wintorbos' photos with the keyword: Sault Ste. Marie

Postmarked Steelton (the Algoma Steel company town that is now just the west end of Sault Ste. Marie) on August 21, 1907, to Dumbarton, Ont. The message reads: "Ma is helping me. Steelton, Ont., Aug. 18, 1907 My Dear Cousin B. Excuse me for not writing before, but I have been busy looking for some flowers and will send you some later. How is Auntie and Gramma. We are well. Kisses for you. Love, Hilda." To Miss Beatrice ??, Dumbarton, Ont., Hill Crest.

N. Co. card. Postmarked October 22, 1907 at Hamilton, Ont., addressed to Miss A. M. Bex, 93 Avondale Rd., Sth Croydon, Surrey, England: "21/10/07 Thanks for P.P.C. Dear M. This is the Boat I went on to see Grace. It is called "Alberta". It is a very nice ship + the dinner was great. Had a nice trip. Left Grace well + all the rest. Good bye for now. Your Loving Bro, Harry"

Postmarked October 1, 1910 at Sault Ste. Marie. No maker, but it says "No. 6 Made in Germany" on the back. The addressee is Miss Hilda A. Rogers, 52 Shannon Street, Toronto, Ont. -- the sender is her "Daddy" who tells her that he will be arriving by boat.

This was part of a big waterfront redevelopment in the early 1970s.

Nautical theme.

The river.

This tugboat was pulling the barge.

In and out of the Soo Locks (the American locks handle the real ships; the Canadian lock is for pleasure boats and tour boats).

The good old Bide-A-Wee.

Is it safe, I wonder? Beyond the fence is the intake of water into the power plant for the steel mill (the Clergue Generating Station, named after the American industrialist Francis Clergue, who founded the steel mill around 1900).

A part of the steel plant.

Storm clouds.

The slag heap. More slag means more business and more jobs.

The Canadian span.

Another picture of the U.S. part of the bridge.

In the Canadian lock.

The road bridge and the rail bridge on the U.S. side, with the rail bridge having both a lift span and a raising span as it crosses the locks on the American side.

The St. Mary's Paper buildings are apparently being demolished. That is a great loss. They are building a huge new Canada Customs and tourist information area at the end of the Bridge. This requires the demolition of many buildings. St. Mary's Paper was the second big industrial plant in the Sault.