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
Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds in a 2-1 loss to the Sudbury Wolves. The 2008 OHL All-Star Classic was held at the Essar Centre during the 2007–08 season. Since the 2009-10 OHL season, all of the Greyhounds' games have been broadcast on the radio by Rock 101 in neighbouring Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, after previously airing for many years on Q104 and the defunct AM station CKCY, both out of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Radio broadcasts have been called by announcer Gerry Liscumb Jr. since the 2005-06 season, with Lorne "Spanky" Robinson providing color commentary for select games. Prior to Liscumb, Gino Cavallo had called