Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan

E57088
city municipality

Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan is a historic city on the St. Marys River known for its strategic location by the Soo Locks, which connect Lake Superior to the lower Great Lakes.

Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form As subject As object
Sault Ste. Marie 0 2
City of Sault Ste. Marie government 0 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city →
municipality →
adjacentTo Lake Huron via St. Marys River →
Lake Superior →
borderType international border →
borderWith Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada →
surface form: Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
climateType humid continental climate →
connectsViaWaterway Lake Superior →
Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system →
surface form: Lower Great Lakes
country United States of America →
surface form: United States
county Chippewa County, Michigan →
surface form: Chippewa County
economyBasedOn education →
government services →
shipping →
tourism →
foundedBy French missionaries →
foundedInCentury 17th century →
governingBody Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan self-linksurface differs →
surface form: City of Sault Ste. Marie government
hasFeature Soo Locks →
historic downtown →
international bridge to Canada →
waterfront →
hasHistoricSignificance longstanding Native American presence →
one of the oldest European settlements in the Midwest →
hasInstitution Lake Superior State University →
hasPort commercial shipping port →
isCountySeatOf Chippewa County, Michigan NERFINISHED →
knownFor Soo Locks →
surface form: Soo Locks ship canal

cross-border relationship with Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario →
strategic location on Great Lakes shipping route →
languageMajority English →
locatedBy Soo Locks →
locatedIn Upper Peninsula of Michigan →
locatedNorthOf Mackinac Bridge →
locatedOn St. Marys River →
namedAfter Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada →
surface form: Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
namedFor Saint Mary →
partOf Great Lakes region →
region northeastern Upper Peninsula of Michigan →
roadConnection I-75 highway NERFINISHED →
M-28 highway →
state Michigan (most of state) →
surface form: Michigan
timeZone Eastern Time Zone →
touristAttraction Soo Locks observation areas →
museum ships and maritime museums →
transportInfrastructure Interstate 75 terminus →
Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge →
waterwayInfrastructure Soo Locks →
shipping channels on St. Marys River →

Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada → borderWith → Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan →
subject surface form: Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
M-28 → connectsCommunity → Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan →
Chippewa County, Michigan → contains → Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan →
Upper Peninsula of Michigan → contains → Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan →
St. Marys River → flowsThrough → Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan →
this entity surface form: Sault Ste. Marie
Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan → governingBody → Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan self-linksurface differs →
this entity surface form: City of Sault Ste. Marie government
St. Marys River → hasCityOnBank → Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan →
Chippewa County, Michigan → hasCountySeat → Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan →
St. Marys River → hasMajorLockComplexAt → Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan →
this entity surface form: Sault Ste. Marie
St. Marys River → hasPort → Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan →
Chippewa County, Michigan → largestCity → Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan →
Drummond Island → locatedSoutheastOf → Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan →
M-28 → terminusEastNear → Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan →
Interstate 75 → terminusNorth → Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan →