In 1923, Stanley Newton published, “The Story of Sault Ste. Marie and Chippewa County.” This is part twelve of a continuing series about the history of Sault Ste. Marie and area in its early years. I have left punctuation and grammar intact. – Laurie Davis Perhaps the memory of those […]

In 1923, Stanley Newton published, “The Story of Sault Ste. Marie and Chippewa County.” This is part eleven of a continuing series that tells the history of Sault Ste. Marie and area in its early years. I have left punctuation and grammar intact. – Laurie Davis The most cordial social […]

My maternal Grandmother was very special to me. So many of my memories are of her. I try to pattern my life after hers but fail at most of it. It’s not the same of course, but there are many little ways that I feel I incorporate a bit of […]

In 1923, Stanley Newton published, “The Story of Sault Ste. Marie and Chippewa County.” This is part ten of a continuing series that tells the history of Sault Ste. Marie and area in its early years. I have left punctuation and grammar intact. – Laurie Davis Congress had enacted in […]

Here’s an oldie, but goodie from long ago, in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. Enjoy. – Laurie Davis It has only been in the last two or three years that there has been much interest in musical organizations, but in that time they have grown into strong and able bodies. Among […]

In 1923, Stanley Newton published, “The Story of Sault Ste. Marie and Chippewa County.” This is part nine of a continuing series, that tells the history of Sault Ste. Marie and area in its early years.  I have left punctuation and grammar intact. – Laurie Davis “Mr. Johnston has plenty […]

In 1923, Stanley Newton published, “The Story of Sault Ste. Marie and Chippewa County.” This is part eight of a continuing series, that tells the history of Sault Ste. Marie and area in its early years.  – Laurie Davis About a year after his arrival, Schoolcraft married Jane Johnston, the […]

In 1923, Stanley Newton published, “The Story of Sault Ste. Marie and Chippewa County.” This is part seven of a continuing series that tells the history of Sault Ste. Marie and area in its early years.  – Laurie Davis “In a short time, we learned that Mrs. Johnston, who was […]

Schoolcraft mentions a ravine, which still exists near the foot of Bingham Avenue, and which in former times extended southward across the present line of Portage Avenue. But he does not say how far west of the ravine Sassaba’s lodge and the Indian village were placed, or at what distance […]