In cities farther south, many Canadian visitors are tourists looking for entertainment and shopping. Marie, Canadian visitors are a common sight at gas stations and grocery stores. In cities that are adjacent to the border, such as Sault Ste.
But it's nice to see that number climbing.”Ĭanadian visitors are extremely important to the economy of Ninth District cities located near the border. We’re 50 percent down from what we were in 2019. That’s good news to Hoath, who leads the Sault Area Convention and Visitors Bureau and serves on the governing board for the International Bridge. “It was really sad to see nothing on the bridge for two years.”īut since April, when Canada eased reentry requirements, traffic has grown by leaps and bounds.
Marie, Michigan, from the city of the same name in Canada, Linda Hoath could see many cars on the bridge connecting the two cities.įor most of the pandemic, she said, traffic consisted of only a few cars now and then and some trucks. From her office by the river that separates Sault Ste.
