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Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan Patch AM: a 3 min readHi there, Sault Ste. Marie! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Want to support local arts and maybe win some cash?
- How a slow Seaway season could affect ships at the Soo Locks
Also on today's calendar: Men’s Night Out and 2 more events.
Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Mainly cloudy and chilly, with a high of 50 and low of 38 degrees.
- Thursday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 60, low: 39.
- Friday: Mostly cloudy, showers around, with a high of 59 and low of 45 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Sault Community Theatre launches raffle to help fund programming (sootoday.com) — A new monthly raffle from the Sault Community Theatre Centre gives Sault Ste. Marie residents a fresh way to support local arts while vying for cash prizes. Proceeds will fuel new programming, community events, and youth-focused artistic opportunities under the theatre’s five-year strategic plan, with draws held the first Friday of each month and winners announced on social media. 
• 68th Navigation Season Underway Amid Economic Challenges and Uncertainty (seawayreview.com) — Shipping traffic through the Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie is underway for the 68th Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Seaway navigation season, but overall cargo volumes are off to a slower start than last year. The piece explains how tariffs, ice conditions, and shifting demand are affecting ports across the Seaway system, offering context for what local residents might see moving through the locks this spring.
📸 Around Sault Ste. Marie
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Upcoming Events in
Sault Ste. Marie
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★ Featured events ★
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Ladies Night →
Kewadin Casinos – Sault Ste. Marie, 2186 Shunk Rd, Sault Ste. Marie
5:00 pm
Friday May 15
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Other local events
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Men’s Night Out →
Kewadin Casinos – Sault Ste. Marie, 2186 Shunk Rd, Sault Ste. Marie
6:00 pm -
Twin Sault Cruisers Ice Cream Cruise →
Zak & Mac's Chocolate Haus - Sault Ste. Marie, 401 W Portage Ave, Sault Ste. Marie
6:30 pm -
Family Fun Day →
Famous Soo Locks Boat Tours, 515 E Portage Ave, Sault Ste. Marie
10:00 am -
Men’s Night Out →
Kewadin Casinos – Sault Ste. Marie, 2186 Shunk Rd, Sault Ste. Marie
6:00 pm
Saturday May 23
Tuesday May 26
Sunday May 31
Saturday June 6
📣 Sault Ste. Marie Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Great Michigan Read Author Curtis Chin Visits
St Ignace Public Library 1649, 110 W Spruce St, Saint Ignace, MI 49781
6:00 pm -
Flower Power Day
St Ignace Public Library, 110 W Spruce St, Saint Ignace
11:00 am -
Mackinac Birds & Blossoms →
Mackinac Island State Park, 7029 Huron Rd, Mackinac Island
1:00 pm -
Peculiar Mackinac: Strange but True Tales from the Straits — Straits Cultural Center →
St. Ignace Public Library, 110 W Spruce St, St Ignace
7:00 pm -
Mackinac State Historic Parks
St Ignace Public Library, 110 W Spruce St, Saint Ignace
7:00 pm -
Poets & Prose
St Ignace Public Library, 110 W Spruce St, Saint Ignace
6:30 pm -
Book Discussion
St Ignace Public Library, 110 W Spruce St, Saint Ignace
6:00 pm
Thursday May 14
Saturday May 16
Tuesday May 19
Wednesday May 20
Thursday May 21
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🗞 Nearby News
Mackinac Island
- Mackinac Island business owner celebrates living idyllic island life (wilx.com)
- From summer worker to popular shop owner: Meet Mackinac Island's Nicole Doud (mlive.com)
- New poll shows Jocelyn Benson leading Michigan governor race (freep.com)
Newberry
- Mike Duggan campaigns in Newberry (mynewberrynews.com)
- Michigan's mass timber boom faces a manufacturing gap (detroitnews.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bugs Bunny ! (Thank you bruce A. for sending it in!)
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