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Remember This? The Grey Sisters and the hospital they built

Remember This? The Grey Sisters and the hospital they built

It would last more than 100 years
Remember This? The school that followed the Clergue collapse

Remember This? The school that followed the Clergue collapse

It included what was known as a 'model school', meant to train future teachers
Remember This? A sticky situation that has lasted 50 years

Remember This? A sticky situation that has lasted 50 years

Hungry day-trippers used to have to take a boat, but that didn't stop them
Remember This? 'Strictly a men's club'

Remember This? 'Strictly a men's club'

The history of Sault Ste. Marie's first private men's club
Remember This? That time the president of Local 2251 was banned by the FBI

Remember This? That time the president of Local 2251 was banned by the FBI

John Ferris was a labour leader, alderman, author and, once labelled a 'Bolshevik'
Remember This? The Housewives of Sault Ste. Marie, and their famous cookbook

Remember This? The Housewives of Sault Ste. Marie, and their famous cookbook

'It is not a haphazard collection gathered at random, but has been made from the choicest bits of the best experience of the members of St. Luke’s Woman’s Auxiliary and their friends'
Remember This? When horses helped fight fires

Remember This? When horses helped fight fires

Especially in the winter months, when the roads weren't always plowed
Remember This? The life and extreme wealth of Sir James Dunn

Remember This? The life and extreme wealth of Sir James Dunn

In 1951, Maclean's Magazine declared that 'No Canadian lives more lavishly'
Remember This? From farmer to cabinet minister

Remember This? From farmer to cabinet minister

James Lyons left his mark on Sault Ste. Marie through his businesses and his political accomplishments
Remember This? The Royal Hotel

Remember This? The Royal Hotel

Originally it was called the Grand Central Hotel because of its location. It would later house a restaurant known as the best in town