Due to elevated levels of E. coli bacteria detected in samples collected Tuesday, June 10, 2025, theChippewa County Health Department has issued a No Body Contact Advisory for 4 Mile Beach,southeast of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan People are advised to avoid body contact with the waters at 4 Mile Beach. […]
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Corps of Engineers evaluating alternatives to address impacts from obelisk to burial site at the Soo Locks
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District released the Obelisk Alternatives Analysis Report for a 30-day public review on June 9, 2025.The analysis addresses the cultural effects of removing the obelisk from a burial site, determined eligible for the National Register of Historic Places as a […]
LITTLE SAILORS DAY – Kids Ride Free
Kids Ride Free! Calling all aspiring Little Sailors! �� On June 28, 2025, kids ride free andembark on an unforgettable adventure at the Original Soo Locks Boat Tours. Dive into a daypacked with fun and educational activities, where you’ll learn the ropes of working on a GreatLakes vessel, master essential […]
Blue Devils Close Out Season with Awards
The Sault High track and field teams celebrated their successful seasons and honored athletes with perpetual awards. After graduating a number of strong athletes last year, the Lady Blue Devils still had a season to be proud of. They won the LSSU Yooper Invite indoor meet, Harbor Springs Ram Scram, […]
Always be Prepared
Hi again, everyone. My name is Maverick, and this is my monthly column, Cat Tales. It’s a combination of a blog/column about what my mom and I are up to, along with other relevant and non-relevant topics. I hope everyone is enjoying themselves and making vacation plans if you haven’t already. I […]
Blue Devils Have Strong Finish at UP Finals
The Sault High Blue Devils track and field teams put their best efforts in against some tough Division 1 competition at the UP Finals meet in Kingsford last weekend. The boys team came away as runners up, and the girls had a fourth place team finish. Four Blue Devils won […]
MSP Identifies Individuals Who Made Threats to Marquette Culver’s
Marquette County, Michigan. The Michigan State Police (MSP) Negaunee Post has identifiedthe individuals responsible for the alleged threats made against the Marquette Culver’syesterday, June 8, 2025. A group of four juveniles had made alleged threats against theMarquette Culver’s by calling and making vague threats to shoot the restaurant. Currently, thereis […]
MSP Pulls Man off Freighter in Soo Locks and charges him with CSC
Chippewa County, Michigan. – A subject wanted on an eight-count felony warrant for criminalsexual conduct was taken into custody today at the Soo Locks. The arrest of this subject wasunrelated to the closure of the locks today, June 4, 2025. The Michigan State Police (MSP) Alpena Post initiated an investigation […]
Village Prospered
In 1923, Stanley Newton published “The Story of Sault Ste. Marie and Chippewa County.” This is part twenty-five of a continuing series about the history of Sault Ste. Marie and the area in its early years. I have left punctuation and grammar intact. – Laurie Davis Village Prospered Mr. Fowle […]
FBI says 8 injured in Colorado attack by man with makeshift flamethrower who yelled ‘Free Palestine’
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — A man with a makeshift flamethrower yelled “Free Palestine” and hurled an incendiary device into a group that had assembled to raise attention for Israeli hostages in Gaza, law enforcement officials said Sunday. Eight people were injured, some with burns. The suspect, Mohamed Sabry Soliman, 45, was […]














