Sault Ste. Marie is located on US-2 and I-75 in Chippewa County.  Little Falls of St. Mary’s. Originally named “Le Sault de Sainte” by Father Marquette, the name was shorted to Sault Ste. Marie by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft, the first postmaster and historian.  Oldest city in Michigan and third oldest in the United States. Chippewa County seat.

Attractions

Little Rapids

Munuscong Wildlife Management Area. From Sault St. Marie, drive south on M-129 to 22-Mile  Road (Riverside). Turn left (east) and continue 2.5 miles to  the grassland viewing area on the left or continue another 1/2  mile and turn left (north) onto Riverside Drive. Proceed 1 mile  and turn right (east) onto 21-Mile Road and drive 1.5 miles  to the coastal marsh viewing area.  Phone: (906) 635-6161. There are three primary viewing sites on this large, state-owned wildlife area. A flat, grassland area is adjacent to the Munuscong River. This area was once farmed and has many shallow, man-made ponds scattered throughout the open grassland. The main viewing site is the coastal marsh area on Munuscong Lake. The lake is actually part of the St. Mary’s River, which connects Lake Superior and Lake Huron. Both of these sites are undeveloped, but some amenities are available at a nearby state forest campground along the Munuscong River north of the coastal marsh viewing area. The third viewing area is along the dike at the east end of the campground. You can walk on the dike but motorized vehicles are not allowed.  A walk through the open grassland habitat and viewing site provides a good opportunity to see meadowlarks, bobolinks, field sparrows, sharptail grouse and many species of waterfowl and shorebirds. Northern harriers and other hawks are often seen hunting this open field habitat and may be seen perched in nearby trees. Rough-legged hawks and snowy owls, raptors that breed in the far north, use this habitat for their wintering grounds and hunt the small rodents common in the grassland habitat. Great gray owls and hawk owls, though rare winter visitors, have also been sighted in this and other areas of the eastern Upper Peninsula. There are no designated trails through this grassland/wetland complex, but visitors are free to hike or ski wherever they choose. This site is soggy during rainy periods, so come prepared with trusty boots. The coastal marsh-viewing site attracts numerous waterfowl and shorebirds and wading birds. Tundra swans and other migratory waterfowl, including diving ducks such as canvasbacks and redheads, concentrate in this area spring and fall. Bald eagles, ospreys, muskrats, and many wetland-related songbirds are also attractions. The parking area is a good place to view this wildlife, and a pair of binoculars, or better yet a spotting scope, will improve your wildlife viewing experience. Another viewing site is found east of the state forest campground. Dikes once used to create a separate wetland management pool are found at the end of the road east of the campground. Park at the gate and walk east along the dike, which provides unique foot access into the emergent wetland habitat on the edge of the lake, out beyond the natural shoreline.

Museum Ship Valley Camp, 501 East Water Street, Sault Sainte Marie, MI 49783, Phone: (906) 632-3658

River of History Museum, 209 East Portage, Sault Sainte Marie, MI 49783, Phone: (906) 632-3658

Superior Coast Winery, 410 Ashmun Street, Downtown, Sault Sainte Marie, MI 49783,
Phone: (906) 635-8463

Soo Locks

Tower Of History, 326 East Portage Avenue, Sault Sainte Marie, MI 49783, Phone: (906) 632-3658

Dining Out

Lodging

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Askwith's Lockview Motel, 327 West Portage Avenue, Sault Sainte Marie, MI 49783, Phone: (906) 632-2491

William Richards House Bed and Breakfast, 718 Cedar St., Sault Sainte Marie, MI. 49783, Phone: (906) 253-1434

Outdoors

Aune-Osborn Park, 1225 Riverside Drive, Sault Sainte Marie, MI 49783, Phone: (906) 635-5341

Bay View National Forest Campground, Forest Road 3150 (Lake Shore Drive), Hiawatha National Forest, Sault Sainte Marie, MI 49783, Phone: (906) 635-5311

Blue Heron Charters, 11589 E Village Rd, Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783, Phone: (906) 635-5134

Hiawatha National Forest Bike Route

Monocle Lake Campground, FR-3699, Hiawatha National Forest, Sault Sainte Marie, MI 49783, Phone: (906) 635-5311

Sherman Park, West 4th Avenue, Sault Sainte Marie, MI 49783, Phone: (906) 635-5341

Soldier Lake Campground, FR-3138, Hiawatha National Forest, Sault Sainte Marie, MI 49783, Phone: (906) 635-5311

Soo Locks Campground, 1001 E Portage Avenue, Sault Sainte Marie, MI 49783, Phone: (906) 632-3191

Sugar Shack Campground, 3945 E. 1 1/2 Mile Rd, Sugar Island, Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783, Phone: (906) 253-2049

Three Lakes Campground, Strongs Corner on FR-3142, Hiawatha National Forest, Sault Sainte Marie, MI 49783, Phone: (906) 635-5311

Services

Shopping

Superior Coast Winery, 410 Ashmun Street, Downtown, Sault Sainte Marie, MI 49783,
Phone: (906) 635-8463

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