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When folks used to save winter for summer

When folks used to save winter for summer

Purity Ice and ice boxes were common in Sault homes until the 60s. This week, the Sault Ste. Marie Public Library shares the story of where the ice came from and how it got to the boxes
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From Gong Show to Mechanical Bull. The Airways in the 70s

From Gong Show to Mechanical Bull. The Airways in the 70s

The Airways Boots and Saddles Lounge was a different place back in the 1970s
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Remembering little Hawk Junction's one-teacher schoolhouse

Remembering little Hawk Junction's one-teacher schoolhouse

In this edition of Remember This, we look north to a town that laid claim to having one of the last functioning one-teacher schoolhouses in Ontario
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Remembering when the Sault went cuckoo

Remembering when the Sault went cuckoo

In this edition of Remember This, we look back at the history of the cuckoo clock atop the Clock and Gold Shop on Great Northern Road
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Island next to the Sault once considered for U.N. headquarters

Island next to the Sault once considered for U.N. headquarters

In this edition of Remember This, we look back at a bi-national bid to have the newly-formed United Nations headquartered in our backyard
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REMEMBER THIS?: This day in 1973, a pickup truck cost less than $3,300

REMEMBER THIS?: This day in 1973, a pickup truck cost less than $3,300

The sticker price isn't the only thing that has changed in 50 years
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When goalies played with naked faces

When goalies played with naked faces

Remembering the Greyhounds' first game more than 100 years ago
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Edward Thibault's really bad day

Edward Thibault's really bad day

The 16-year-old Gros Cap resident nearly didn't make it back from a Saturday afternoon fishing expedition in October 1939
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The Sharpes of Prince Township. From trees to a turkey

The Sharpes of Prince Township. From trees to a turkey

This week we learn about a family that has called Prince Township home for more than a century and a half
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Dr. Norman Bethune, table tennis and Sault Ste. Marie

Dr. Norman Bethune, table tennis and Sault Ste. Marie

A long family history leads to a complicated legacy for a doctor with Sault ties who was recognized as a national historic figure
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