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Remember This? A picture of luxury at Wellington and Pim

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Remember This? Heading to Bellevue Park? Why not take a street car

From the Sault Ste. Marie Public Library archive: ************************* Do you remember riding a streetcar down Queen Street? Windsor, Ontario was the first Canadian city with an electric streetcar system, which was introduced in 1886.

Remember This? From pilot project to fall staple

From the Sault Ste. Marie Public Library archives: ************************* The first Algoma Fall Festival was held in Sault Ste. Marie between September 21 (the first day of fall) and October 7 in 1973.

Remember This? About the YMCA and how it all began

From the Sault Ste. Marie Public Library archive: ************************* Many of us have grown up visiting the Sault Ste.

Remember This? Steaming ahead on the 'Turkey Trail'

From the Sault Ste. Marie Public Library archive: ************************* The museum ship, the Norgoma has been a fixture on our waterfront for many years but its story actually started many years ago.

Remember This? The many lives of the Old Stone House

From the Sault Ste. Marie Public Library archives: The Old Stone House was built as the home of the Ermatinger family. Charles Oakes Ermatinger was born in Montreal in 1776 and followed other family members into the fur trade.

Remember This? The city's first paid teacher

The history of education in Sault Ste. Marie has an interesting past. In the 1830s, when people were settling in the area, education was considered a priority for the new residents.

Remember This? The 'Grand Old Man' and a royal friendship

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Remember This? The Sault meets Hollywood

From the Sault Ste. Marie Public Library archives: ************************* Sault Ste. Marie Meets Hollywood! Sault Ste.

Remember This? A.Y. Jackson and the Group of Seven

From the Sault Ste. Marie Public Library archives: ************************* A.Y.