Welcome Message
from the
DDA Director
Lee Brown
Welcome to the City of Sault Ste. Marie’s Downtown Development Authority’s Website. This website was recently established to help visitors discover the assets that Downtown Sault Ste. Marie (often referred to as just “Sault”) has to offer. Sault Ste. Marie is the oldest city in Michigan, and the third oldest city West of Allegheny Mountains. The city was established in 1668. But, the area was inhabited for many years prior by the Ojibway Indians, and the French Voyagers who were the first Europeans to set foot on the banks of the St. Mary’s River. The Sault is full of a rich cultural and historic past and visitors and historical researchers could spend many years researching all of the Sault’s past history.
The Downtown is a thriving community full of independent business owners who provide excellent shopping and dining experiences, and pride themselves on customer service. A destination for entrepreneurs and tourists, downtown Sault is the commercial hub for the Eastern Upper Peninsula. The downtown has experienced significant growth over the last decade, and it now offers more than 130 retail businesses to satisfy all your shopping needs.
This website is designed to offer immediate information to all of its visitors. The downtown event’s calendar will keep visitors updated as to what is happening in historic downtown Sault. The site also lists all the businesses in the downtown, and it provides needed contact information to help you stay in touch with your favorite store. This site will also assist with the economic development by displaying all the available rental and purchase properties in the downtown. And, it will host pictures of the downtown from our historical past to present day.
On behalf of the Downtown
Development Authority and Downtown Business Owners, thank you for visiting our
site and best wishes with your future travels.
Your friend,
Lee Brown
Sault Ste. Marie
Downtown
Development Authority
The Downtown Development Authority Board of
Directors meets on the second Wednesday of each month. The meetings
are held in the Mayor's Conference Room of City Hall at 325 Court Street, at
8:00 in the morning.
DDA Board Members
Lee Brown DDA Director Dewey Baldwin CHAIRPERSON Soo Coin Vending 906-632-2266 Kathleen Twardy Harmony Health Foods 906-632-4077 Raymond Bell Bell Enterprises Tammy Cook The Palace Saloon 906-632-7721 Carl Stuzner Penny's Kitchen Will Karr Spencer Nebel City Manager 906-635-5705
The Sault Ste. Marie Downtown Development Authority (DDA) was
established in 1980. Our City fathers saw the need to help spur
economic growth and development in downtown Sault. Functioning for
over 28 years, the DDA has created 2 Tax Increment Finance
Districts. These districts have been used to finance many
infrastructure projects in the downtown. The DDA has also instituted a Principal Shopping
District (2mil tax assessment) to help market and promote the downtown area.
906-632-1232
Not Pictured
Sonja Norris
&
Jim Zimmerman
906-259-0400
Upcoming Events
3rd Annual Pub500 February 4, 2010
Yooper Winter Madness February 27, 2010
For more details click here
Our Office
Phone: 906-635-6973
Fax: 906-635-6974
Email: saultdda@sault.com