Sault Ste. Marie is known for its role in marine navigation with its canal and locks, which were a feat of engineering in 1895. It is also only an hour away from Fort St. Joseph on St. Joseph Island that started military action in the War of 1812. Of its local attractions, museums include the Art Gallery of Algoma, the Ermatinger-Clergue National Historic Site, the Sault Ste. Marie Museum, and the Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre.
Art Gallery of Algoma 
Sault Ste. Marie Museum 
Ermatinger House 
Clergue House
The Ermatinger-Clergue National Historic Site is the original location of the Ermatinger House. The stately Georgian building was built in 1814 and the most beautiful house in the whole village. It was built by fur trader Charles Ermatinger from Montreal, who was married to Mananowe, daughter of Chief Katawabeda of the Ojibwa in 1799. The house of Francis Hector Clergue, an American industrialist who built an steel factory and paper mill in the city, was moved to the location for preservation.
Bushplane centre 
Bushplane centre 
Gros Cap Bluff
The Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre is in a former hanger of the Ontario Air Service, created in 1924 to detect and extinguish forest fires. The airplanes were black and yellow, and earned the air service the nickname of Yellowbirds. In the 1950s, Ontario pioneered water bombing to help put out wildfires. The museum also has an exhibit on how railroads were used to patrol and put out fires before the advent of aircraft.
Boardwalk 
Windsor Hotel
In the city of 75,000, the boardwalk is a popular place for fishing during the day, and to watch sunset in the evenings. Downtown has plenty of parking, but go early or you might have to walk a few blocks to the restaurant for dinner. The Queen stayed in the Windsor Hotel in 1959, it has been converted into a retirement residence since 1996.
