A new eco-tourism venture aims to give participants of all ages a chance to discover Métis history in Sault Ste. Marie through walking and paddling tours in the city’s downtown.
MNO Region 4 Councillor Mitch Case says Métis Tours will use interpretive guides to inform participants about the Métis connection to Sault Ste. Marie and the St. Marys River — as well as the historic Métis-owned river lots which were home to 400-500 people in Sault Ste. Marie in 1850 — through cultural and ecological tours.
“For people in Sault Ste. Marie, like locals or tourists, to understand these river lots aren’t somewhere else — they’re right here. When the Sault Ste. Marie community, the Métis Nation of Ontario, when we talk about the river lots in Sault Ste. Marie, this is where we’re talking about. This is where our stories come from.”