🌱 Plan your visit to Sault’s native plant market next Friday

Hey there, Sault Ste. Marie! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Plan your visit to Sault’s native plant market next Friday
• Why the twin Saults quietly sank the floating pool proposal

Also on today's calendar: Men’s Night Out and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Showers around; not as warm, with a high of 70 and low of 56 degrees.
• Saturday: Mostly cloudy, showers around, temps: high: 69, low: 49.
• Sunday: Mostly cloudy and cooler, with a high of 55 and low of 45 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Jane Bishop Memorial Native Plant & Garden Market on June 19th, 2026 (eupnews.com) — Downtown Sault Ste. Marie will host the Jane Bishop Memorial Native Plant & Garden Market on Friday, June 19, bringing growers, conservation groups, and local vendors to the Market Corner at Portage and Ashmun. You can browse native plants, learn about pollinator-friendly gardening, and enjoy food from Willy’s Dunn Right Food Truck. Admission is free, making it an easy way to support local agriculture and conservation efforts.
   

• City quietly pulls plug on floating swimming pool idea (sootoday.com) — City leaders have dropped the controversial idea of a floating swimming pool in the St. Marys River, removing it from new waterfront plans that will be discussed jointly by Sault, Ontario council and Sault, Michigan’s city commission. The change comes after online backlash began overshadowing broader Clergue Park revitalization goals. Local residents can still follow the $17‑million redevelopment discussion at Monday’s live‑streamed twin‑city meeting.
   

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📸 Around Sault Ste. Marie

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Sault Ste. Marie

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★ Featured events ★

Friday June 12

• Edwin McCain →
  Kewadin Casinos – Sault Ste. Marie, 2186 Shunk Rd, Sault Ste. Marie
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday June 13

• Men’s Night Out →
  Kewadin Casinos – Sault Ste. Marie, 2186 Shunk Rd, Sault Ste. Marie
  6:00 pm

Sunday June 14

• Sweetgrass Medallions →
  Sault Area Art Center located inside the Alberta house, 217 Ferris St, Sault Ste. Marie
  10:00 am

Thursday June 18

• Shrek the Musical →
  Soo Theatre, 534 Ashmun St, Sault Ste. Marie
  7:00 pm

Saturday July 11

• Reckless Kelly →
  Kewadin Casinos – Sault Ste. Marie, 2186 Shunk Rd, Sault Ste. Marie
  6:00 pm

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📣 Sault Ste. Marie Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday June 12

• Lizzy Poppyseed →
  The Club at Breakers, 927 N State St, St Ignace
  6:00 pm
• Edwin McCain & Five for Fighting →
  Kewadin Inn, 1140 N State St, St Ignace
  8:00 pm
• Edwin McCain →
  Kewadin Casinos – St. Ignace, 3015 Mackinac Trail, St Ignace
  8:00 pm

Sunday June 14

• Second Annual Drake DePaul #EPIC Memorial 5K →
  Drummond Island Yacht Haven, Inc, Drummond
  10:00 am

Monday June 15

• Summer Reading Kickoff and Movie
  St Ignace Public Library 1649, 110 W Spruce St, Saint Ignace, MI 49781
  3:00 pm

Tuesday June 16

• Native Foods
  St Ignace Public Library 1649, 110 W Spruce St, Saint Ignace, MI 49781
  7:00 pm
• A Natural History of Wild Foods in the Straits Area
  St Ignace Public Library 1649, 110 W Spruce St, Saint Ignace, MI 49781
  7:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Mackinac Island

• Future of Mackinac Island ferry service heads to mediation (thestate.com)
• 8 underrated summer getaways with great weather (weather.com)
• 4 Surprising Midwest Destinations Crowned Summer's Top Vacation Spots (traveloffpath.com)

St. Ignace

• Lofty award, lofty grades (miningjournal.net)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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