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For its entire length it is an international border, separating Michigan in the United States from Ontario, Canada.

The most important area along the river are the rapids and the twin cities of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario and Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. The rapids of the St. Mary's (Sault Sainte Marie in French) are just below the river's exit from Lake Superior. Before Europeans arrived, native Americans fished, traded, and maintained a portage around the rapids. The current name was assigned by the first French explorer, Étienne Brûlé in 1621.

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Tributaries of this river include the:

• Garden RiverThe Garden River is a river in the Algoma District of Ontario which empties into the St. Marys River east of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. The river gets its name from vegetable gardens kept by the Ojibwa people in this area. The Garden River First Nation Re
• Bar River