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Remember this? Russ Ramsay

Remember this? Russ Ramsay

Remembered for striving for excellence, Russ Ramsay was a long-serving member of Provincial Parliament and managed some high-profile portfolios while in that seat
Remember This?: The Red Cross

Remember This?: The Red Cross

'We lend out things you don't think about until you need them'
Remember This? Morley Torgov – He came from a good place!

Remember This? Morley Torgov – He came from a good place!

After being turned down by several publishers, his manuscript was finally accepted and 'A Good Place to Come From' was published, winning his first Stephen Leacock Award for Humour in 1974
Remember this? Before the PUC

Remember this? Before the PUC

When the lights came on and water started running in the late 1800s, people in the Sault were not very happy with the quality of their services or the price
Remember This? Jack McMeeken

Remember This? Jack McMeeken

He served for 13 years as alderman, nine years as mayor, 17 years as city treasurer and nearly seven years as city administrator. No wonder they named a rink after him
Remember This? The Hollingsworth family

Remember This? The Hollingsworth family

Did you know Fremlin Hollingsworth was known as Algoma's wolf man?
Remember This? Have you seen the Ripple Rock?

Remember This? Have you seen the Ripple Rock?

No? It might be worth a drive east of town
Remember This? Soo Mill, a Hollingsworth legacy

Remember This? Soo Mill, a Hollingsworth legacy

With a history that starts at the beginning of the last century, Soo Mill remains an area favourite family business
Remember This? The life of the theatre in early Sault Ste. Marie

Remember This? The life of the theatre in early Sault Ste. Marie

Performances which could include magicians, dancers, trained animals, hypnotists and acrobats, were very popular in the United States and Canada from the early 1880s until the early 1930s
Remember This? A car for Miss Bertha Miller

Remember This? A car for Miss Bertha Miller

How an effort to buy a Model-T coupe kicked off what would become Rotaryfest