Below: Outside
of the Tower of History, there was a Memorial in Memory of all Innocent
Children Slain in Abortion. |
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Below: The two RV Gypsies
paid a small fee to enter the 210-foot tall Tower of History that
dominates the Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan skyline in order to get a
birds' eye view of the Harbor and the Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario urban
area beyond. The tower had observation platforms from which the two
RV Gypsies got spectacular views and photos of the world’s busiest
inland shipping channel. |
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Below: In the Lobby of the
Tower of History |
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 The Tower of History was built in 1968 by the Catholic Church as the Shrine of the Missionaries. The Shrine was meant to be part of a larger complex which would have featured exhibits about the early Missionaries such as Bishop Baraga. A community center and a new Church were also planned. The Church later cut the project in favor of other endeavors, and the Shrine of the Missionaries was donated to the Sault Historic Sites in 1980. It has been operated as the Tower of History ever since.
The Tower of History remains true to its original mission of telling the tale of the early Missionaries, but its scope has been widened to include both local and Native American history. The Lower Level featured museum exhibits as well as a video presentation; the Upper Level, in addition to the view, featured descriptions of the surrounding area as well as its own exhibit space.
There are 292 staircase steps to walk up The Tower of History, but the two RV Gypsies took the express elevator up to view historic sites and spectacular scenery from an observation platform. |
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Below: The fully-enclosed
tower viewing platforms provide a 20-mile spectrum view. |
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Below: The Museum Ship Valley
Camp |
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The photo below is a photo of the Museum Ship Valley Camp shown above, but taken from ground level, not from the Tower of History. |
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AFTER
you have seen all three (3) sections above, 
