The Soo Rocks

This blog is an appreciation station for the Soo aka Sault Ste Marie MI.

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From Soo St Siberia to “The Soo” and all its nicknames in between the Soo is loved and appreciated. The Soo Rocks is the hottest blog in the Soo providing the inside scoop on what’s going on around town– it’s just what the doctor ordered. The Soo Rocks provides community news with a unique twist. So if you believe in magic and want to have some fun, subscribe to this blog and we'll show you how it's done.

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Within the Border Waters of the St Mary’s River, Freedom Rings

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The citizens of the Soo enjoy living in an ancient city rich with history and legacy. This is a really old city so the citizens here have deep-rooted ties to witnessing the cost of freedom dating back to disputes over the border within the Saint Mary's River and the land surrounding it that started in this area back in the 1600s. We are an old border town and know 1st hand that the cost of freedom does not come free.

Today, more than 900 Michigan National Guard Soldiers and Airmen are deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. Of them, approximately 70 Michigan National Guard Soldiers from the Sault Ste. Marie based 1437th Engineer Company are currently deployed in Iraq.


Thank you to every soldier who fought in the name of freedom and today I stand in honor of all those who did not come home. Those who died and those MIA and the POWs who never came home.

Have you ever taken the time to look at the beautiful memorial that stands in our Courthouse Lawn for the local heroes of World War II? The marble headstone reads:

“Dedicated to those who gave their lives in World War II in the cause of all freedoms”

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