Sault Tribal Chairman Heading to Washington

Sault Tribal Chairman, Joe McCoy, has been invited to the White House by President Obama. He will be attending a Tribal Nations Conference today. There are 564 Federally recognized tribes in our country and the Sault tribe is the largest tribe east of the Mississippi River.

That is amazing to think our Sault Tribe is that large and now the Chairman is bringing the concerns of the Tribe, which seem to be mainly financial, to the attention of the President.

The Tribe is one of the largest private employers in the area as well with over 1700 employees. I'd like to read more about the effect of the Tribe and its operations on the economy of the Eastern Upper Peninsula.

Famous People from Sault Ste. Marie

I came across a startling story last night. The news source was talking about possible candidates for nomination to the United States Supreme Court. Jennifer Granholm was the first mentioned (it was from a Michigan newspaper) but also listed was Kathleen Sullivan. It stated Ms. Sullivan was born in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan.

Kathleen Sullivan is currently professor of law and former dean at Stanford Law School.

She was born in Sault Ste. Marie in 1955. I have not been able to track down any further information on her early years.

Do any of you have any memory of Ms. Sullivan or her family living in SSM?

I'll keep you updated on what I hear. I emailed Ms. Sullivan last night and asked a few questions. She is probably a little busy right now.

Sault Tea Party

Yesterday, April 15, tea parties were held all across the United States to bring light to the discontent that abounds concerning the direction the country is moving. The Sault was not left out of this party-time. I found this picture on Facebook of many Saulties dumping their tea into the Power Canal off the Ashmun Street bridge. I looks like a fun time to me.

What really impresses me is that there is no snow and not a cloud in the sky. It appears that spring has arrived in Sault Ste. Marie.

Shipwreck Victim from Sault Honored

Harold Mullen, from Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, lost his life on November 11, 1940 in the sinking of the William B. Davock. He was one of 33 men lost in the terrible November storm. His son, Harold, commemorates the occasion every year. You can read the story at Son Honors Father.

Do any of you have remember this man or this ship?