Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario cascades of the St. Mary's River descend more than from the level of Lake Superior to the level of the lower lakes. Hundreds of years ago, this slowed shipping traffic, requiring an overland portage of boats and cargo from one lake to the other. The entire name translates to "Saint Mary's Rapids" or "Saint Mary's Falls". The word "sault" is pronounced in French, and in the English pronunciation of the city name. Residents of the city are called "Saultites". Sault Ste. Marie is bordered to the east by the Rankin and Garden River First Nation reserves, and to the west
HMCS Sault Ste. Marie (J334) a training ship. She was assigned to until the end of 1954. In mid-December 1955, she returned to the East Coast, joining the Eleventh Canadian Escort Squadron at Halifax. The minesweeper was used as a training vessel during the summers from 1956 to 1958 on the Great Lakes. On 1 October 1958 "Sault Ste. Marie" was paid off. She was taken to Sorel where the ship was broken up in 1960. The 4-inch gun of "Sault Ste. Marie" can be found outside the Royal Canadian Legion in Sault Ste. Marie. HMCS Sault Ste. Marie (J334) HMCS "Sault Ste. Marie" was