In 1668, French missionaries Claude Dablon and Jacques Marquette founded a mission in the area, making the Sault the third oldest city west of the Appalachian Mountains in what is now the United States, and the oldest permanent settlement in contemporary Michigan.
In 1668, French missionaries Claude Dablon and Jacques Marquette founded a mission in the area. The Sault is the third-oldest European city west of the Appalachian Mountains in what is now the United States, and the oldest permanent settlement in contemporary Michigan.