t just about dancing; it became part of Sault Ste. Marie lore. But by December 1964, what had once been a lively venue had been converted into apartments — and then was wiped out by an early-morning fire investigators blamed on an overheated oil stove

A special whistle that sounded the first bar of “O Canada” every hour announced its arrival. On May 26, 1967, that tune echoed in Sault Ste. Marie for a four-day stop

Columbia Hall didn’t just host parties; it reinvented itself with each era. Known at different times as The Palm Gardens, the Peppermint Lounge and the Jolly Teen, the venue welcomed weddings, charity balls and ballroom lessons before its final night came with a devastating blaze.

From supplying about 500 people in early 1942 to reaching roughly 1,600 by mid-1944—including service members as far away as South Africa and India—the Algoma Cigarette Club expanded into an operation measured in millions of cigarettes shipped