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Chippewa County is a county in the eastern Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census,the population was 36,785. The county seat is Sault Ste. Marie. The county is named for the Ojibwe (Chippewa) people,and was set off and organized in 1826. Chippewa County comprises the Sault Ste. Marie,MI micropolitan statistical area.
Sault Ste. Marie is a city in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the county seat of Chippewa County and is the only city within the county. With a population of 13,337 at the 2020 census,it is the second-most populated city in the Upper Peninsula,behind Marquette. It is the primary city of the Sault Ste. Marie,MI Micropolitan Statistical Area,which encompasses all of Chippewa County and had a population of 36,785 at the 2020 census. Sault Ste. Marie was settled by mostly French colonists in 1668,making it the oldest city in Michigan.
The St. Marys River,sometimes written St. Mary's River,drains Lake Superior,starting at the end of Whitefish Bay and flowing 74.5 miles (119.9 km) southeast into Lake Huron,with a fall of 23 feet (7.0 m). For its entire length it is an international border,separating Michigan in the United States from Ontario,Canada.
The Soo Locks are a set of parallel locks,operated and maintained by the United States Army Corps of Engineers,Detroit District,that enable ships to travel between Lake Superior and the lower Great Lakes. They are located on the St. Marys River between Lake Superior and Lake Huron,between the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan and the Canadian province of Ontario. They bypass the rapids of the river,where the water falls 21 ft (6.4 m). The locks pass an average of 10,000 ships per year,despite being closed during the winter from January through March,when ice shuts down shipping on the Great Lakes. The winter closure period is used to inspect and maintain the locks.
The Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge spans the St. Marys River between the United States and Canada connecting the twin cities of Sault Ste. Marie,Michigan and Sault Ste. Marie,Ontario. The bridge is operated by the International Bridge Administration under the direction of the Sault Ste. Marie Bridge Authority,a bi-national governing body consisting of four directors appointed by the Governor of Michigan and four appointed by the Canadian government-owned Federal Bridge Corporation.
Prentiss Marsh Brown was an American lawyer and politician who served three full and one partial term as a Democratic U.S. Representative and Senator from the state of Michigan from 1936 to 1943.
The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians,commonly shortened to Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians or the more colloquial Soo Tribe,is a federally recognized Native American tribe in what is now known as Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The tribal headquarters is located within Sault Ste. Marie,the major city in the region,which is located on the St. Marys River.
Chase Salmon Osborn was an American politician,newspaper reporter and publisher,and explorer. He served as the 27th governor of Michigan from 1911 to 1913. The governor spent time at Possum Poke in Georgia,using it as a retreat and a place to write. He died there on April 11,1949,aged 89.
CFYN was a Canadian AM radio station,which broadcast at 1050 kHz in Sault Ste. Marie,Ontario,from 1977 to 1992. From 1934 to 1977,the station broadcast with the call sign CJIC.
John Biddle was an American military officer,politician,and businessman. He served as a delegate to the United States Congress from the Michigan Territory,as the speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives,and as mayor of Detroit.
Garden River First Nation,also known as Ketegaunseebee,is an Ojibwa band located at Garden River 14 near Sault Ste. Marie,Ontario,Canada.
John Reginald Rhodes was a broadcaster and politician from Sault Ste. Marie,Ontario. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1971 to 1978. He died while still in office on a trip to the Middle East in 1978.
Victor Alfred Knox was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. He served six terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1953 to 1965.
Paul Lincoln Adams was an American lawyer,politician,and judge from Michigan. He served as a mayor of Sault Ste. Marie,as a member of the University of Michigan Board of Regents,as Michigan Attorney General,and as a justice of the Michigan Supreme Court.
Sault Ste. Marie Bridge Company is a subsidiary of the Wisconsin Central Ltd. It operates a railroad bridge over the St. Marys River between Sault Ste. Marie,Michigan and Sault Ste. Marie,Ontario.
The Sault Ste. Marie Railroad Bridge was originally built in 1887 to facilitate rail traffic crossing St. Marys River and the international border between Sault Ste. Marie,Michigan and Sault Ste. Marie,Ontario. It runs parallel to the Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge. It has nine Camelback spans and carries a single line of track.
Sault Ste. Marie is a city in Ontario,Canada. The third-largest city in Northern Ontario after Sudbury and Thunder Bay,it is located on the St. Mary's River on the Canada–US border. To the southwest,across the river,is the United States and the city of Sault Ste. Marie,Michigan. The two cities are joined by the Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge,which connects Interstate 75 on the Michigan side to Huron Street on the Ontario side. Shipping traffic in the Great Lakes system bypasses the Saint Mary's Rapids via the American Soo Locks,the world's busiest canal in terms of tonnage that passes through it,while smaller recreational and tour boats use the Canadian Sault Ste. Marie Canal.
Elmwood,also known as the Henry Rowe Schoolcraft House,the Schoolcraft House or the Indian Agency,is a frame house located at 435 East Water Street in Sault Ste. Marie,Michigan. It was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1956 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
The John Johnston House is a private house located at 415 Water Street in Sault Ste. Marie,Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970 and designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1958.
James Lloyd McIntyre was the 17th mayor of the city of Sault Ste. Marie,Ontario. During his three terms from 1960 to 1964,he helped lead a period of transition for the city,including securing the location and construction of the Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge,de-industrialization of the downtown waterfront,waste water treatment,and amalgamation of Korah and Tarentorus townships into the city.
References
- ↑ 2003-2004 Michigan Manual: State Representative Scott Shackleton
- ↑ Snyder - Four new members appointed to the Sault Ste. Marie Bridge Authority
- ↑ House Resolution 353 (2004): A resolution for the Honorable Scott Shackleton
- ↑ The Political Graveyard: Shackleton, Scott
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