In 2009, The City of Sault Ste. Marie, in collaboration with the Sault Ste. Marie and Area Local Immigration Partnership established a flag gallery on Foster Drive in front of City Hall.

Your host Mairi talks about her, and her mom's experience raising a flag in 2009 and chats about the flags that were added to the flag gallery ever since.

William Armstrong first made a name for himself as a civil engineer – through his work on some of Canada’s early railways – and as a pioneer in the use of photography for industrial purposes. But it was his art that has given him a place in history!

He was one of the Artists in the 1800s that traveled through Sault Ste Marie and illustrated its early history. 

Souces:

https://www.thunderbaymuseum.com/exhibits/virtual/historical-figures/william-armstrong/

https://www.watercolourworld.org/searchartist=William+Armstrong&displayCount=74&paintingIndex=30

Today’s artist in subject came to our town in the earliest years and his work became so famous it's not in the Smithsonian. And that person is George Catlin.

George Catlin was an American adventurer, traveler, lawyer, author, and painter.

His collection of works is the largest pre-photographic material of North Americans. All though he wasn’t the first to document Indigenous groups in Canada and the States he was the first to paint them as they were in their land.

He painted a handful of paintings in and around the Sault that we used now to visually understand the placement of important buildings and establishments, as well as the culture and individuals of the indigenous community.

Please note that I directly quote Letters and Notes, vol. 2, no. 54, by Catlin in 1841, and the language used is not conteporary.

Who is Paul Kane?

He was one of Canada's most traveled painters. He traveled by horseback, canoe, and on foot to paint buffalo herds, fur traders, and Indigenous encampments. Kane made 68 known sketches of this area from 1845-1848

Canada was still very underdeveloped at the time, and he helped paint a portrait of what the country looked like. And Paul Kane immersed himself in the land and the people that inhabited it. He was able to capture what he saw and learned through graphite, watercolors, and oil on paper. He produced over seven hundred pictures accompanying journal descriptions of the lives of indigenous people.

We have him to thank for the images of the past. And for his attempts to share awareness of his concerns for the future development and overpower of the Europeans to this vast wilderness and the first people who lived here

🎼That good ship and true was a bone to be chewed
When the gales of November came early 🎶

The S.S Edmund Fitzgerald was a Great Lakes bulk cargo vessel, the largest ore carrier on the Great lakes for 13 years until 1971. It was 729 feet long, 75 feet wide, 39 feet high, and 13632 tons empty.

It set seasonal haul records 6 times, often surpassing its own records in its short 17-year lifespan until November 10th, 1975.

This episode goes through the timeline of the frightful day sprinkled with additional facts and history

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https://www.shipwreckmuseum.com/

https://open.spotify.com/track/536L9C0N7vhYdibCJx3cI2?autoplay=true

Nicole Curry our Collections Assistant reads to you an article written in 1996 about a murder mystery that happened in Sault Ste Marie Michigan.

Now this case is 176 years old and still unsolved with not enough evidence to truly convict a murderer. Your host, Mairi adds more points of research to the characters and case to help you make your own verdict!

There are many artists that came to the Sault to capture the “Stories of Northern Life” and in the 1800s that looked a lot different than today.

If it weren't for these artists writing, painting or illustrating in some way. We would have very few resources in understanding the way of life.

In the upcoming episodes, I will be going through a number of artists that stopped or stayed awhile in Sault Ste. Marie captured moments in time for us to admire and learn from for years to come.

Our first artist is the British-born Anna Jameson. She visited Sault Ste. Marie in 1837 at 43 years old where she wrote, illustrated, shot the rapids and made meaningful connections.

She was a writer, feminist and art historian that used her words to express an appreciation of the natural resources in Canada and put our name on the map.

There is no better place within the city limits to see the fall colours than Hiawatha Park!

Your host Mairi Talks about where Hiwatha and Kinsman Park 97 got their name, the park features, wartime involvement, changes in ownership, and its natural beauty of course!

Let’s talk about the park and lodges' rich history!

Information sourced from articles found in our collections here at the Sault Museum

Back at it again answering your Q’s

This time your host sits down with Alicia and Nick, making our education and outreach department!

So the questions will be directed towards events, partnerships, workshops, education initiatives and what we do to make the museum more inviting and engaging for youth and adults of all ages. You will also feel like you get to know a little more Alicia and Nick personally!

This will be the second year September 30th marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. On September 30th we also recognize Orange Shirt Day.

We will give you a brief description of the day, what it symbolizes, what's happening in the Sault for it, and resources. So let's get into it...

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Here is where we got most of the info https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/campaigns/national-day-truth-reconciliation.html

Here’s the promotional material from the gov https://www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca/eng/1100100013251/1534874002459

https://www.orangeshirtday.org/

https://www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca/eng/1631130192216/1631130220404

Stuff happening here https://www.sootoday.com/local-news/baawaating-to-honour-national-day-for-truth-and-reconciliation-5857769

https://www.vmcdn.ca/files/sootoday/files/news-files/grand-opening-of-shingwauk-kinoomaage-gamig-(4).pdf?utm_source=sootoday.com&utm_campaign=sootoday.com%3A%20outbound&utm_medium=referral

https://www.vmcdn.ca/files/sootoday/files/news-files/algoma-univeristy_-national-day-for-truth-and-reconciliation-sault-ste.-marie-agenda-sept-20-2022.pdf?utm_source=sootoday.com&utm_campaign=sootoday.com%3A%20outbound&utm_medium=referral

https://indigenoustourismontario.ca/events/weekend-for-truth-and-reconciliation/?utm_source=sootoday.com&utm_campaign=sootoday.com%3A%20outbound&utm_medium=referral

https://saultstemarie.ca/Newsroom/September-2021/City-of-Sault-Ste-Marie-commemorates-National-Day.aspx