Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan Mary". The Saint Mary's River runs from Lake Superior to Lake Huron; between what are now the twin border cities, located on either side. No hyphens are used in the English spelling, which is otherwise identical to the French, but the pronunciations differ. Anglophones say and Francophones say . In French, the name can be written "Sault-Sainte-Marie". On both sides of the border, the towns and the general vicinity are called The Sault (usually pronounced ) or The Soo. The two cities are joined by the International Bridge, which connects Interstate 75 (I-75) in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, and Huron
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario Sault Ste. Marie ( "Soo Saint Marie") is a city on the St. Marys River in Ontario, Canada, close to the US–Canada border. It is the seat of the Algoma District and the third largest city in Northern Ontario, after Sudbury and Thunder Bay. To the south, across the river, is the United States and the city of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. These two communities were one city until a new treaty after the War of 1812 established the border between Canada and the United States in this area at the St. Mary's River. In the