Towering 210 feet above the town of Sault Ste. Marie, the Tower of History is a prominent landmark which was built in 1968. The tower offers visitors outstanding views out over the world’s busiest inland shipping channel, the Soo Locks. You can ride the express elevator to the observation deck at the top of the tower to admire unsurpassed views in all directions. On a good day, you can see for miles and miles. The tower was built by the Catholic Church to serve as the Shrine of the Missionaries and was originally meant to be part of a much more extensive project which never materialized. There is a museum on the lower level which documents the history of the early missionaries and local Native American history.

Tower of History, 326 E Portage Ave, Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783, 906 632 3658

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