Pointe aux Pins? Tie Plates? The Bug Lab? The P Patch? How to speak like a Saultite
Our Toronto born and bred son-in-law stopped us short with that question. It was his initial visit to the Soo and, during a casual conversation at a family gathering, a look of bewilderment had gradually crept over this first-timer’s face.
The result was a pretty fair starter list of words and phrases that could make life easier for visitors to and new residents of an area the Ojibwe – the indigenous Anishinaabe inhabitants of the region – originally called Baawitigong , meaning "place of the rapids." Over The River – A short jaunt over the Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge spanning the St. Mary’s River to the Canadian Soo’s twin city in Michigan.
Point Duh Sheen – Local pronunciation of the “Pointe des Chênes” beach area west of the Soo near the airport. In English, this translates more or less as expanse of oak trees.
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