FIRST - White Men to see the St Mary Rapids - Sault Ste Marie, ON
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N 46° 30.788 W 084° 21.120
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Cairn and marker memorializing the arrival of the first white men to the area in 1622.
Waymark Code: WM133HG
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 09/08/2020
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Marker dedicated to Etienne Brule and his companion Grenolle, who were the first white men to see the St Mary Rapids and Lake Superior in 1622.
Brule emigrated to Canada in 1608. He was the first to explore what is now Ontario. Grenolle was an interpreter he joined with as they explored Ontario.
They reached what is now Salt Ste Marie in about 1622 - records of the time are very sketchy at best.
Etienne Brule was killed by an Ojibwe tribe in 1633.
the marker text reads:
1622
To: Etienne Brule
and
Companion Grenolle
Who Were The First
White Men To See
St Mary's Rapids
And Lake Superior
The marker is located in the parkland next to the Sault Ste Marie Canal National Historic Site of Canada Visitor Centre.
FIRST - Classification Variable: Person or Group
Date of FIRST: 01/01/1622
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