SAULT STE. MARIE, MI (AP)-- Sault Ste. Marie is celebrating its long heritage — in the very area where the first European settlement in Michigan was created in 1668.
The city is gearing up for the two-day Rendezvous in the Sault, which kicks off Saturday. The annual event features historic home tours, living history demonstrations and other presentations about daily life between 1668 and 1840.
The festivities are held on the banks of the St. Mary's River, where organizers say the Sainte Marie du Sault mission was founded. Before that, it was the main gathering place of the Chippewa tribe of American Indians.
