We were lucky to be here in Sault St. Marie on the weekend that they were celebrating the 100th anniversary of the incorporation of the City of Sault St. Marie as well as the celebration for the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812 with the United States. There was various enactments of the fighting around Sault St. Marie that we unfortunately missed. However we did see the actors dressed in the period dress of the Canadian and US soldiers and other men and women dressed in the way they dressed in 1812. For these celebrations we bought special tickets that gave us entrance to the Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre, Ermatinger/Clergue Heritage Site, Sault St. Marie Museum and Art Gallery of Algoma. In the time we had today we managed to see the first 3 but not the Art Gallery. For the celebration there was a parade starting at 11 AM for the 2 celebrations and fortunately the marshalling for the start of the parade was at the Bushplane Centre. Dorothy went out to see the parade while of course I stayed in the Bushplane Centre to take a good look at all the very interesting planes there. Ermatinger house built in 1814 has been restored with period furnishings and household articles and had people in it that were dressed in period that the original owner lived. It was very interesting to see. The Sault St. Marie Museum that is now housed in the historic post office has 3 floors depicting the history of Sault St. Marie and was also very interesting and informative. We also saw some of the street concerts on the mains street called Queen St. that had been bocked of for these celebrations.
Tomorrow we are heading for Manitoulin Island and plan to stay there overnight. The next day we well take the ferry to Tobermory.
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| Dorothy in front of the the famous Canadian Water Bomber at the Bushplane Centre |
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| Con in front of a float plane at the Bushplane Centre. |
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| Dorothy at the entrance of Ermitinger Heritage stone house. In front of the house are the tents of the British and US troops participating in the enactment of the War of 1812. |
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| A British soldier with a lady dressed in the 1812 period dress and in front of the Ermatinger House. |
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| A lady spinning goat hair in the living room of the Ermatiger House. |
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| The former post office now housing the Sault St. Marie Museum. |
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| People enjoying a concert on the blocked off Queen Street. |
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