Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario sides of the river. Sault Ste. Marie is one of the oldest French settlements in North America. It was at the crossroads of the 3,000-mile fur trade route, which stretched from Montreal to Sault Ste. Marie and to the North country above Lake Superior. A cosmopolitan, mixed population of Europeans, First Nations peoples, and Métis lived at the village spanning the river. The city name originates from "Saults de Sainte-Marie", archaic French for "Saint Mary's Falls", a reference to the rapids of Saint Marys River. Etymologically, the word "sault" comes from an archaic spelling of "saut" (from "sauter"), which translates
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