Sault Ste Marie (Ontario)

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Sault Ste Marie is a city of approximately 78,000 people, located in Northern Ontario, Canada. Located directly across the St. Mary's River -- and the Canada/US border -- is its twin city, Sault Ste Marie, Michigan.

Contents 1 Understand 2 Get in 2.1 By plane 2.2 By train 2.3 By car 2.4 By bus 2.5 By boat 3 Get around 4 See 5 Do 6 Learn 7 Work 8 Buy 9 Eat 9.1 Budget 9.2 Mid-range 9.3 Splurge 10 Drink 11 Sleep 11.1 Budget 11.2 Mid-range 11.3 Splurge 12 Contact 13 Stay safe 14 Cope 15 Get out 16 External links

Understand

• History
• Economy: Algoma Steel, forestry, OLGC, tourism

Get in

• Most common ways are by road and air

By plane

• Airport (YAM) -- Air Canada `Jazz', Bearskin Airlines
• 1:30 flight to YYZ, Air Canada's only route

By train

• Not geared well to travel -- poor connections; ACR runs infrequently
• Main function is for tourism and getting out to bush camps

By car

• Hwy 17; I-75

By bus

• Greyhound buses

By boat

• No commercial passenger runs; private boats and yachting

Get around

• Bus service notes
• Taxi
• Transit can be limited and infrequent.

See

• Sault Ste Marie Museum; Art Gallery
• Bushplane Museum -- http://www.bushplane.com/
• Old Stone House
• Boardwalk / Roberta Bondar
• Locks -- http://www.pc.gc.ca/lhn-nhs/on/ssmarie/index_e.asp
• Lock Tours -- http://www.locktours.com/
• Casino

Do

• Algoma Central Railway -- http://www.agawacanyontourtrain.com/
• Bon Soo -- http://www.bonsoo.on.ca/
• Skiing
  • Searchmont
  • XC at Hiawatha
• Snowmobiling
• Hunting/Fishing
• Hiking -- Voyageur Trail -- http://www3.sympatico.ca/voyageur.trail/
• Swim -- beaches at Point Des Chenes, Harmony, others...

Learn

• Algoma University College -- Computer Game Conference
• Sault College

Work

• Very little

• Major Employers: Algoma Steel Incorporated, St Mary's Paper, Ontario Lottery & Gaming Commission, Ministry of Natural Resources, various call centers

Buy

• Station Mall
• Downtown
• Cambrian Mall
• Golden Mile

• Farmer's Market
  • Corn
  • Maple Syrup

Eat

• Italian food
• JF Italia

Budget

• Frenchie's Fries
• Paesano's
• Muio's

Mid-range

• Gino's
• Uncle Gino's
• Hard Wok Cafe (formerly Purple Lantern)
• The Docks
• Aurora's West Side - Italian. Good meals, not very expensive.
• Many many good pizza places.

Splurge

• A Thymely Manner
• Time Out
• Bridges

• Cesira's - Italian
• Miiracles - Eclectic. Expensive but worth it.
• Arturo's - Italian
• Franzisi's - Italian. Don't expect quick food, but it is good.
• Panna - Eclectic and expensive. Does theme nights (greek, sushi, indian, etc)
• New Marconi - Italian. Cosy setting. The ribs are worth a visit, as is the owner's serenade.

Drink

• The Docks
• Koolies and Cues...?

• Loplops - Art Gallery & Martini Lounge. Has live music most evenings, typically of the folk and eclectic variety. Crowd is mixed and 'upscale' in comparison to most places in town. Not easily noticed from Queen street, park in back. One of the 'Core Four' within two blocks of downtown Queen Street.

• Downbeat - Small blues bar with good atmosphere. Live music most evenings, tending to blues and jazz. Good beer selection. Similar clientele to Loplops. One of the 'Core Four' within two blocks of downtown Queen Street.

• Foggy Notions - Rock bar. Live music most nights, played loud, and many out of town bands. Crowd is usually either young (under 25) or old (40+). One of the 'Core Four' within two blocks of downtown Queen Street.

• Top Hat - Billiards, darts, general game room. Large area. Mixed ages, often younger (under 30). One of the 'Core Four' within two blocks of downtown Queen Street.

• Docks - Large, sometimes very busy with a lineup. Three sections: Restaurant, billiards, and dance club. Billiards area has live music on weekends, while the restaurant section is closed early (10pm-ish). On the river a five minute walk from the Queen St core.

• RiverRock / O'Aces - Formerly known as the Royal. 'Rock is much larger. Can be a busy and active watering hole & club. Rowdy reputation at times. Generally younger crowd with many older regulars.

• Reggie's - Country bar. Older clientele. Restaurant is open during the day. Known for its burgers.

• Canadian - Split into two sections, dance club downstairs, pub/lounge upstairs. Mixed clientele, with the downstairs bar catering to the younger crowd. Thursdays usually very busy.

• Smack Daddy's - Small sports bar. Busy after soccer, softball, hockey, etc games with teams coming in. Large covered & heated smoker's patio. Adjacent to the Canadian on Pim Street.

• U Betcha - Sports Bar & Grill in the Station Mall. Large collection of memorabilia. Has tv trivia games. Relaxed but pricey, more restaurant than bar.

• Sportscenter - Sports Bar & Grill. See U Betcha, but smaller and more pub-ish.

• The Princess - Not often open, and then on Fridays only. Large disco/club. Has hosted large concerts. Down the street from O'Aces/Rock.

• Studio 10 - Adult entertainment.

• Lone Star - Tex Mex restaurant.

• Roosevelt Hotel - "The Rosie" - Local watering hole in the West End. Well kept, cheap beer. Live country music.

• Madisons

• Blueliners

• Brody's

Sleep

Budget

• Motels up and down the Golden Mile

Mid-range

• Best Western (formerly the Ramada)
• Holiday Inn
• Water Tower Inn

Splurge

Contact

• Cell coverage
  • Telus, Bell, Rogers; no Fido/Microcell digital coverage
  • No coverage north of town! - Very limited in even in north end of city limit (5th Line)
• Log-in cafe
• Library: internet access

Stay safe

• Property crime

Cope

Get out

• Sault Ste Marie, Michigan
• Sudbury, Thunder Bay
• Lake Superior Provincial Park

External links

http://www.sault-canada.com/

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