Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
…on his 1674 map. Sault Ste. Marie formed a key crossroads of the 5,000 km (3,000 mi) fur trade route, which stretched from the north country above Lake Superior through the St. Marys River and on to Montreal and European markets. The French used the area as a juncture to search for other riches as well. In 1736…