Thursday Morning News – August 23

Weather – Mainly sunny. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning. High 21. UV index 7 or high.

Marine Weather – Strong wind warning in effect.Wind west 15 knots increasing to southwest 20 this morning then diminishing to southwest 15 this afternoon. Wind backing to south 15 Friday morning then to southeast 15 Friday evening.Waves one half to one metre. Chance of showers Friday afternoon and evening. Fog patches forming Friday evening.

News Tidbits – An agreement in principle was reached regarding the sale of the Port of Algoma.

SSM author Sandra Rousseau has released a second book, entitled Sault Ste. Marie and Beyond: A History of It’s People 17th-21st Centuries, including Mackinac Island and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.