Sault Ste Marie - Sport Travel Accommodations Article

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Sault Ste Marie City Overview
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Strategically situated beside St Mary's River, the tortuous link between lakes Superior and Huron, industrial Sault Ste Marie more popularly the SOO sits opposite the Michigan town of the same name and sees constant two-way traffic, with two sets of tourists keen to see how the other lot lives. The Soo is northern Ontario's oldest community, originally settled by Ojibwa fishing parties who gathered here beside what was then before the river was canalized a set of rapids. The French called these Ojibwa Saulteux "people of the falls" and the Jesuit missionaries who followed added the Christian sobriquet to give the town its present name. Initially, the Soo flourished as a gateway to the fur-rich regions inland, but it was the construction of a lock and canal in the nineteenth century that launched its career as a Great Lakes port and industrial centre, churning out pulp, paper and steel.

The Soo rustles up a reasonable range of attractions, but its real appeal is as the starting point for a splendid wilderness train ride on the Algoma Central Railway.

The Community Centres & Marine Facilities Division is responsible for the operation of the Cityšs Community Centres including: the Memorial Gardens, John Rhodes Community Centre (Arenas and Pool), W.J. McMeeken Arena, Peter G. Manzo Pool and V.E. Greco Pool. The Marine Facilities include the two Municipal Marinas and the Recreational Lock.

This Division also operates concessions at Bellevue Park, Bellevue Marina, Roberta Bondar Tent Pavilion, the Sault Ste. Marie Transit Terminal, Strathclair Sports Complex and the Main Branch Library.

Sault Ste. Marie Memorial Gardens: This facility has an ice surface of 85šx 200š. It has "ice in" for seven to eight months of the year, and longer if the Soo Greyhounds have an extended play-off season. Also, the facility is used as an entertainment complex for concerts, trade shows, circuses, etc. It was built in 1949. The occupancy load is 4,100 people.

Sault Ste. Marie Ontario has great opportunities for sport tournaments of all kinds. Sport tourism is a part of Sault Ste. Marie Ontario and it features a wide variety of sport tournament opportunities.