There are 2 buildings on the site. One is an an excellent example of Georgian Architecture and the oldest stone house north of Toronto. It was the family home of the Ermatingers. The other building is a guard house that was moved to the site recently. This was the 1814 home of Charles Ermatinger, a French fur-trader. It has been restored to its original condition and has period furnishings. Interpreters demonstrate cooking, baking, crafts. The lower part of the house was used as an early 19th century powder magazine of the North West Company, and the upper portion was the home of Francis Clergue.
Location:
831 Queen Street East, Sault Ste. Marie Ontario
Other History nearby:
(Bruce Mines) Bruce Mines Museum
(Whitefish Point) Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum
(Sault Ste Marie) River of History Museum
(Sault Ste. Marie) Sault Canal National Historic Site
(Thessalon) Thessalon Heritage Park Museum
(Sault Ste Marie) Tower of History
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02/21 Coming to The Sault Ste. Marie area
MorelFest Boyne City MI May16-19 Each May, Boyne City fills with hundreds of mushroom lovers from around the country who come seeking that elusive delicacy-the marvelous morel.
Charlevoix Venetian Festival Charlevoix MI July20-27 What began as a simple candle-lit boat parade has grown into a week-long flurry of color and pageantry that highlights the summer season and attracts tens of thousands of visitors.
Mackinac Island Festival of the Horse Mackinac Island MI August8-11 Mackinac Island Carriage and Saddle Horse Parade, the Breeds of Mackinac presentation, musical kurs featuring the beautiful Friesians, lectures on the role of the horse in Mackinac's history.
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