Opening Page:
THE LAND OF THE NORTH.
There is a glamor in thy singing pines,
There is a glint upon thy hardy flowers,
A lusty beauty in the forest vines
Proclaims the magic of thy sunny hours;
Thou subtle North! where diverse spells beguile
And land and lake conspire to tease the eye,
So it might rove from witching wile to wile,
From hill to wave, from stream to sapphire sky;
Bring to this pageant all the glorious past,
Blend with these charms tradition's rosy glow;
Cherish thy gallants, heroes first to last, --
It is thy richer crown, the lore of long ago!
CONTENTS
Bowating in Immemorial Times pp. 1-38
- Bowating In Immemorial Times
- Believed by Ojibways
- The Home of Manito
- The Story of Wabish
- Names Dreamed by Others
- Early Training for War
- River Was His Foster-Mother
- Fish Addressed from the Banks
- Stones Contained Spirits
- A Manito Tree at Bowating
- Totem Denoted Town or Branch
- Long Snow-Shoe Trips
- Dogs Pulled Heavy Loads
- Makes Real Canoe
- No Nails or Screws Needed
- Fills Holes with Resin
- Canoes Light and Graceful
- River Was a Delight
- In Primitive State
- The Chippewa Story of Creation
- He Discovers the Woman
- The Tempter Comes
- They Leave the Garden
- Became a Medicine Man
- Started From Sault
- Heavenly Fire Is Lost
- Manibosho Gets Caught in Tree
- Wife Is Turned to Stone
- Big Boulders Are Sacred
- Toads Never Molested
- Terrible Lacerations
- Refused Food for Nine Days
- The Story of Wau Goosh
- Taken to Bear King
- A Race for Life
- King Bear is Slain
- Chippewas Made to Bow
- Hand-to-Hand Battle
- Hub of the Universe
- Wabish Is Married
- Wabish Loved to Fish
- Fishing Through the Ice
- Used a Decoy
- Addresses Stuffed Bear
- Knew How to Evade Starvation
- Wife Brought Game Home
- Immortality Escapes
- Catches Up With Bruin
- Bear Is Strangled
- Women Had Their Rights
- A Deadly Romance
- Great Councils Held Here
- Squaws Did Not Paint
- Double-Cross Was the Rule
- Babel of Indian Tongues
- Wabish Grows Old and Dies
- The Great Country of Souls
- A Library Now Covers the Spot
Le Saut de Gaston---The Seventeenth Century pp. 38-78
Le Saut de Sainte Marie---The Eighteenth Century pp. 79-98
Sault Ste. Marie--The Nineteenth Century pp. 99-175
- Sault Ste. Marie---The Nineteenth Century
- Beaver Skins Were Cheap
- Michigan Territory Is Formed
- John Johnston
- Was a Warrior at Eight
- But Johnston Came Back
- Lived 36 Years Happily Married
- Was Hospital to All
- Americans Surrender
- Fort St. Joseph Destroyed
- Great Flotilla Bearing Furs
- Organized American Fur Co.
- Crooks Succeeds Astor
- An Ultimatum
- The Modern Way
- British Put Fort on Drummond
- Brought Gov. Cass to Sault
- Came Up River in Canoes
- Pass Night in Tents
- Chiefs Split on Proposal
- Indian Were Amazed
- Probably at Foot of Bingham
- Chief Helped Governor?
- British Gave Presents
- Brought Flag Staff Back
- Indians Repent
- Location Remains in Doubt
- Detroit Cut Off From Civilization
- Schoolcraft Becomes Famous
- Fixes on Correct Name
- Indians Called Saulteurs
- Schoolcraft Marries Miss Johnston
- Were Indians Misused?
- Were Inspiration of Longfellow
- Is Buried Here
- An Interesting Sketch
- Ninety Pound Trout
- Landed at Point Aux Pins
- Point Iroquois and Gross Cape
- Shooting the Rapids
- Indians Are Given Gifts
- British Traders Excluded
- The Joke Didn't Take Well
- Fur Trade Mightily Important
- Stockade Made of Cedar Posts
- Officials Cordial to Townspeople
- New Years Celebrated Hilariously
- Most Buildings on Water Front
- Charlotte Johnston Beautiful
- NATIONAL JUBILEE
- Smoking Seemed an Essential
- $1,000 Appropriated Annually
- Doomed to Barreness
- Enough "to Try a Saint"
- Baptist Preacher Arrives
- The Sault Goes Dry
- Mr. Bingham Adopts Indian Lad
- The Rev. Jeremiah Porter
- M. E. Pastor Comes in 1834
- Bishop Frederick Baraga
- Chippewa Is Made a County
- Have Been Part of Indiana
- Given to Michigan as a Compromise
- A State of Superior Predicted
- Indian Cuts Off Own Leg
- Detour Gets Its Name
- One of the Graces Possessed by a Fury
- The Whitefish of St. Mary's
- Tanner, the Interpreter
- An Elegant Indian Hut
- The Lure of the Rapids
- Thought Tanner Killed Schoolcraft
- Predicts Deep Sea Canal
- Ship Canal Authorized
- Government Soldiers Interfere
- Local Sentiment Opposed Canal
- The Steamer Independence
- The First Railway
- When Peter White Arrived
- Sooites Refused to Give Help
- Weitzel Lock is Opened
- Gates Operated by Capstans
- The Poe Lock
- A Picture of the Soo in 1850
- Chief's Son Carried Home
- The First Saw Mill
- The First Newspaper
- Sent 21 Men to Union Army
- Church History
- Universally Beloved
- Tangled Land Titles
- The Mystery Man
- Street Names
- John Newton Adams Is Honored
- The Roach Homestead
- Navigation on St. Mary's
- Early Financing
- A Rainy Night at the Show
- Smith's Hall
- A Most Unusual Case
- Fined "For Not Killing the Cuss"
- A Trip of Inspection
- Road to Sault Was Only a Path
- Bankers Look Town Over
- Village Prospered
- Real Estate Boomed
- The First City Council
- Company Is Formed
- Fowle Didn't Lose Heart
- Canal Is Completed
- First Pumping Station
- Local Bank History
- The Edison-Sault Company
- Fort Brady Is Moved
- Company G Organized
"The Soo"---The Twentieth Century pp. 176-199
Closing Page:
THE SOO LOCKS AT EVENING.
I like the locks at evening best,
When suns grow golden in the west
And linger on their outward quest.
The searching suns, who scan the sphere,
Nor match from swinging year to year
The loveliness unfolded here,
They linger, as if loath to sink
Beyond old Gitchi Gumi's brink.
When they grow golden-pink and white,
Halting the squadrons of the night,
They ring the clouds with chrysolite,
And crown these roofless channeled halls
Whose guests are ships, these gates and walls,
A field for fairy festivals.
When suns grow golden in the west,
I love the locks at evening best.
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