Sault Ste. Marie is the oldest city in Michigan, and among the oldest cities in the United States. Over the course of our history, the flags of several sovereign nations have flown over the Sault. Over 2, years ago, Native Americans began to gather here for the wealth of fish and fur found along the rushing waters of the wide, turbulent river that linked the Great Lakes of Superior and Huron. The river below the rapids provided an abundance of fish for Native peoples, as well as several tribes from throughout the region, who migrated here during the peak fishing season.
It continues to remain a world-class spot for sport fishing. The traders began calling the wild area Sault du Gastogne. In , the legendary Jesuit missionary and explorer Fr. Jacques Marquette renamed this burgeoning European settlement Sault Ste. This translation relates to the treacherous rapids and cascades that fall 21 feet from the level of Lake Superior to the level of the lower lakes. Hundreds of years ago, this prohibited boat traffic and necessitated an overland portage from one lake to the other.
Chartier commissioned the painting of the ceilings here here here here and the Sanctuary and here of Ste Marie and the angels on the Sanctuary ceiling here , here , here , here , here installation of the stained glass window s here started the Mausoleum at Mt Calvary Cemetery was built and named Chapel of the Holy Rosary.
Chartier resigned due to ill health Fr. Baillargeon was reassigned after 15 years of service Fr. Leonard R. Foisy was named the new pastor transformed the sacristy into the Chapel of the North American Martyrs Ste Marie Day Care established from existing kindergarten Joseph House was founded by Fr.
Marc Montminy Fr. Foisy was reassigned Fr. Marc Montminy became the tenth pastor of Ste Marie Parish the pastoral council was formed to take the place of the parish council The Bookstore at Ste. Marie was started the Ste Marie Evangelization office was established restoration of the organ began here , here Msgr. Chartier died Ste Marie was highlighted in John Paul II and the New Evangelization the new baptismal font was built established the Perpetual Adoration Chapel th anniversary of the current church building dedication of the new Msgr.
Hevey Courtyard and newly landscaped campus making the church beautiful and welcoming. Albert Gerald Baillargeon died th Anniversary of the founding of Ste. Marie Preserving the Promise fund raising for the refurbishing of the church interior here , here , here , here For an indepth look at the renovation of the altars please click here. Michael's in Exeter after 26 yrs at Ste. Marie Fr. Moe Larochelle named the Eleventh Pastor of Ste. Marie Parish Stay tuned-this history is yet to be written.
Isidore Hermenegilde Cyrille Davignon Fr. Alphee Joseph Leclerc Fr. Louis Phillippe Routhier Msgr. Joseph Ernest Vaccarest Msgr. Wilfred Albert Chartier Fr. Albert Gerald Baillargeon Fr. Summer activities include boat tours of the locks and the Algoma Central Railway wilderness tours to Agawa Canyon. Parks and two full-service marinas, one named after Roberta Bondar , the first Canadian woman in space and a city native, have been developed to encourage boaters to visit the Sault.
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