🌱 How new Canada tariffs are squeezing Sault Ste. Marie businesses and families

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• How new Canada tariffs are squeezing Sault Ste. Marie businesses and families

Today's riddle: What was the occupation of the 3 wise men? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Sunday: An a.m. shower; mostly sunny, with a high of 80 and low of 56 degrees.
• Monday: Plenty of sun, temps: high: 80, low: 56.
• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and warm, with a high of 82 and low of 62 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Canada Tariffs Decimate Border Crossings, Business in Upper Michigan (civicmedia.us) — Border traffic at the Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge has plunged, costing the twin Sault communities an estimated $82.9 million in lost local spending and hitting Michigan-side businesses especially hard. New U.S.-Canada tariffs and shifting travel patterns are keeping many Canadians away from shopping, dining, and visiting family in Sault Ste. Marie. Local business owners and state leaders say the downturn threatens jobs, tourism, and the bridge’s long-term finances.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday August 4

• Drop In and Draw with Bill Murcko →
  The Richard & Jane Manoogian Mackinac Art Museum, 7070 Main St, Mackinac Island
  6:00 pm
• Traditional Native American Teachings →
  Museum of Ojibwa Culture at Old Mission Saint-Ignace, 500 N State St, St Ignace
  6:30 pm
• Author Diana Magnuson
  St Ignace Public Library 1649, 110 W Spruce St, Saint Ignace, MI 49781
  7:00 pm

Thursday August 6

• 2nd Annual Drummond Island Comedy Festival at The Northwood →
  The Northwood Restaurant & Bar, 29944 E Channel Rd, Drummond
  8:30 pm
• 2nd Annual Drummond Island Comedy Festival →
  The Northwood Restaurant & Bar, 29944 E Channel Rd, Drummond
  8:30 pm

Saturday August 8

• Dino Builders!
  St Ignace Public Library 1649, 110 W Spruce St, Saint Ignace, MI 49781
  1:00 pm

Tuesday August 11

• Mackinac Poetry & Printing →
  Mission Point Theater, One Lake Shore Dr, Mackinac Island
  6:00 pm

Friday August 14

• Friday Night at the Museum →
  Museum of Ojibwa Culture at Old Mission Saint-Ignace, 500 N State St, St Ignace
  6:30 pm

Thursday August 20

• Chastity Brown →
  Marquette Park, 7200 Huron St, Mackinac Island
  6:30 pm

Friday August 21

• Keith Scott Blues →
  The Northwood Restaurant & Bar, 29944 E Channel Rd, Drummond
  6:00 pm

Saturday August 29

• Invasive Species Monitoring - Training Workshop →
  Drummond Island Resort, 33494 S Maxton Rd, Drummond
  1:00 pm

Friday September 4

• Lizzy Poppyseed →
  The Club at Breakers, 927 N State St, St Ignace
  6:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Mackinac Island

• Celebrating St. Anne: Church Holds Ice Cream Social for Mackinac Island Community (mackinacislandnews.com)
• Smoke-filled summer days cost Michigan billions. Tourism leaders want $3M to respond (mlive.com)
• The Michigan Enclave Where You Need Four References to Get a Summer Cottage (wsj.com)

Newberry

• District to propose new athletic ticket prices amid rising official fees (mynewberrynews.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: They were firemen. The Bible says they came from afar. (Thank you Jerri B. for sending it in!)
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